Rugby Union News

Quade Cooper’s fellow Wallabies have leapt to his defence after former All Blacks coach Graham Henry called him the team’s “glaring weakness” at last year’s World Cup. In his recently …

Jake Schatz’s decision to choose rugby union over basketball was vindicated on Tuesday when he was chosen in the Wallabies squad along with Reds back-row teammate Liam Gill. Schatz represented …

New Wallabies squad member Kane Douglas has won the battle of the young locks and is a step closer to beating older rugby league playing-brother Luke in the quest to …

Having gone from a famine to a feast of openside flankers, Wallabies coach Robbie Deans is giving thought to including two of them in his matchday 22 in the upcoming …

Robbie Deans says his squad for the inaugural Rugby Championship includes an injection of players in positions in which Australia has historically lacked depth and has hailed the form of …

Former Wallabies utility Cameron Shepherd’s career is in limbo after English Premiership club Northampton tore up his new contract on medical advice. The 28-year-old fullback and winger was due to …

The returns of Drew Mitchell and Radike Samo and the selection of under-20 captains Liam Gill and Jake Schatz highlight the 30-man Wallabies squad announced on Tuesday for the inaugural …

Experienced St George Illawarra forward Ben Creagh says he’d love to see fallen star Jamie Soward recalled to the NRL as the Dragons’ season hangs in the balance. Soward was …

The battle for places in the Queensland backline will be fierce next season after centre Ben Tapuai and wingers Dom Shipperley and Rod Davies re-signed with the Super Rugby franchise …

Australia selectors will stick with the tried and trusted and infuse just a little new blood into their squad for the inaugural Rugby Championship. A squad of 30 will be …

Todd Carney and Paul Gallen returned in brilliant style as Cronulla all but ended the Warriors’ NRL playoff hopes with a 45-4 drubbing in Auckland on Sunday. Carney scored 25 …

Todd Carney and Paul Gallen returned in brilliant style as Cronulla all but ended the Warriors’ NRL playoff hopes with a 45-4 drubbing in Auckland on Sunday. Carney scored 25 …

The jubilant Chiefs sense they are on the verge of something special after claiming their breakthrough Super Rugby title with a 37-6 trouncing of the Sharks in Saturday’s final. The …

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen is convinced Sonny Bill Williams will return to New Zealand rugby. Japan-bound Williams finished his Super Rugby tenure on a high for the champion Chiefs …

Ali Williams’ ongoing knee problems created the only hard decision for the All Blacks coaches, who unveiled a predictable squad to contest the inaugural Rugby Championship. Prop Charlie Faumuina is …

Chiefs prop Ben Tameifuna has been cited for a dangerous tackle in Saturday night’s 37-6 Super Rugby final win against the Sharks in Hamilton. Tameifuna’s shoulder-high tackle on Sharks No.8 …

Auckland prop Charlie Faumuina is the lone new cap in the All Blacks squad named to contest the inaugural Rugby Championship. Faumuina, 25, has recovered from a calf injury and …

Sharks coach John Plumtree praised and damned the Chiefs in the same breath and also took a potshot at the structure of the Super Rugby playoffs after his team hit …