Rugby Union News

Mac Grealy has taken the best bits of Kalyn Ponga’s game and is seen as the next Tim Horan at the Queensland Reds. But after shunning the NRL and earning …

Cash-strapped Rugby Australia has thrown up the prospect of hosting a mini World Cup during the Southern Hemisphere winter in what would be a huge boost to rugby-starved fans. With …

The Japan Rugby Football Union will launch a three-tier professional league from January 2022 in a bid to raise the domestic game to a new level. The new format, which …

Wallabies halfback Nic White believes the Brumbies only need to make minor tweaks to challenge for back-to-back Super RugbyAU crowns. The Brumbies beat the Queensland Reds 28-23 in last year’s …

Wallabies prop Tom Robertson concedes he was unhappy at the NSW Waratahs last year, and has described his move to the Western Force as like a breath of fresh air. …

Michael Hooper’s debut for Toyota Verblitz in the Top League will have to wait with the Japan Rugby Football Union postponing the start of the competition because of COVID-19 outbreaks. …

The sight of the Queensland Reds’ prized recruit Suliasi Vunivalu prowling on the wing at Ballymore has instantly excited Wallabies playmaker James O’Connor. The Reds five-eighth has told the NRL …

The Super Rugby AU trial between the NSW Waratahs and Brumbies in Bowral later this month has been cancelled, as coronavirus again threatens to disrupt the home-and-away season. Due to …

The Western Force’s Argentine contingent has been cut by one after star hooker Julian Montoya was forced to renege on his contract. Montoya had signed a short-term deal with the …

This year’s Women’s Six Nations has been postponed for logistical and safety reasons amid the COVID-19 pandemic but the men’s competition will take place as scheduled. England’s Rugby Football Union …

He cemented his status with a brilliant debut season but there was something missing from Harry Wilson’s highlight reel. For all his dominance in the No.8 for the Queensland Reds …

Japan is fast becoming the epicentre of world rugby with former Wallabies coach Robbie Deans declaring the Top League the “new destination of choice” because of its unique, back-to-the-future model …

He went from freezing conditions in Ireland to bench pressing his own hotel bed in Brisbane, but Irish rugby legend Rob Kearney was all smiles when he finally met his …

Wallabies captain Michael Hooper’s Top League debut has been delayed by a COVID-19 outbreak sweeping through Japanese rugby. Hooper was expected to emerge from two weeks in quarantine to make …

The European Rugby Champions Cup and Challenge Cup tournaments have been temporarily suspended after French authorities ruled that the risk of French Top 14 clubs taking part was too much …

French rugby federation president Bernard Laporte remains optimistic that the Six Nations will go ahead as scheduled despite the COVID-19 crisis. “It’s a puzzle, but I think we shouldn’t be …

Melbourne Rebels are the latest sports team to get caught up in border mayhem with five Super Rugby players left in training limbo. The Rebels’ pre-season preparation has hit a …

The NSW Waratahs have bolstered their backline stocks with the signing of former Brisbane NRL star Izaia Perese for the 2021 Super Rugby season. The damaging outside back has joined …