England international Nick Kennedy joined English Premiership club Harlequins from European champions Toulon on Wednesday. Kennedy, who won seven England caps between 2008 and 2009, failed to settle at Toulon …

Axed Melbourne Rebels star James O’Connor will have to make his final appearance for the franchise from the bench in their Super Rugby clash against the Highlanders at AAMI Park …

All Blacks captain Richie McCaw could be available for the Crusaders’ first Super Rugby play-off match if he pulls up sound from his first match in seven months this weekend. …

Will Genia admits he’s excited at the prospect of reuniting with Quade Cooper for the Wallabies under new coach Ewen McKenzie but he insists they can’t take it for granted. …

A new coach generally means new players. Yet breakthrough Wallabies flyer Jesse Mogg isn’t concerned he’ll fall out of favour and stay a one-game Wallaby following Ewen McKenzie’s taking over …

Axed Melbourne Rebels star and Wallabies playmaker James O’Connor has been relegated to the bench for his side’s final Super Rugby game of the season against the Highlanders this Friday. …

Wallabies duo James Horwill and Will Genia have both been ruled out of the Queensland Reds’ Super Rugby derby against the NSW Waratahs. Reds skipper Horwill has a calf strain …

Will Genia and Queensland Reds teammate Quade Cooper are excited about the possibility of combining for the Wallabies again under new national coach Ewen McKenzie but they won’t take selection …

Veteran All Blacks centre Conrad Smith believes a Wallabies side coached by Ewen McKenzie will provide a greater attacking threat than Robbie Deans could muster. Smith says the blueprint new …

There have been no hard feelings between Canberra enforcer Josh Papalii and Cowboys playmaker Johnathan Thurston since linking in the Queensland camp ahead of next week’s State of Origin decider …

Western Force flanker Matt Hodgson says James O’Connor must prove he can adhere to strict team values if the Perth-based franchise are to welcome him back. O’Connor is on the …

All Blacks lock Ali Williams is to join European champions Toulon on a one-year contract for next season, replacing Englishman Nick Kennedy. The 32-year-old Williams, who has been capped 77 …

Bulls lock Wilhelm Steenkamp was suspended for two weeks on Tuesday for a headbutt and will miss the last round of regular-season games in Super Rugby and possibly a playoff …

New Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie has offered out-of-favour five-eighth Quade Cooper hope by calling him an outstanding player, while remaining non-committal about incumbent pivot James O’Connor. The 25-year-old Queenslander played …

New Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie regards the challenge of being the first to win successive Bledisloe Cup matches against New Zealand in 12 years as a great opportunity at the …

Australia’s misbehaving rugby stars have been put on notice by new Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie – honour the jersey or find yourself out of the team. Several off-field incidents have …

All Blacks captain Richie McCaw will play his first game in more than seven months this weekend when he turns out for club side Christchurch, officials said on Tuesday. The …

Making sure players understand their responsibilities as a Wallaby will be high on new coach Ewen McKenzie’s to-do list. The behaviour of Australia’s elite rugby players off the field has …