Triumphant captain Alan-Wyn Jones has lauded Welsh countryman Leigh Halfpenny as a rugby icon after the brilliant little fullback booted the British and Irish Lions to a drought-breaking, face-saving series …
The Australian Rugby Union are weighing up the merits of Ewen McKenzie and Jake White as their next head coach with Robbie Deans’ six-season Wallabies tenure screaming to a halt. …
If Wallabies coach Robbie Deans is shown the door, which seems almost certain, the Australian Rugby Union must appoint Ewen McKenzie as his successor. Not because he is better credentialled …
The Bulls came through a fierce late-season test to beat the Sharks 20-19 on Saturday and go top in Super Rugby with one round of regular-season games to go. Replacement …
The Stormers beat the Southern Kings 24-12 on Saturday in a South African Super Rugby derby which had little more than local pride at stake. Stormers captain Deon Fourie scored …
The Cheetahs beat the Blues 34-13 to reach the Super Rugby playoffs for the first time on Saturday. The Cheetahs outscored New Zealand’s Blues three tries to one at Free …
This was not the Wallabies return the great George Smith had in mind. Making his comeback and farewell to Test rugby on the very same night, Smith endured one of …
The British and Irish Lions embarrassed a shellshocked Wallabies 41-16 at a packed-out ANZ Stadium on Saturday night to celebrate a drought-breaking first series success in style. After waiting 16 …
This was not the Wallabies return the great George Smith had in mind. Making his comeback and farewell to Test rugby on the very same night, Smith endured one of …
The Highlanders took a big step towards avoiding the Super Rugby wooden spoon by beating the Hurricanes 49-44 in a remarkable game at Wellington. A roller-coaster 11-try fixture ended with …
Former Test star David Giffin has delivered a stirring speech to have the Wallabies pumped for Saturday night’s series-deciding showdown with the British and Irish Lions in Sydney. Giffin, a …
The Crusaders’ big names stood up en masse to humble the Chiefs 43-15 in an imperious Super Rugby performance in Christchurch. The clash of the New Zealand heavyweights turned into …
Melbourne Rebels back-rower Tim Davidson has announced his retirement from Super Rugby. Davidson played for the Waratahs, Western Force and most recently the Rebels, as well as a storied stint …
Former England forward Tim Payne revealed on Thursday that he has been forced to retire on medical grounds after sustaining a neck injury towards the end of the 2012-13 season. …
The desperate British and Irish Lions have taken aim at Australia’s inspirational forward leaders as they try to avoid the ignominy of four straight series defeats for the first time …
Former All Blacks wing Hosea Gear is primed to play probably his last Super Rugby game in New Zealand on his old home ground on Saturday night. Gear will run …
The heat is on but under-fire Wallabies coach Robbie Deans says his focus is solely on Australia’s series-deciding Test with the British and Irish Lions on Saturday night. Former Wallabies …
Japanese Test hooker Shota Horie has earned another Super Rugby season at the Melbourne Rebels. With regular rake Ged Robinson returning to his native New Zealand, Horie has the chance …
