Saturday’s clash with the British and Irish Lions is the ideal opportunity for the next generation of NSW Waratahs stars to emerge, says team stalwart Tom Carter. The robust 30-year-old …
Enough cake, it’s time for All Black Israel Dagg to apply a little icing. New Zealand coach Steve Hansen won’t criticise out-of-touch fullback Dagg for another toothless attacking performance in …
Scotland included three new caps on Thursday in the team to face South Africa on June 15 in a four-nation tournament. The debutants for the game at Mbombela Stadium in …
France have bolstered the experience in their starting 15 for the second Test against the All Blacks with the inclusion of first five-eighth Frederic Michalak and prop Nicolas Mas. Michalak, …
France have made four changes to their starting 15 for the second Test against the All Blacks, among them the inclusion of the experienced Frederic Michalak at five-eighth. Michalak, one …
Julian Savea’s ongoing alleged assault case is clearly affecting his form for the All Blacks, according to coach Steve Hansen. The 22-year-old wing, who burst onto the international stage with …
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen wasn’t even tempted to make changes to his team for the second Test against France in Christchurch, believing consistency is the only pathway to early-season …
The International Rugby Board is retaining the World Cup Sevens and integrating the event into the Olympic Games cycle. The future of the tournament was in doubt, with sevens being …
Former France coach Pierre Berbizier on Wednesday denied any involvement in the doping of players following controversial claims made by former international prop Laurent Benezech. The 54-year-old former international scrum-half …
Tonga backs David Halaifonua, Siale Piutau and prop Edmund ‘Aholelei will miss the rest of the Pacific Nations Cup after being suspended for foul play in the loss to Canada …
South Africa on Wednesday made two enforced changes for a four-nation tournament Test against Scotland in Nelspruit this weekend. Flank Marcell Coetzee replaces unavailable Francois Louw and halfback Ruan Pienaar …
France head into the second Test confident that they can topple the All Blacks in Christchurch if they take their best game with them. The Tricolores put up a stiff …
Talismanic All Blacks captain Richie McCaw said on Wednesday he was “feeling pretty good” after a self-imposed exile from rugby and planned to return to the game in three or …
World Cup-winning Wallabies captain Nick Farr-Jones is hoping Quade Cooper revives his international career, but says the mercurial five-eighth is too much of a big-game flop to be thrown to …
The British and Irish Lions’ impressive tour so far has punters growing in confidence the visitors are on track to clean sweep the Wallabies in their three-Test series. The Lions …
Crouch, touch, set … snooze. The scrum farce that turned the first All Blacks-France Test into a tedious spectacle won’t be repeated over the rest of the series. That is …
France’s solid defence and greater spark on attack have carried them to a convincing 38-15 victory over Super Rugby side the Blues in Auckland. The tourists’ dominance at the breakdown …
The Western Force will be breathing a sigh of relief after extending the contract of rising centre Kyle Godwin until the end of the 2016 Super Rugby season. Earmarked as …
