Expanding the Super Rugby competition to include countries such as Argentina and Japan will be discussed at a series of meetings next month. New Zealand Rugby Union chief executive Steve …
South Africa have freed five of the Rugby Championship squad to play for French clubs this weekend, the national rugby union said Monday. The players affected are left-wing Bryan Habana, …
South Africa skipper Jean de Villiers admitted on Monday that an unimpressive win over Argentina was a timely reminder the Springboks must improve before tackling Australia and New Zealand during …
Western Force hooker Heath Tessmann arrived in Perth late last year on a wing and a prayer in a bid to save his Super Rugby career. He needed a perfect …
Western Force hooker Heath Tessmann says he’s confident the franchise is heading in the right direction after re-signing for a further two Super Rugby seasons. Tessmann notched 10 caps off …
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen wants to experiment with selection against Argentina next month – but just how much will depend on a batch of medical reports. Hansen is facing …
Argentina forwards Leonardo Senatore and Pablo Matera have been cited for alleged biting and eye gouging during a Rugby Championship match in Mendoza on Saturday. South Africa, unimpressive 22-17 winners …
Argentina No.8 Leonardo Senatore was cited Sunday for allegedly biting South Africa lock Eben Etzebeth during a Rugby Championship match in Mendoza on Saturday. Etzebeth told Australia-based referee Steve Walsh …
If any miracles were expected of Ewen McKenzie, Wallabies supporters have surely lowered those sights to settle for continued improvement. After the toughest possible start to a coaching tenure – …
Frustrated Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie wants a crackdown on cynical infringements stopping tries and believes it can happen if referees improve advantage laws. The All Blacks were deserved 27-16 victors …
The All Blacks’ five-eighth curse has claimed a fourth victim, with rookie Tom Taylor sidelined for three weeks by a rib injury. Taylor suffered the injury late in New Zealand’s …
He felt sheepish about it later but halfback Aaron Smith says his roar came from the heart as the All Blacks scrum bulldozed the Wallabies’ Bledisloe Cup hopes in Wellington. …
His entry and exit from another Bledisloe Cup win was typical Tony Woodcock. The All Blacks prop had avoided hype around his 100th Test all week and that carried into …
Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie is looking closely at making changes to his team, and their tactics, after a second straight disappointment against the All Blacks. The Bledisloe Cup was lost …
A last-minute penalty by fly-half Morne Steyn sealed an unimpressive 22-17 win for South Africa over Argentina Saturday in a scrappy Rugby Championship Test. After a humiliating 60-point defeat in …
The Wallabies’ Achilles heel – the scrum – was monstered again in a Bledisloe demolition job as they struggle to “a completely different beast” under the new laws. Coach Ewen …
The All Blacks completed a decade of Bledisloe Cup dominance and extended Australia’s misery on New Zealand soil with a decisive 27-16 win in Wellington. Winger Ben Smith scored two …
The Wallabies’ torturous Bledisloe Cup drought will drag on for an 11th year after the All Blacks once again proved themselves more powerful and clinical in an 27-16 triumph at …
