Rugby Union News

Melbourne’s Test five-eighth James O’Connor has recovered from injury to set up a mouth-watering Super Rugby clash with Queensland’s Wallaby wannabe Quade Cooper. O’Connor was put through a probing full-contact …

Coach Mark Hammett wants intelligent rugby from the Hurricanes as they look to overturn Australian conference leaders the Brumbies in Canberra on Friday. Going into their last game before the …

Rod Macqueen had never seen a dressing room like it in his four years masterminding the Wallabies’ golden era. Rattled, blown away, shellshocked. Halfway through the First Test of the …

Captain Conrad Smith and hooker Danes Coles return from injury to boost the Hurricanes for their Super Rugby clash with the Brumbies in Canberra on Friday. Smith is back after …

The star-studded British and Irish Lions touched down in Hong Kong on Tuesday for the first Asian tour match in their 125-year history, ahead of the three-Test series with Australia. …

Brumbies five-eighth Matt Toomua believes the fact the Hurricanes still have a faint sniff of making the Super Rugby finals will make them all the more dangerous at Canberra Stadium …

Veteran centre Conrad Smith will be unavailable for the All Blacks’ tour of Europe in November after choosing to take a break from rugby. Smith will invoke a clause in …

Rugby great Brian O’Driscoll has warned British and Irish Lions teammates that a series victory in Australia is crucial for the Lions’ future. It has been 16 years since a …

Former All Blacks coach Sir Graham Henry has issued a public apology for his candid criticism of Super Rugby match officials. The Sanzar judiciary heard a misconduct complaint on Sunday …

Ireland hooker Rory Best admits he has gone from a low ebb to one of the best moments of his career after earning a late call-up to the British and …

Scottish Rugby on Monday announced that successful New Zealander Vern Cotter is to take over from Australian Scott Johnson as national team head coach. The 51-year-old is currently coaching French …

British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland admits that Dylan Hartley had “gone to the edge of the cliff and jumped off” in response to his 11-week ban for abusing …

Kurtley Beale is set to turn out for Randwick this weekend in the Sydney Shute Shield rugby competition after spending much of the last three weeks in a private health …

Brumbies fullback Jesse Mogg says he’s still hoping to nab one of the final six Wallabies squad spots for the Lions, while his equally impressive teammate Matt Toomua has decided …

Western Force skipper Matt Hodgson says his team’s Super Rugby bye comes at a perfect time as they gear up to take on the British and Irish Lions on June …

Chiefs prop Toby Smith has committed to playing for Australia after signing a three-year Super Rugby contract with the Melbourne Rebels. Townsville-born Smith, 24, is in his fourth year with …

Injury has ruled French playmaker Morgan Parra out of the three-Test series against the All Blacks next month. Prolific pointscorer Parra, 24, aggravated a thigh problem during his Clermont Auvergne …

Hooker Tatafu Polota Nau and No.8 Wycliff Palu have re-signed with Australian rugby and the NSW Waratahs. The powerful 30-year-old Palu on Monday turned his back on offshore opportunities in …