All Blacks great Dan Carter has his sights trained beyond the 2015 World Cup. Injuries have impacted heavily on the prolific fly-half over the past two years, meaning he will …
Ireland have sprung two big selection surprises for this weekend’s clash with Australia while also reuniting big guns Brian O’Driscoll and Paul O’Connell for their first start together in the …
Ireland have dumped British and Irish Lions halfback Conor Murray among two shock selections for Sunday morning’s (AEDT) rugby union Test against the Wallabies. New Kiwi-born coach Joe Schmidt has …
South Africa second row Bakkies Botha is set to play his first Test for the Springboks in more than two years after being named in the team to play Scotland. …
England recalled prop Dan Cole on Thursday in the only change to their starting line-up for Saturday’s match against world champions New Zealand at Twickenham. Cole, on the bench for …
Under-pressure prop Ben Alexander has been rested as the Wallabies have called for their best scrummager, Sekope Kepu, to combat the abrasive Irish pack on Sunday morning (AEDT). Kepu will …
Melbourne Rebels skipper Scott Higginbotham is confident his side can cover the loss of troubled star duo Kurtley Beale and James O’Connor. Beale has returned to NSW, while the axed …
Former Wallabies winger Digby Ioane says he is still waiting for the medical staff at Top 14 club Stade Francais to give him permission to start playing again. The 28-year-old, …
In a damning reflection on the failed James O’Connor five eighth experiment, the Wallabies side that fell to the British and Irish Lions have been painted as clueless, headless chooks. …
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen says this weekend’s Test against England at Twickenham matches the scale of challenge they faced and overcame in Johannesburg last month. Hansen has put the …
It was apporporiate that an affluent London suburb was the setting as No.8 Kieran Read acknowledged he’s come a long way from the player ranked last on an All Blacks’ …
Rugged hooker Stephen Moore says only victory over Ireland will overturn the Wallabies’ reputation as wet-weather duds if poor conditions prevail at Aviva Stadium. Even at times of strength, the …
Captain Kelly Brown has been dropped from the Scotland team to play South Africa at Murrayfield as part of a rotation policy. Scrumhalf Greig Laidlaw will lead a side on …
Ireland defence coach Les Kiss knows a thing or two about Australian football teams and he views the Wallabies as a sleeping beast just about ready to roar back to …
He’s got Irish parents, an Irish passport, a cousin who plays International Rules for the Shamrock Isle and loves returning to his first home to play for the Wallabies. But …
England centre Manu Tuilagi could miss next year’s Six Nations after his club Leicester revealed that he’ll be sidelined until February with a chest injury. The 22-year-old has undergone surgery …
Rugby league, then AFL, now rugby union. What’s next for versatile superstar Israel Folau? According to Wallabies teammate Stephen Moore, the traditional Irish sport of hurling should make a grab …
The All Blacks aren’t worried by the microscope they’ve been placed under by English coach Stuart Lancaster, believing it would be mistake to mimic their style. Lancaster and other members …
