Hungry Wallabies playmaker Quade Cooper is confident he’ll return to action on Super Rugby’s resumption next weekend in a major boost to Queensland’s title defence. Cooper was rested from Australia’s …

Ireland will target fledgling All Blacks fly-half Aaron Cruden Saturday as they aim to end their tour of New Zealand on a high with their first ever win against the …

Argentina captain Felipe Contepomi could close out his international career on Saturday, dealing a blow to the Pumas ahead of their entry into the rebranded southern hemisphere championship later this …

Bulls flanker CJ Stander has signed a two-year contract with Irish province Munster, his Super Rugby franchise said on Thursday. “We could not match the Munster offer – that is …

England rugby ‘bad boy’ Danny Care has been recalled for the third and final Test against South Africa in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. Care, in for injured scrum-half Ben Youngs, …

Wallabies players have thrown their support behind a proposed Anzac tour of the northern hemisphere in 2015, to commemorate the centenary of Australian and New Zealand troops landing at Gallipoli. …

The Wallabies face daunting back-to-back games against the All Blacks to open the Rugby Championship in August but Adam Ashley-Cooper says Australia will thrive on an opportunity to end a …

Kurtley Beale’s return to the Wallabies has Wales on red alert for the third and final Test in Sydney on Saturday. Back from a shoulder injury, Beale will line up …

Wales will field an unchanged starting team to pursue a keenly-sought consolation victory in the third rugby union Test against the Wallabies in Sydney on Saturday. The only change to …

Wallabies winger Digby Ioane says fullback Kurtley Beale is primed for a big performance in his return Test against Wales in Sydney on Saturday. Beale has an assault charge hanging …

Ireland have been boosted by the return of Keith Earls for the third rugby Test against a New Zealand team weakened by the loss of Dan Carter. Earls, who missed …

Scotland will look to secure an unprecedented Southern Hemisphere clean sweep in a one-off Test against Samoa on Saturday. Belying their status as Six Nations wooden spooners, Scotland opened their …

Dan Carter’s hamstring injury isn’t serious but it’s enough to keep him out of the All Blacks for Saturday’s third Test against Ireland. Carter kicked the matchwinning dropped goal in …

Second Test matchwinner Dan Carter will miss the final Test against Ireland after injuring a hamstring in training. Carter’s replacement by Chiefs playmaker Aaron Cruden is one of six changes …

Flanker Jacques Potgieter will win his first cap on Saturday when South Africa face England in the final match of a three-Test series. The inclusion of the bearded 26-year-old Northern …

Scottish rugby legend and British and Irish Lions manager Andy Irvine is predicting a mouth-watering series against the Wallabies next year, but says too many Tests are won by the …

Australian Rugby Union chief John O’Neill has no qualms about Kurtley Beale returning to the Wallabies side despite the brilliant back having to defend an assault charge. Beale, who missed …

Australian Rugby Union boss John O’Neill is floating the idea of either an ANZAC or SANZAR composite side playing the British and Irish Lions in 2015. An ANZAC team played …