Rugby Union News

There’s no danger Chiefs coach Dave Rennie is about to underestimate the under-performing NSW Waratahs ahead of Saturday’s round-six Super Rugby match in Hamilton. Coming off the bye, refreshed and …

World Cup-winner Ben Cohen insisted England had made a mistake after announcing Stuart Lancaster as their new full-time head coach on Thursday. Lancaster received the job on a permanent basis …

Stuart Lancaster has been confirmed as the head coach of England following his team’s successful Six Nations campaign, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) announced on Thursday. Lancaster’s appointment came after …

The Waratahs plan to attack the free-running Chiefs in areas they don’t expect as they prepare to face a potent midfield combination in Saturday’s Super Rugby clash in Hamilton. With …

In an attempt to win the crucial battle at the breakdown, Western Force coach Richard Graham will unleash his all-Wallabies back row in Saturday night’s Super Rugby clash with Queensland …

Evergreen Highlanders hooker Jason Rutledge is wary of the threat posed by the Melbourne Rebels going into their Super Rugby match in Invercargill on Friday. The teams approach the game …

The Western Force will unleash their all-Wallabies back-row in Saturday night’s Super Rugby clash with the Queensland Reds at Perth’s nib Stadium. Richard Brown returns to the starting line-up to …

Brumbies coach Jake White will take a reshuffled backline into the Super Rugby clash against the Sharks on Saturday after making way for the return of five-eighth Matt Toomua from …

The Melbourne Rebels and the Highlanders both head into their Super Rugby clash with new five-eighths but there the similarity ends. While the injury-ravaged Highlanders have been forced to call …

The Brumbies will be minus Dan Palmer for their Super Rugby clash against the Sharks on Saturday, allowing the hard-working Wallabies prop time to recover from illness. But the ACT …

The task has got tougher for the NSW Waratahs’ midfield with Richard Kahui joining fellow All Black Sonny Bill Williams in the Chiefs’ centres for Saturday’s Super Rugby clash in …

The Hurricanes’ Karl Lowe returns to Super Rugby this Saturday, after missing the entire 2011 season through injury. The Hurricanes side, named on Thursday to take on the Cheetahs, will …

Dan Carter will get his first start of the Super Rugby season after being named in the Crusaders to run on against the Lions in Johannesburg this weekend. Carter was …

Shane Horgan, a member of Ireland’s so-called “golden generation”, has retired with immediate effect due to a long-standing knee injury, his provincial side, Leinster, says. The 33-year-old wing, who could …

Queensland coach Ewen McKenzie says he feels like he’s playing a game of snakes and ladders as he battles to deal with the Reds’ growing Super Rugby injury toll. McKenzie …

Centre Joel Rapana will make his debut for the Queensland Reds among five changes to the Super Rugby champions’ starting team after their embarrassing 61-8 loss to the Bulls in …

Goal-kicking halfback Brendan McKibbin has kept star import Sarel Pretorious on the bench for the NSW Waratahs’ Super Rugby clash with the Chiefs on Saturday. Coach Michael Foley on Wednesday …

Wallabies star James O’Connor will have his work cut out when he returns at playmaker for the Melbourne Rebels when they play the Highlanders in their Super Rugby fortress of …