Rugby Union News

Samoa avenged their loss to Australia in last year’s Tokyo Sevens final on Saturday, beating the defending champions 26-14 to progress to the quarter-finals of this year’s event. Samoa, third …

An after-the-siren 45-metre penalty goal to inside centre Christian Lealiifano snatched the Brumbies a dramatic 23-20 Super Rugby win over the Bulls in Canberra on Saturday night. The Bulls locked …

An impenetrable defence coupled with some electrifying back play gave the Chiefs their fifth Super Rugby win of the season with a 23-16 victory over the Blues in Hamilton on …

The Hurricanes secured maximum points with a flattering six-try 46-30 Super Rugby win over the Southern Kings at Westpac Stadium in Wellington on Saturday. The Hurricanes set up the win …

NSW Waratahs five-eighth Bernard Foley is ready to show the benefits of a masterclass from legendary rugby league star Brad Fittler in Sunday’s Super Rugby clash with Western Force at …

Queensland have survived their early-season Super Rugby wobbles to ensure the front-running Brumbies won’t enjoy a one-horse race to the Australian conference title and a valuable home semi-final. The Reds …

The Queensland Reds celebrated Ewen McKenzie’s record-breaking coaching appearance with their own slice of Super Rugby history on Good Friday – busting a 31-year hoodoo in New Zealand’s deep south. …

The Queensland Reds finally busted their Dunedin hoodoo with a nerve-wracking 34-33 Super Rugby win over the Highlanders on Friday night. It wasn’t convincing, as they almost blew a 15-point …

Michael Cheika expects his predecessor as NSW Waratahs coach, Michael Foley, to try and take advantage of his inside knowledge in Sunday’s Super Rugby clash with the Western Force. The …

Brumbies coach Jake White has thrust a fellow South African into the Brumbies pack to confront the Bulls in Saturday night’s Super Rugby clash, but the Canberra-based side will again …

The Melbourne Rebels face the biggest test of their short Super Rugby history when they attempt to regroup from the week from hell to take on the Cheetahs. The Rebels …

Suspended Wallabies star Kurtley Beale is staying in Sydney with his family rather than returning to the Melbourne Rebels fold. While the Rebels are still in South Africa for a …

NSW coach Michael Cheika has named an unchanged starting line-up for Sunday’s Super Rugby clash with Western Force, but has beefed up his bench with the return of Test hooker …

The family of South Africa and Stormers breakaway Schalk Burger says he’s in hospital with bacterial meningitis. Fiona de Souza, a spokeswomen for the Burger family, says in a statement …

Rugby returned the highest proportion of positive dope tests in France in 2012, a high-ranking French anti-doping agency (AFLD) official has claimed. AFLD director of testing Francoise Lasne told a …

Wayward Wallabies star Kurtley Beale has been stood down indefinitely and is seeking counselling but still appears at odds with his Super Rugby club Melbourne after denying having a problem …

Troubled Wallabies rugby star Kurtley Beale has been stood down indefinitely and fined an undisclosed sum after punching two of his Melbourne Rebels teammates. The Australian Rugby Union and Rebels …

Former Wallaby Sam Norton-Knight is set to make his Western Force debut in Sunday’s Super Rugby clash with the NSW Waratahs in Sydney. Norton-Knight has endured an interesting start to …