Rugby Union News

Australian rugby’s playmaking curse has cruelly hit the Brumbies with Jakes White’s surprise packets needing to defend their healthy Super Rugby conference lead without linchpin Christian Lealiifano. Bitter-sweet doesn’t begin …

The Crusaders exacted some revenge for their 2011 Super Rugby final loss to the Queensland Reds with a gripping 15-11 round 11 victory in Christchurch on Sunday. The Reds scored …

The desperate NSW Waratahs are hopeful inspirational hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau can shrug off his battering in Canberra in time to line up for their must-win Super Rugby clash with the …

Young Melbourne Rebels forward Luke Jones has escaped with a two-match suspension for a dangerous lifting tackle on Bulls winger Bjorn Basson. SANZAR judicial officer Mike Heron imposed the ban …

Interim Western Force coach Phil Blake was left bewildered and frustrated by a host of questionable refereeing decisions in his team’s 17-13 Super Rugby loss to the Cheetahs in South …

Wales beat South Africa 17-5 for the first time in the sevens rugby world series to join New Zealand, Fiji and England as the only unbeaten teams in the Glasgow …

The Western Force were left frustrated following their 17-13 Super Rugby defeat to the Cheetahs in South Africa on Sunday morning. The Force couldn’t take a trick from referee Stuart …

Flyhalf Patrick Lambie scored all of the Sharks’ points in a 28-16 Super Rugby win over Otago Highlanders on Saturday. Springboks back Lambie went over for a try and kicked …

The Brumbies made another emphatic statement as leaders of the Australian conference with a grinding 23-6 victory over their Super Rugby arch-rivals NSW on Saturday. The Brumbies now have a …

The Chiefs machine rolled on at Pukekohe on Saturday, notching up their ninth straight Super Rugby win with a clinical 34-21 victory over the Lions at Growers Stadium. The New …

Promising Melbourne Rebels lock Luke Jones rates it as the best performance in the side’s short history in the Super Rugby competition, but the team aren’t celebrating. After all, a …

A waterboy in last year’s Super Rugby final, robust Queensland winger Dom Shipperley can swoop on a Wallabies jersey with another match to celebrate against the Crusaders on Sunday. With …

Melbourne Rebels were unable to stop the Bulls’ charge toward the top of the Super Rugby table despite a brave effort in a 41-35 loss at AAMI Park on Friday. …

The Hurricanes inflicted further Super Rugby misery on the Blues with an emphatic 35-19 victory in Wellington on Friday night. In an at-times scrappy encounter between the bottom two sides …

The Western Force will be aiming to flex some attacking muscle when they take on fellow Super Rugby strugglers the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Sunday morning (AEST). The Force’s injury-hit …

The Brumbies have battled – and conquered – a post-South Africa hangover and now they say they can do the same against arch-rivals NSW in Saturday’s blockbuster Super Rugby derby. …

Re-signed Reds star Will Genia says former halfback rival Ben Lucas’s emergence as a playmaker has Queensland’s attack clicking back into gear for Sunday’s Super Rugby final rematch. While the …

Re-signed Reds star Will Genia says former halfback rival Ben Lucas’s emergence as a playmaker has Queensland’s attack clicking back into gear for Sunday’s Super Rugby final rematch. While the …