Rugby Union News

Measures taken by Rugby Australia (RA) boss Raelene Castle and her executive to cut costs have allayed some of players’ representative Justin Harrison’s worst fears ahead of their crucial Tuesday …

Rugby Australia (RA) boss Raelene Castle says it won’t be a case of “take it or leave it” on Tuesday when she meets the players’ association to discuss what it …

Rugby Australia chief executive officer Raelene Castle is taking a 50 per cent pay cut and foreshadowed more cuts in other areas, but is adamant the code will survive into …

Rugby Australia (RA) will need to make “significant cuts” to remain viable after revealing at Monday’s annual general meeting a $9.4 million operating deficit for the World Cup year of …

Australia’s Super Rugby players acknowledge unprecedented action is needed with the code going through troubled times, and are demanding an opportunity to talk to Rugby Australia after their annual general …

The sensitive issues of potential large player wage cuts and staff layoffs are among the big issues to be discussed at the Rugby Australia AGM on Monday. The meeting, from …

Who’d be a first-time international rugby coach under the cloud of the coronavirus? Naming his maiden Wallabies team has turned into a devilish task for Dave Rennie, who quite likely …

Ian Foster’s first significant act as All Blacks coach has been to take a pay cut. Foster said a complete lack of rugby globally had put the sport in a …

Digital has replaced physical as the method of keeping the NSW Waratahs connected, though at least one prop jokingly admits he’s going a bit crazy missing his regular scrummaging sessions. …

England rugby union coach Eddie Jones has agreed to a pay cut in excess of 25 per cent during the coronavirus shutdown. The Rugby Football Union (RFU) is facing revenue …

Regrets? He’s got a few – but Michael Cheika otherwise has the fondest of memories from his five years as Wallabies coach. Typically honest to a fault, Cheika has peeled …

England head coach Eddie Jones will be asked to emulate the Rugby Football Union’s executive team by taking a pay cut in excess of 25 per cent. The RFU is …

South African Super Rugby side the Bulls have appointed Word Cup winner Jake White as their new Director of Rugby. White replaces Alan Zondagh after the latter resigned in the …

All Blacks stars are bracing for pay cuts as an inevitable consequence of the sport’s inactivity in rugby-mad New Zealand over the coming weeks and months. Veteran Test hooker Dane …

Players will have to go without scrum and lineout practice and resort to “old school” training methods, after Rugby Australia (RA) postponed the domestic competition slated to replace Super Rugby. …

New Zealand Rugby concede a decision will need to be made soon on July’s Test window after the prospect of any further Super Rugby matches this year took a body …

New Zealand Rugby has been forced to suspend plans for a custom-built domestic competition after the country’s alert status was raised to a more restrictive level to counter the coronavirus. …

Rugby Australia has postponed the domestic competition it’s planning to replace Super Rugby following the government’s latest restrictions to fight the spread of the coronavirus. RA initially planned to start …