Rugby Union News

Dan Carter will take mixed emotions into his six-month break from rugby after his 100th All Blacks Test was cut short by injury against England. Captain Richie McCaw says Carter …

The All Blacks avenged their loss to England a year ago by fighting back to win 30-22 at Twickenham, leaving them on target to complete the perfect year. Scoring three …

Italy celebrated 100 caps for captain Sergio Parisse and Martin Castrogiovanni by beating a Fiji side reduced to 11 men at one point 37-31 on Saturday. Despite the advantage of …

Morgan Parra guided a listless France to a 38-18 victory over Tonga in an ill-tempered one-off Test match at Le Havre’s Stade Oceane on Saturday. The victory will go some …

Wales rebounded from a disappointing loss to South Africa to clinch a record 40-6 win over Argentina with a clinical display at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday. Tries in the …

The Wallabies have posted their first back-to-back win of the year with a dominant 32-15 victory over Ireland at a packed Aviva Stadium. An impressive Australia scored a four-try shutout …

The All Blacks avenged their loss to England a year ago with a 30-22 win at Twickenham which leaves them on target to complete the perfect year. Scoring three tries …

Samoa centre George Pisi has appealed against his six-week ban for a tip-tackle against Ireland last weekend, the independent Disciplinary Committee said Friday. Pisi was shown only a yellow card …

New-Zealand born Sean Maitland is one of four Scotland players who are due to appear in court in Glasgow next month on a charge of assault, the BBC has reported. …

The All Blacks are a different beast mentally and physically to the side who self-destructed against England at Twickenham last year says captain Richie McCaw. McCaw says his team’s preparation …

Assistant coach Andy Farrell hopes England can shed their recent reputation as half-game wonders when they round out their season against the All Blacks at Twickenham. England have been too …

It’s celebrated as the greatest escape act in Australian rugby history but, 22 years on, the pain from the 1991 World Cup quarter-final remains in Ireland. The Wallabies return to …

New Zealand will look to make it 13 wins out of 13 this year when they face England at Twickenham on Saturday. The world champions’ lone loss in their past …

The spring is back in the step and he’s delving deep into that bag of party tricks, but the heat is on Quade Cooper to prove he can handle the …

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen says a journalist reporting on messages within their team meeting room is a “breach of trust”. A reporter for London’s Daily Telegraph newspaper gained access …

It will be a nervous Tatafu Polota-Nau making his long-awaited Wallabies return at Aviva Stadium this weekend after a horror season riddled with injuries. After a broken arm ruled him …

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has dismissed talk of revenge against England but agrees the Test at Twickenham carries extra meaning after getting “donkey-licked” there last year. Hansen accepts the …

France desperately needs a win against Tonga on Saturday to prevent an already dismal year from getting even worse. A World Cup runner-up two years ago, France has slipped badly …