Wallabies captain James Horwill admits his side was lacking in confidence when they were trounced twice by the All Blacks in August. Having spent just two weeks training under new …
The All Blacks are fast becoming comfortable with last-ditch switches. Injuries have ruled captain Richie McCaw and winger Cory Jane out of Saturday’s Bledisloe Cup Test against the Wallabies in …
Injuries continue to haunt veteran All Blacks Richie McCaw and Cory Jane, who have both been ruled out of the third Bledisloe Cup Test against Australia in Dunedin on Saturday. …
Sam Warburton admits there is a feeling of “work undone” until Wales can start delivering knockout punches to rugby union’s southern hemisphere heavyweights. The Welsh are three weeks away from …
He might be the Wallabies’ ninth choice winger, but Peter Betham refuses to let that trouble him ahead of his dream Test debut against the All Blacks on Saturday. With …
They’ve been wrestling over No.10 jerseys since their Brisbane schoolboys days. But playmakers Quade Cooper and Matt Toomua will put their rivalry behind them come Saturday night when they start …
Western Force winger Nick Cummins will have the chance to realise his World Cup dream after re-signing with the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) for a further two years. Cummins had …
Wallabies halfback Will Genia says he understands a middle ground may have to be found following calls for the cash-strapped code to slash player payments. A new Collective Bargaining Agreement …
Coach Ewen McKenzie has challenged the Wallabies team to reproduce the sort of form that spanked Argentina against the All Blacks in Dunedin on Saturday. Overcoming the world champions, unbeaten …
As All Blacks tour auditions go, they don’t get any more blatant than this weekend for lock Jeremy Thrush. The 28-year-old will make his first Test start against the Wallabies …
England rugby union coach Stuart Lancaster is looking forward to picking the brains of football counterpart Roy Hodgson in a bid to gain an insight into how to cope with …
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen is wary of the Wallabies’ all-or-nothing mindset going into a Bledisloe Cup Test where silverware isn’t on the line but reputations are. Two comfortable wins …
World Cup-winning All Blacks prop Tony Woodcock is returning to the Blues for next year’s Super Rugby season. Woodcock, 32, said he was looking forward to returning to the franchise …
Cory Jane just hopes he can keep up when an 11-month hiatus from Test rugby ends against Australia on Saturday. The 30-year-old confessed to being surprised when All Blacks coach …
Cory Jane makes a rapid-fire return to the All Blacks wing while there are two unexpected changes in the forward pack to face Australia in Dunedin. Jane, 30, will play …
Ben Alexander is the first to admit the Wallabies’ scrum has creaked in some recent big matches. But the 28-year-old tighthead prop insists they’ve started gaining traction ahead of the …
England coach Stuart Lancaster has revealed that Alex Corbisiero’s participation in next month’s QBE Internationals is threatened by a knee problem. Corbisiero, a star of the victorious British and Irish …
England coach Stuart Lancaster responded to a midfield injury crisis by including a trio of uncapped centres in his squad announced on Wednesday for next month’s Twickenham internationals against Australia, …
