Quade Cooper is targeting a return to the boxing ring early next year to aid his Rugby World Cup preparations. Cooper, who has a 2-0 professional boxing record, sparred with …
Welsh winger George North is in no doubt of the challenge posed by the All Blacks’ “exceptional” Julian Savea this weekend in Cardiff. Both wingers will face off on Saturday …
England coach Stuart Lancaster says his side are hurting after five losses in a row including defeats to world champions New Zealand and South Africa at Twickenham. England have only …
The International Rugby Board (IRB) wants no repeat of Samoa’s threatened boycott of this weekend’s match against England ahead of next year’s World Cup. Samoa’s players had warned they were …
Picking the All Blacks five-eighth for Saturday’s Test against Wales is as easy as ABC. Oh and don’t forget D. The names Aaron Cruden, Beauden Barrett, Colin Slade and Dan …
Kurtley Beale was all smiles as he returned to Wallabies training in Dublin as forgotten man Jake Schatz quietly set about making a comeback of his own. The duo, who …
In-form Ireland have overtaken Australia in the IRB rankings for the first time in eight years but aren’t viewing the Wallabies as vulnerable in this weekend’s Test at Lansdowne Road. …
Kurtley Beale could be thrust back into Test action off the bench against Ireland if the controversial utility proves himself in his first week back with the Wallabies. Beale has …
The Wallabies have returned to the scene of the crime that may have kick-started the demise of former coach Ewen McKenzie. But his successor Michael Cheika is adamant a strong …
Fullback Felix Jones scored two of Ireland’s seven tries as the Six Nations champions got over a poor first-half to coast to a 49-7 victory over Georgia at Lansdowne Road …
Luckless flanker Victor Vito is heading home from the All Blacks’ tour after pulling a calf muscle in the scratchy win over Scotland. Lock Dominic Bird, drafted in to the …
Joe Schmidt has exonerated referee JP Doyle from any blame over Georgia flanker Viktor Kolelisvhili’s unpunished stomp on Ireland debutant Dominic Ryan’s face. Kolelisvhili is expected to receive a citing …
Kurtley Beale has reunited with his Wallabies teammates for the first time since the text message scandal that threatened to end his rugby career. The controversial Waratahs utility linked up …
Dan Carter isn’t sure if his rusty outing against Scotland will be enough to earn an All Blacks Test spot against Wales. Even if he does, he believes any return …
Vice-captain James Slipper says Kurtley Beale will be embraced back into the Wallabies with a clean slate when he joins the European tour in Dublin on Sunday (Monday AEDT). And …
Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has added weight to concerns about the selective nature and influence of big-screen replays in Test rugby. While Cheika had no excuses for Australia’s 29-26 loss …
England coach Stuart Lancaster insists there will be no panic after a 31-28 loss to South Africa at Twickenham made it five straight defeats for the 2015 World Cup hosts …
South Africa coach Heyneke Meyer says his side played “World Cup-winning rugby” in beating 2015 tournament hosts England 31-28 at Twickenham on Saturday. The Springboks bounced backed from their tour-opening …
