The All Blacks have turned winning without the ball into an art form. Using the rugby equivalent of Muhammad Ali’s rope-a-dope tactics, statistics show New Zealand have kicked more and …
Ireland will be without injured wing Fergus McFadden against the All Blacks, while question marks remain over three other key backs, including fired-up veteran Brian O’Driscoll. McFadden was one of …
James Slipper is a knockabout 24-year-old Gold Coaster who enjoys a surf, his mates and a beer. Slipper is also pretty good rugby player. One who has now played 47 …
The Wallabies’ off-field antics haven’t prompted All Blacks management to reinforce team rules in Dublin this week. Six Australian players have been stood down for a Test after staying out …
All Blacks players involved in a promotional trip to Germany this week or selected for the season-ending Barbarians game are all in contention to face Ireland. Assistant coach Ian Foster …
Deposed Wallabies skipper James Horwill has supported Ewen McKenzie’s decision to ban six Test players and dismissed fears the heavy punishment will cause rifts in the team. McKenzie has both …
South Africa captain Jean de Villiers is one of nine Springboks included in a 23-man Barbarians squad to face Fiji at Twickenham. The squad contains eight members of the South …
Japan’s hosting of the 2019 Rugby World Cup will reignite interest in the sport in the country, International Rugby Board (IRB) chief executive Brett Gosper told AFP on Tuesday. The …
Publican and former Test prop Bill Young has lamented the demise of an old-fashioned mid-week beer on Wallabies tours. Coach Ewen McKenzie has slapped a number of players with one-match …
The reputations of several Test stars have been unfairly and irreparably damaged in the wake of the Wallabies’ “Guinnessgate” affair, according to Rugby Union Players’ Association boss Greg Harris. The …
Ewen McKenzie has pulled no punches amid mixed reaction to his hardline decision to suspend six Wallabies including respected veterans Adam Ashley-Cooper, Benn Robinson and Tatafu Polota-Nau. “They’ve been given …
Ewen McKenzie has pulled no punches amid mixed reaction to his hardline decision to suspend six Wallabies including respected veterans Adam Ashley-Cooper, Benn Robinson and Tatafu Polota-Nau. “They’ve been given …
The International Rugby Board (IRB) has admitted some countries within the Six Nations are wary of adopting the global governing body’s controversial pitch-side concussion assessment (PSCA). IRB chief executive Brett …
George Gregan, Test rugby’s most-capped player, has commended Ewen McKenzie for his early and hard-line stance to improve Wallabies culture. While McKenzie has shocked many by suspending six players and …
Late owl Adam Ashley-Cooper wasn’t drinking excessively but the Wallabies have “made an example of him” by banning him due to his seniority. That’s according to Ashley-Cooper’s mother Karen who …
Those calling for Irish rugby great Brian O’Driscoll to retire might eat their words this weekend, according to All Blacks captain Richie McCaw. O’Driscoll and McCaw are set to go …
Australian greats George Gregan, David Campese, Ken Catchpole and Mark Ella are among 11 rugby union legends, with almost 500 caps between them, to be inducted into the IRB Hall …
Richie McCaw feels uneasy handing back the Rugby World Cup but believes the All Blacks are building a team capable of reclaiming it. New Zealand captain McCaw returned the Webb …
