Rugby Union News

Jesse Mogg still has trouble comprehending his rapid rise to rugby’s heights. Two season ago he was just another local player running around the suburban paddocks of Canberra. Now he’s …

Hurricanes captain Conrad Smith admits All Blacks teammate Ma’a Nonu has some work to do if he wants to return to the Wellington-based Super Rugby franchise next season. Nonu is …

Ma’a Nonu remains without a Super Rugby team next year after the Highlanders confirmed they won’t offer the game-breaking All Black a new contract. Nonu’s playing future has become increasingly …

British and Irish Lion fly-half Jonathan Sexton has set his sights high after joining big spending Racing Metro in the French Top 14. Speaking at his official unveiling to the …

The Chiefs will not shy away from the emotion that comes with playing in a Super Rugby final and saying goodbye to teammates according to co-captain Liam Messam. Fellow skipper …

Wallabies great John Eales believes Ewen McKenzie’s inaugural squad members are the players who will set the tone for the new coach’s reign. McKenzie will coach the Wallabies for the …

Springbok flyhalf Morne Steyn led an exodus of players out of the three-time Super Rugby champion Bulls and to overseas clubs on Tuesday, the latest group of South African players …

Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie admits he’s keeping an eye on when Brumbies winger Henry Speight will become eligible for the Wallabies. Unfortunately for Fijian-born Speight, playing for Waikato in New …

The Australian Rugby Union will hope to cash in on this year’s hugely successful series against the British and Irish Lions with a three-Test hosting of another northern hemisphere heavyweight …

Wallabies stalwart Adam Ashley-Cooper says finally winning back the Bledisloe Cup would be ample compensation for losing a once-in-a-lifetime series against the British and Irish Lions. New coach Ewen McKenzie …

Brumbies housemates Sam Carter and Scott Fardy are confident they can find a way to better the Chiefs’ gun second row in the Super Rugby final on Saturday night. The …

Winning without the ball has become routine for the Chiefs but five-eighth Aaron Cruden wants an all-round performance against the Brumbies to carry them to a second Super Rugby title …

France will play three Test matches against Australia in June next year. Philippe Saint-Andre’s side, who were beaten three times by the All Blacks on tour this year, will begin …

The Wallabies will tweak their Rugby Championship training camp to cater for the Brumbies’ shock qualification for the Super Rugby final. But that doesn’t worry new national coach Ewen McKenzie. …

Israel Folau’s spectacular entrance to rugby in 2013 was merely an appetiser, with the code-hopping superstar promising vast improvement – if he remains in the 15-man game beyond this year. …

Far from daunted, NSW Waratahs five-eighth Bernard Foley is hoping for a baptism of fire with a Wallabies debut against the world champion All Blacks next month. Foley readily admits …

The Brumbies are aiming to snuff out a second blossoming dynasty in as many weeks in a bid to become Super Rugby’s second most successful franchise behind the Crusaders. Five …

Israel Folau says he’d love to remain at the NSW Waratahs in 2014 but is no rush to recommit to rugby union. The code-hopping superstar on Monday refused to shed …