Rugby Union News

Wallabies prop Ben Alexander is hoping his return to Eden Park to face New Zealand will coincide with a recall to Australia’s starting line-up. Alexander has started in 27 of …

Still recovering from the burns of the World Cup frying pan, Quade Cooper is set to be thrust into the front-line fire if recalled for the Wallabies’ desperate Bledisloe Cup …

World Cup-winning coach Sir Graham Henry says the need to feed “a disease” is one reason he’s joined the Blues set-up for next season’s Super Rugby competition. Henry will be …

The Western Force have signed NSW Waratahs flanker Chris Alcock to a two-year deal. Alcock will follow former Waratahs mentor Michael Foley across the Nullarbor for the 2013 Super Rugby …

England international Danny Care has extended his contract with Premiership champions Harlequins that is set to keep the scrum-half at the club until 2016, the team’s director of rugby Conor …

The Wallabies’ forward stocks continue to take a battering with key prop Sekope Kepu joining David Pocock on the sidelines ahead of Australia’s return Rugby Championship match against New Zealand …

Wallaby Michael Hooper is poised to have the unusual distinction of having his first duel with legendary All Blacks flanker Richie McCaw in the white-hot cauldron of a major rugby …

Australia’s Rugby Championship campaign has received another huge blow, with captain David Pocock ruled out for the remainder of the competition after undergoing keyhole surgery on his right knee. Openside …

Lock Luke Romano acknowledges the quality of the lineout ball given to the backs must improve when the All Blacks pursue successive Rugby Championship victories over the Wallabies on Saturday. …

Australia’s Rugby Championship campaign has been rocked by the news David Pocock will be out for up to three months after undergoing surgery. The Wallabies skipper damaged the articular cartilage …

The chastened Wallabies are intent on showing more fire and aggression at the breakdown in their return bout against the All Blacks in Auckland on Saturday. The Australians were keen …

Being part of the Wallabies leadership group should come with a health warning, with captain David Pocock the latest senior figure to succumb to injury. Openside flanker Pocock suffered damage …

The All Blacks expect to face a committed and motivated Quade Cooper in the second Bledisloe Cup Test in Auckland on Saturday. Coach Steve Hansen, who was subtle in questioning …

Former Wallabies winger Clyde Rathbone is looking to make a fairytale return to rugby after overcoming depression and a swag of injuries. The 31-year-old is training with the Brumbies in …

Will Genia will lead the Wallabies against New Zealand in Auckland on Saturday, with skipper David Pocock to have keyhole surgery on his knee on Tuesday. Openside flanker Pocock suffered …

South African captain Jean de Villiers has arrived in Argentina with the rest of the Springboks, bracing for a return match against the Pumas – but this time before a …

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has warned the budding midfield combination between Sonny Bill Williams and Ma’a Nonu will only continue to grow after New Zealand gave the physically imposing …

A knee injury threatening to keep Wallabies captain David Pocock out of at least next week’s Bledisloe Cup must-win match in Auckland, is another headache for coach Robbie Deans as …