Industrious forwards Sam Whitelock and Matt Todd have been handed the week off as Crusaders coach Todd Blackadder wheeled out four changes for their Super Rugby match against the Western …
The Hurricanes have rejigged their backline, with Tusi Pisi taking over at five-eighth for their Super Rugby match against the Blues in Auckland. The Samoan international will make his first …
The Sharks rugby team in South Africa have not denied a media report that former Springbok captain John Smit will be their new chief executive. The Durban-based Mercury newspaper ran …
Queensland Reds back Luke Morahan says a few conversations with past and present Western Force players convinced him to sign on with the Perth-based franchise on a two-year deal. Morahan, …
Wallabies coach Robbie Deans appears set to overlook Quade Cooper for the upcoming British and Irish Lions series with James O’Connor favoured to play five-eighth. Cooper still looks on the …
The Australian Rugby Union is quietly confident the lure of an Olympic Games gold medal will keep superstar Israel Folau in the code. Speculation is rife in rugby league circles …
Injury-plagued former Wallabies winger Rod Davies will start his first Super Rugby match in 12 months as the Queensland Reds aim to match the pacesetting Chiefs’ speed in Hamilton on …
The All Blacks need to look at rejuvenating an ageing leadership group if they want back-to-back Rugby World Cup wins, says newly re-appointed coach Steve Hansen. The New Zealand Rugby …
Brumbies fullback Jesse Mogg and five-eighth Matt Toomua return to the line-up for Friday’s Super Rugby clash against the Highlanders in Dunedin while coach Jake White will blood another rookie …
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen will remain in charge of the side through to the 2015 Rugby World Cup after earning a contract extension. The New Zealand Rugby Union announced …
French rugby’s players’ union Provale hit out on Tuesday at former France forward Laurent Benezech’s doping allegations. The former Toulouse, Racing-Metro and Harlequins prop claimed last week that rugby’s authorities …
Junior World Cup winners Jan Serfontein and Pieter-Steph du Toit have been included in Heyneke Meyer’s first senior Springbok squad of 2013. Bulls centre Serfontein and Sharks forward Du Toit …
Queensland Reds mentor Ewen McKenzie has challenged his players to claim a “double win” by downing Super Rugby ladder leaders the Chiefs in Hamilton on Saturday. Far from downplaying the …
Queensland Reds mentor Ewen McKenzie has challenged his players to claim a “double win” by downing Super Rugby ladder leaders the Chiefs in Hamilton on Saturday. Far from downplaying the …
If Sonny Bill Williams returns to New Zealand rugby it will be in Chiefs colours, coach Dave Rennie believes. The 27-year-old is currently playing for NRL side Sydney Roosters after …
In-form forward Hugh McMeniman has his sights set on an extended stay in the Wallabies’ set-up after signing a two-year contract extension with the Western Force. The upcoming series against …
The Queensland Reds have fought off both the Western Force and the NSW Waratahs to keep rising Wallabies hooker James Hanson at Ballymore next season. But fellow 2012 Test debutant …
The Brumbies have ruled out a play for Melbourne Rebels star James O’Connor, as the Super Rugby club ponders how to make best use of their burgeoning backline stocks. Rumours …
