England rugby pair Dylan Hartley and Courtney Lawes face a nervous wait to discover if they will be fit for the November Tests after suffering knee injuries in Northampton’s 16-6 …
Fly-half Demetri Catrakilis kicked nine unanswered final-quarter points as Western Province shocked the Sharks 25-18 on Saturday to win South African rugby’s Currie Cup final. After surrendering a nine-point lead, …
Former All Black Sonny Bill Williams injured his shoulder on Saturday playing for the Panasonic Wild Knights in Japanese club rugby. Williams was taken to a hospital with his right …
Quade Cooper’s future in the Wallabies jersey is set to come under close scrutiny at an Australian Rugby Union code of conduct hearing next week into comments he made criticising …
Tighthead prop Adam Jones has been ruled out of Wales’ November rugby internationals due to a knee injury. Jones aggravated the knee problem, which he originally suffered in September, while …
A superb 80-minute effort won Counties Manukau promotion to rugby’s Premiership division with a 41-16 win over Otago in the second-tier Championship final in Pukekohe on Friday. Ahead 20-13 at …
In the shift from the oldest Super Rugby squad to one of the youngest, the blossoming combination between Wallabies halves Kurtley Beale and Nick Phipps will prove even more valuable …
The Queensland Reds will bypass the Australian Rugby Union’s national academy feeder system next year by offering more “Beau Robinson fairytale” opportunities through their own back-up program. The Reds will …
Former Wallaby Matt Giteau on Thursday signed a two-year extension to his contract with big-spending French Top 14 rugby side Toulon, a club spokesman said. The 30-year-old Giteau, who arrived …
Gloucester flanker Andy Hazell has been banned for 14 weeks after punching and kneeing Mont-de-Marsan prop Sebastien Ormaechea during the English club’s 11-6 European Challenge Cup rugby match earlier this …
England coach Stuart Lancaster on Thursday called up uncapped forwards Mako Vunipola and Tom Youngs into his 32-man squad to play Test matches in November against Fiji, Australia, South Africa …
Wallabies coach Robbie Deans says people are too hung up about his side’s lack of tries, as Australia endures its leanest try-scoring season of the professional era. Deans maintains last …
Wallabies coach Robbie Deans says champion flanker David Pocock is unlikely to feature in Australia’s first Test of their Europe tour against France. But Deans expects Pocock, who was named …
Scott Higginbotham’s moment of madness against All Blacks skipper Richie McCaw has cost him his place on the Wallabies’ European tour. Serving a two-match suspension, the fiery Queensland flanker was …
Scott Higginbotham’s moment of madness against All Blacks’ skipper Richie McCaw has cost him his place on the Wallabies’ European tour. Serving a two-match suspension, the fiery Queensland flanker was …
Western Force winger Sam Wara is amongst 16 uncapped players named in the Fijian rugby squad for their European tour next month. In naming the 30-man squad on Wednesday, coach …
Wallabies flanker David Pocock will make his return from a knee injury next month after being named in Australia’s 30-man European tour squad on Thursday. The Wallabies play France, England, …
Scotland coach Andy Robinson has called up seven uncapped players in naming his Scotland squad to take on world champions New Zealand in Edinburgh on November 11. The 34-man squad …
