Rugby Union News

Blockbusting All Blacks centre Ma’a Nonu will make a welcome return from injury for the winless Highlanders when they face Super Rugby defending champions the Chiefs in Hamilton on Friday. …

The NSW Waratahs have signed Sydney University and National Academy lock Will Skelton for the rest of the Super Rugby season. The towering 20-year-old first caught the attention of coach …

Former British and Irish Lions coach Ian McGeechan has urged current incumbent Warren Gatland to select players primarily on form, rather than their reputation. Gatland is due to announce his …

Queensland have made five changes, will sport three skippers and are down to their fourth-choice ball-pilferer, but the Reds’ game plan is crystal clear on Saturday night: Run the Bulls …

Veteran lock Brad Thorn will captain a Highlanders side that features three starting changes for their Super Rugby match against the Chiefs in Hamilton on Friday. Injuries suffered by captain …

The Queensland Reds will miss the red-hot form of flanker Liam Gill in Saturday night’s Super Rugby clash against the Bulls at Suncorp Stadium. While the Reds have received a …

For a man who still considers himself an “out-and-out” five-eighth Gareth Anscombe is doing a very good impression of a bona fide fullback. Anscombe has started every game for the …

Zac Guildford is poised to make his Super Rugby playing return this weekend but Crusaders playmaker Dan Carter has confirmed he is unavailable for next month’s trip to South Africa …

Zac Guildford is poised to make his playing return to the Crusaders after being named on their reserve bench for Saturday’s Super Rugby match against the Southern Kings. All Blacks …

The Southern Kings have recalled an Argentine and French player from their touring squad in New Zealand as the South African Rugby Union investigates the Super 15 newcomers for breaking …

Ireland great Brian O’Driscoll has been given a three-week ban for stamping on Italy’s Simone Favaro. As a result, the 34-year-old ex-Ireland captain is now set to miss Leinster’s European …

Two-time British and Irish Lions captain Martin Johnson has said Wales lock Alun Wyn Jones could skipper the combined side on their tour of Australia later this year despite a …

The Melbourne Rebels have two new speedsters in Cooper Vuna and Jason Woodward as they try to replicate the Brumbies with a Super Rugby victory over the Sharks. The unbeaten …

Chiefs coach Dave Rennie has made several changes to his team to play the Highlanders in Friday’s Super Rugby match at Waikato Stadium in Hamilton. Co-captain Craig Clarke will sit …

Former All Blacks lock Anthony Boric is set to return to Super Rugby for the Blues on Sunday. Boric, 29, hasn’t played at the top level for nearly a year …

Wallabies prop Sekope Kepu has re-signed with Australian Rugby and the NSW Waratahs for a further two years. After making his 50th Super Rugby appearance for NSW against the Brumbies …

Brian O’Driscoll will face a citing hearing in London on Wednesday for stamping on Simone Favaro in Ireland’s 22-15 Six Nations defeat by Italy, tournament organisers have announced. The 34-year-old …

England coach Stuart Lancaster is looking to his side’s forthcoming tour of Argentina and the British and Irish Lions series in Australia to find out more about the composure of …