Rugby Union News

Irish prop Cian Healy was involved in an alleged biting controversy as the British and Irish Lions recorded a predictable 69-17 thumping of the Western Force in Perth on Wednesday …

Retired Wallaby Nathan Sharpe says the British and Irish Lions’ decision to select so many Welsh players for their tour of Australia could end up backfiring on the tourists. Wales …

Queensland coach Ewen McKenzie may disagree but Bob Dwyer believes Reds playmaker Quade Cooper can force his way into the Wallabies squad with a blinder against the British and Irish …

The Wallabies have lost some much-needed aggression ahead of their series for the British and Irish Lions with combative backrower Scott Higginbotham to undergo season-ending shoulder surgery. The Melbourne Rebels …

Wallabies loose forward Scott Higginbotham is to undergo a full shoulder reconstruction ruling him out of the looming series against the touring Lions and the rest of the Super Rugby …

International commitments and injuries have forced 10 changes to the Melbourne Rebels squad for their Super Rugby clash with the Brumbies in Canberra on Friday night. Former Wallaby halfback Luke …

French midfield back Mathieu Bastareaud knows it’s an incident he can’t erase. But he says he regrets and apologises for his false claim of assault in Wellington during France’s 2009 …

George Gregan, Stirling Mortlock, George Smith and now Nic White. Halfback White, 22, will become the 12th and youngest player to captain the Brumbies when they host the Melbourne Rebels …

Pat McCutcheon has been promoted to captain a vastly understrength NSW Waratahs team in their Super Rugby clash with the Western Force on Sunday. McCutcheon takes over as skipper from …

Western Force coach Michael Foley insists a tight schedule left him with little choice but to select a weakened side for Wednesday night’s rugby clash with the British and Irish …

Bernard Le Roux’s country of origin will be an irrelevance for him if he fronts up for France against the All Blacks during the three-Test June rugby series. The flanker …

Melbourne Rebels lock Hugh Pyle may never know how close he came to recognising a rugby dream with a Test against the touring British and Irish Lions. On the back …

The All Blacks are yet to make a final call, but first-choice playmaker Dan Carter is rated as unlikely to take the field in the opening rugby Test against France. …

There’s little chance of the Brumbies taking the Rebels lightly in their Super Rugby clash on Friday, with lock Scott Fardy saying his side is aware the Melbourne franchise perform …

Wallabies lock Sitaleki Timani will almost certainly miss the entire British and Irish Lions series after it was confirmed he’ll require surgery on a broken thumb. Timani picked up the …

Nick Phipps was shocked and pleasantly surprised to get a call-up to the preliminary Wallabies squad, but his promotion has also opened a door of opportunity for rival halfback Luke …

Brumbies backrower Jordan Smiler wasn’t convinced he had a Super Rugby future four years ago. Having failed to get his contract renewed by New Zealand ITM Cup side Waikato at …

The stage has been set for Quade Cooper to showcase his skills in his final Wallabies audition. But Queensland Reds coaching director Ewen McKenzie appears resigned to Cooper missing a …