Tournament top-scorer Portia Woodman added two more tries to her tally as New Zealand beat England 24-7 to reach the semi-finals of the women’s rugby sevens World Cup in Moscow. …
New Zealand have eased into the last four of the rugby sevens World Cup in Moscow, extracting some revenge on the way as they beat defending champions Wales 26-10. The …
Crusaders centre Robbie Fruean will miss the rest of the Super Rugby season to undergo scheduled heart surgery. The 24-year-old needs another valve replacement as a result of rheumatic fever …
Two missed goal kicks decided the first two Tests but now the Wallabies are praying a Canadian arbitrator doesn’t cost them an epic series success against the British and Irish …
Rugby league star Benji Marshall is being targeted by Blues rugby coach Sir John Kirwan. Kirwan met Marshall’s manager Martin Tauber last week to sound out his chances of bringing …
The Stormers set back the Cheetahs’ playoff hopes by beating the latter 28-3 in their South African Super Rugby derby on Saturday. Flankers Deon Fourie and Siya Kolisi scored tries …
Wallabies centre Christian Lealiifano likened kicking the match-winning goal in the second Test against British and Irish Lions in Melbourne to kicking the footy in the backyard with his nephews. …
The Bulls swept aside the Southern Kings for the second time this season, winning 48-18 for an eighth straight Super Rugby victory on Saturday. The Bulls’ six-try win sent them …
The All Blacks set up a quarter-final clash with defending champions Wales after surviving a scare against the United States on the second day of action in the Rugby World …
Riaan Viljoen’s last-minute try stole a 22-20 win for the Sharks over the Blues in Super Rugby on Saturday, overcoming a valiant second-half fightback from the New Zealand visitors. Fullback …
The Wallabies have pulled off a miraculous second Test escape act to break British and Irish hearts at Etihad Stadium and keep coach Robbie Deans in his job following a …
The Crusaders kept in touch with the business end of the Super Rugby ladder with a bonus-point 40-12 win over the Highlanders at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin on Saturday. …
World Cup-winning five-eighth Michael Lynagh believes there have been sleepless nights in the British and Irish Lions camp worrying about the Wallabies’ three-pronged playmaking threat at Etihad Stadium. Australia’s former …
World Cup-winning five-eighth Michael Lynagh believes there have been sleepless nights in the British and Irish Lions camp worrying about the Wallabies’ three-pronged playmaking threat at Etihad Stadium. Australia’s former …
Past champions Fiji, New Zealand, England and titleholders Wales made assured starts in World Series Sevens rugby on an opening day when all results went as expected at Moscow’s Luzhniki …
The Chiefs jumped to the top of the Super Rugby table with a bonus-point 34-22 win over the Hurricanes in Hamilton on Friday. The four-tries-to-three win means the defending champions …
Citings, exonerations, appeals, court dramas, injuries, 4am fast-food outings and in-house dressing downs – the Wallabies preparations for their biggest home Test since the 2003 World Cup final has been …
Hosea Gear will play his 100th Super Rugby game but there is no room for All Blacks Aaron Smith and Ma’a Nonu in the Highlanders starting line-up to face the …


