Scrum-half Aaron Smith, hailed as the standout find for the All Blacks this year, has been benched for disciplinary reasons for Saturday’s Test against the Springboks in Dunedin. The dropping …
France coach Philippe Saint-Andre has sent an early warning to the Wallabies, saying victory over them in November is key to his team’s 2015 World Cup seeding. Despite finishing a …
Aaron Smith has broken team protocol and been relegated to the reserves for the All Blacks’ Rugby Championship Test against South Africa in Dunedin on Saturday night. Smith had started …
European rugby officials have questioned the validity of a new STG152 million ($A235 million) television deal announced by the English Premiership. The four-year contract, which starts next season, will see …
Halfback Piri Weepu will make his first Test start of the year as All Blacks coach Steve Hansen unveiled four changes to the team to face South Africa on Saturday. …
The English Premiership has signed its exclusive broadcast rights from next season to telecommunications giant BT in a deal worth up to STG152 million ($A235 million), officials have announced in …
The calls from Kane Douglas’ dad to switch back to rugby league appear numbered – then again, a Wallabies call-up can have that effect. In scenes that would have warmed …
Wallabies halfback Will Genia has successfully undergone surgery to repair the ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. Genia will soon begin the arduous rehabilitation process which is expected …
Specialist openside flanker Francois Louw was selected to combat Richie McCaw’s influence among two changes to South Africa’s starting lineup for Saturday’s Rugby Championship Test against New Zealand in Dunedin. …
Former Argentina and Australia international Topo Rodriguez predicts the Pumas can win the Rugby Championship by 2014. In their debut campaign against southern hemisphere heavyweights New Zealand, South Africa and …
Wallabies coach Robbie Deans has hailed Nathan Sharpe as crucial to his injury-ravaged team less than a year after he was viewed as surplus to requirements. Deans on Tuesday named …
Wallabies playmaker Quade Cooper has identified the Pumas’ unpredictability as their most worrying asset for Saturday night’s banana-skin Test at Skilled Park. Australia are warm favourites to beat Argentina in …
Crowned the Wallabies’ best player a year ago, Kurtley Beale’s dramatic form slump has seen him dropped for a second time in a month. The reigning John Eales Medallist, Beale …
Argentina have made two changes to their backline for Saturday night’s Rugby Championship clash with the Wallabies at Skilled Park on the Gold Coast. Pumas coach Santiago Phelan has dropped …
Wallabies coach Robbie Deans has hailed Nathan Sharpe as crucial to his injury-ravaged team less than a year after he was viewed as surplus to requirements. Deans on Tuesday named …
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has recorded a video endorsement for a bid to bring the “gay rugby world cup” to Australia in 2014. The Bingham Cup was founded in 2002 …
Berrick Barnes’ red-hot goalkicking and Pat McCabe’s return from injury have relegated Kurtley Beale to the Wallabies’ bench for a second time in the Rugby Championship. With hard-running McCabe brought …
Berrick Barnes’ red-hot goalkicking and Pat McCabe’s return from injury have relegated Kurtley Beale to the Wallabies’ bench for a second time in the Rugby Championship. With hard-running McCabe brought …
