The Chiefs and Stormers, who set the pace in Super Rugby throughout the 2012 season, will meet in very different circumstances on Saturday during the fourth round of the new …
Hurricanes flanker Victor Vito is comfortable his return to No.8 for Friday night’s Super Rugby match against the Crusaders won’t harm his All Blacks chances. The 20-Test All Black has …
They’re renowned for their flair and dazzling skills but Quade Cooper is also bracing for a battle of strength against James O’Connor in their playmaking duel on Friday night. In …
Fiji’s top players should look for contracts in Australia and New Zealand rather than Europe if they want to improve their game, national coach Inoke Male said on Wednesday. While …
All Blacks maestro Dan Carter admits he was below his best in the Crusaders’ season-opening Super Rugby loss to the Blues and he aims to step up against the Hurricanes …
The New Zealand Rugby Union will make it compulsory for coaches and referees of junior rugby to undergo police checks this season. The union made the announcement at the launch …
All Blacks fullback Israel Dagg has been moved back to the Crusaders’ No.15 jersey for the Super Rugby match against the Hurricanes in Wellington on Friday. Dagg filled in on …
France must do whatever it takes to beat Ireland in their Six Nations clash in Dublin this weekend and ease the pressure on them landing their first wooden spoon since …
Hurricanes coach Mark Hammett believes Dane Coles and Victor Vito will ignore the milestone of playing their 50th Super Rugby game and strive to help the side chalk up their …
Under-pressure Ireland coach Declan Kidney has named a team to play France without a starting or reserve fly-half as he waits on the fitness of Paddy Jackson. Jackson has a …
Gethin Jenkins will miss Wales’ Six Nations match away to Scotland with a calf muscle injury, interim head coach Rob Howley says. Prop Jenkins, now with French club Toulon, suffered …
Glasgow fly-half Duncan Weir is set to make his first Scotland start after being selected to face Wales in the Six Nations at Murrayfield by Australian interim coach Scott Johnson. …
Former Brumbies back Adam Ashley-Cooper says his Waratahs side must treat Saturday’s Super Rugby clash with his old side in Canberra like it is the most important game they will …
Wallaby star James O’Connor will shoulder a double dose of responsibility for the Melbourne Rebels in Friday night’s Super Rugby clash with Queensland. With regular skipper Gareth Delve missing a …
Brumbies coach Jake White says former Test No.7 George Smith will come off the bench to run in tandem with David Pocock against the Waratahs in Canberra this Saturday night. …
The thought of James O’Connor at five-eighth for the Melbourne Rebels has kept the Queensland Reds on their toes ahead of Friday night’s Super Rugby clash. However, it seems it …
Melbourne Rebels stand-in captain James O’Connor has been switched to five-eighth in place of the injured Kurtley Beale for Friday’s Super Rugby clash against the Queensland Reds. With O’Connor taking …
Scotland interim head coach Scott Johnson on Monday recalled Euan Murray and Alasdair Strokosch to his squad for Saturday’s Six Nations showdown with Wales. Tight-head prop Murray and back-rower Strokosch …
