Rugby Union News

The Bulls’ long-range counter-attacking ability has the Crusaders on edge ahead of Saturday’s Super Rugby playoff in Christchurch. The South Africans have lost their past eight games at the Crusaders’ …

Ben Lucas has been handed suspended playmaker Quade Cooper’s No.10 jersey for the Queensland Reds’ Super Rugby qualifying final against the Sharks on Saturday night. Utility back Lucas is the …

A “please explain” will be issued by the Queensland Rugby Union to SANZAR after they claimed the late arrival of key documents forced them to abort appealing Quade Cooper’s ban. …

Queensland coach Ewen McKenzie wants the real Reds to stand up in their Super Rugby qualifying final against the Sharks on Saturday night – even with Quade Cooper sitting in …

Setting a new Queensland Reds try-scoring record for a Super rugby season has been a priceless experience for flyer Dom Shipperley. But that won’t stop him hitting up his old …

Brumbies coach Jake White is still tossing up whether to back Queensland for the Super Rugby title, but his gut tells him no. It would feel too much like a …

The Queensland Rugby Union (QRU) has ruled out appealing Quade Cooper’s ban in order to avoid further disruption to the Reds ahead of Saturday night’s sudden death Super Rugby final …

The injection of Sharks battering ram Willem Alberts at lock has provided Queensland Reds coach Ewen McKenzie even more to think about ahead of their Super Rugby qualifying final on …

Melbourne Rebels coach Damien Hill says he’d be disappointed with anything less than Super Rugby finals football next season. The Rebels, playing in their second season, finished with four wins …

Queensland coach Ewen McKenzie wants the real Reds to stand up in their Super Rugby qualifying final against the Sharks on Saturday night – even if Quade Cooper is sitting …

All Blacks and Crusaders captain Richie McCaw rarely finds himself on a losing side, but his last three appearances against the Bulls in the Super Rugby play-offs have all ended …

The memory of a past slight and some fresh controversy add an extra edge to Saturday’s Super Rugby qualifying final between the Crusaders and Bulls, teams that have shared 10 …

Australian rugby’s governance review is still months from completion but the game took an historic step on Thursday when it was announced a female director would join the ARU board …

The Queensland Reds are still considering appealing Quade Cooper’s ban, despite the playmaker tweeting overnight that he would not pursue it due to the potential disruption ahead of Saturday night’s …

Former Wales and British & Irish Lions centre Dr Jack Matthews has died at the age of 92, the Welsh Rugby Union have confirmed. Matthews, who won 17 caps for …

All Blacks prop Ben Franks has been dropped to the bench while another international returns to the Crusaders’ starting line-up for their Super Rugby play-off clash with the Bulls. Six-cap …

A tweet by Quade Cooper appears to have put an end to the Queensland’s thoughts of appealing the Reds playmaker’s ban ahead of Saturday night’s Super Rugby qualifying final against …

Crusaders backrower Kieran Read will miss Saturday’s Super Rugby playoff game against the Bulls because of a rib injury. Read missed the Crusaders’ final regular season match against the Western …