British and Irish Lions head coach Warren Gatland believes the 2011 World Cup has demonstrated that selecting a large number of England players for this year’s tour to Australia will …
Jonathan Kaplan, rugby’s most experienced Test referee, will retire at the end of the 2013 season. The South African Rugby Union says the 46-year-old Kaplan will leave after 21 years …
A rotten run with injuries has failed to dampen Colin Slade’s spirits as he eyes a long-awaited return to rugby. The Highlanders five-eighth hasn’t played since breaking his left leg …
NSW centre Rob Horne will be sidelined for at least one month with a hamstring tear as new coach Michael Cheika deals with a spate of backline injuries just over …
Wallabies flanker Scott Higginbotham has recovered from a shoulder injury in time to make his Melbourne Rebels debut in a new-look back row for Friday night’s Super Rugby season opener …
Wallabies star David Pocock has hinted at expanding his game to include more ball-running ahead of his debut for the Brumbies in Saturday’s Super Rugby season opener against the Queensland …
All Blacks Kieran Read, Sam Whitelock and Dan Carter have bolstered the Crusaders’ starting line-up for their third Super Rugby pre-season match against the Waratahs in Sydney on Thursday. After …
Wallabies flanker Scott Higginbotham has recovered from a shoulder injury and will make his Melbourne Rebels debut in Friday night’s Super Rugby season opener against the Western Force at AAMI …
Brumbies coach Jake White has accused the Queensland Reds of a ruse by ruling Wallabies skipper James Horwill out of Saturday night’s Super Rugby opener. The Reds on Tuesday morning …
Springboks flanker and 2007 World Cup winner Juan Smith has been forced to retire after a recurrence of an achilles injury. Smith told the Volksblad newspaper in South Africa on …
NSW Waratahs centre Rob Horne will miss the start of the Super Rugby season with a hamstring injury. Waratahs coach Michael Cheika confirmed on Tuesday the injury-plagued Horne has been …
Wallabies skipper James Horwill’s prolonged injury woes will force him to miss the start of the Super Rugby season for the Queensland Reds. The Reds have ruled Horwill out of …
Ireland fly-half Jonathan Sexton was rated “doubtful” on Monday for the Six Nations rugby clash against Scotland after a defeat by England on Sunday left them with several injury worries. …
France coach Philippe Saint-Andre has responded to consecutive defeats to Italy and Wales in the Six Nations championship by making five changes to the squad to face Grand Slam contenders …
Former England hooker Lee Mears has been forced to retire from rugby on medical advice because of a heart condition. Bath club officials say an “abnormality” was detected on Mears’ …
Jake White has deliberately revealed early that Clyde Rathbone will make a fairytale Brumbies return on Saturday night to trigger a 20,000-plus crowd attendance at Canberra Stadium. Coach White on …
As they prepare to unleash their own backrow sensation Scott Higginbotham, the Melbourne Rebels believe the loss of injured skipper Matt Hodgson will be a huge blow for the Western …
All the talk about David Pocock and Michael Hooper combining in the Wallabies back-row hasn’t enamoured the Queensland Reds who believe their No.7, Liam Gill, should jostle his way into …
