Adam Thomson heads into the first week of training for the All Blacks Test series against Ireland hoping he can make the number six jersey his for the year. Thomson …
Newly-minted Wallaby Dave Dennis expects to feel a little less pressure in his household after finally ascending to full international status. Back-rower and occasional lock Dennis had become the nearly …
New Wallaby winger Joseph Tomane would have been happy just to play one senior game this season for the Brumbies. Tomane was one of five uncapped players named in the …
New Wallabies captain David Pocock plans to lead by deed rather than word and has already got the seal of approval from one of his predecessors. Zimbabwean-born Pocock will lead …
If All Blacks fans were asked to name their expected squad of 30 before Super Rugby began it’s doubtful Sam Cane and Ben Tameifuna would have figured. The Chiefs 20-year-olds …
NSW have refuted suggestions they need to overhaul their Super Rugby squad and are confident they already have the personnel to turn their horror run around next year. Saturday night’s …
The high-flying Brumbies are fearing an Australian Conference ambush after the June Test break, but a besieged NSW insist ruining Jake White’s Super Rugby party isn’t their motivation. The Brumbies …
New All Blacks coach Steve Hansen’s first squad features seven new caps and the inclusion of Piri Weepu over Crusaders halfback Andy Ellis. The 30-strong squad for the three-Test series …
Zimbabwean-born David Pocock will captain a Wallabies side including five new caps in the rugby Test against Scotland in Newcastle on Tuesday. Pocock, who takes over from the injured James …
Zimbabwean-born David Pocock will become the 79th player to lead Australia in a rugby Test match after being named Wallabies captain for Tuesday night’s season-opening Test with Scotland in Newcastle. …
Acting Wales rugby coach Rob Howley has dropped five players from his original squad for the tour of Australia, including in-form Ospreys five-eighth Dan Biggar. Howley is temporarily in charge …
New South Africa coach Heyneke Meyer retained seven of the team beaten by Australia in the 2011 Rugby World Cup quarter-finals for a three-Test home series against England during June. …
Bryan Habana’s late try against his old team stole a 19-14 win for the Stormers over the Bulls in Super Rugby on Saturday. Springboks wing Habana raced clear with eight …
The Lions beat the Sharks 38-28 to end an 11-game losing streak in Super Rugby and slow the Sharks’ playoff surge. Four first-half tries from the Johannesburg-based team opened a …
Wales just did enough to beat rugby’s Barbarians 30-21 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday in their final match before a tour of Australia. It was a likely …
NSW plummeted to their worst losing streak in Super Rugby on Saturday night when they crumbled 33-12 to the Hurricanes at Allianz Stadium. On a wet night in Sydney, the …
Fleet-footed winger Asaeli Tikoirotuma has produced a four-try performance to help the Chiefs beat the Blues 41-34 and ensure they go into Super Rugby’s June break at the top of …
Scotland have made six changes and named three debutants for their one-off Test against the Wallabies in Newcastle on Tuesday night. Coach Andy Robinson wielded the axe after Scotland’s last-start …
