Reds coach Ewen McKenzie wants Queensland to strike a blow for the much-maligned Australian conference by upsetting the vengeance-seeking Crusaders in Sunday’s Super Rugby grand final rematch. Australia is facing …
Rocky Elsom says NSW must be desperate against the Brumbies on Saturday night, not only to keep their Super Rugby hopes alive but because he appreciates better than anyone how …
The Brumbies have taken further steps to retain their promising young Super Rugby squad with four more players re-signing. Andrew Smith, Jesse Mogg, Scott Fardy and Ita Vaea have all …
Doctors have told Wallabies great Michael Lynagh he “dodged a cannonball” after surviving a rare and potentially-lethal stroke which has severely limited his vision. An emotional Lynagh fought back tears …
Queensland Reds flanker Liam Gill has been appointed captain of the Australian Under-20 rugby union team for the junior world championship in South Africa in June. Openside flanker Gill is …
Melbourne Rebels lock Adam Byrnes has been fined $7500 by SANZAR for his “unwarranted and serious verbal attack” on NSW centre Tom Carter. Byrnes, who hasn’t played since their round-two …
New Zealand’s Wayne Smith has rejected an approach to join England’s backroom staff, citing “personal reasons”. Smith was contacted personally by England coach Stuart Lancaster, who met with the former …
Melbourne Rebels flanker Jarrod Saffy has been ruled out for the rest of the Super Rugby season. Saffy had an MRI scan following the Rebels’ round nine fixture against the …
NSW Waratahs coach Michael Foley will consider changes to his pack for Saturday’s crucial Super Rugby clash with the Brumbies, but admits injuries have stalled plans to rotate his players. …
Western Force flanker Ben McCalman will miss the club’s two-game Super Rugby tour of South Africa due to a shoulder nerve injury. McCalman missed three games earlier this season with …
Wallabies great Michael Lynagh has been released from a Brisbane hospital after suffering a stroke. “Almost exactly 2 weeks after my stroke, I have been released from hospital,” Lynagh tweeted. …
If a skinny 18-year-old can survive a debut against the fearsome Jonah Lomu, another 99 games of Super Rugby shouldn’t come as a surprise. Mark Gerrard plays his 100th game …
Wallabies great Michael Lynagh will be released from hospital in Brisbane on Wednesday after suffering a stroke two weeks ago. The Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital released a statement on …
Captain James Horwill has shrugged off Western Force’s suggestion a strategic pressure play led to Queensland Reds halfback Will Genia’s stunning backflip. Horwill said on Tuesday he thought Western Force …
Wallabies playmaker James O’Connor must wait three weeks for scans on his lacerated liver to reveal whether he’s any chance of being fit for Australia’s June Test series. O’Connor is …
Like many a relationship the one between Danny Cipriani and the Melbourne Rebels ended in tears. But not for the reasons everyone expected. The mercurial Englishman and the Rebels parted …
Waratahs Rugby have reported a net operating profit of $49,990 for 2011, their first full financial year of operation. In June 2010, the New South Wales Rugby Union established NSW …
Will Genia’s dramatic U-turn has Queensland more confident they can also retain his Wallabies playmaking partner, Quade Cooper, who tops a swag of off-contract stars at the Reds. Love of …


