Rugby Union News

Wallabies winger Henry Speight is one five players in line to debut for the Queensland Reds against his former team, the Brumbies, in Friday’s Super Rugby season opener in Canberra. …

There is a fair bit of hype surrounding both the Blues and the Chiefs heading into the 2020 Super Rugby season. Friday’s (31/1/2020) Super Rugby 2020 match is between Blues …

Disgraced English rugby champions Saracens have been slugged with a further 70-point deduction on a day the club’s interim CEO stood down. Edward Griffiths resigned with immediate effect on Tuesday, …

Former Scotland coach Vern Cotter has accepted a three-year contract to coach Fiji. Cotter succeeded fellow New Zealander John McKee, who guided the Pacific nation from 2014 until the end …

Facing the formidable three-time defending Super Rugby champions the Crusaders first up might seem a scary prospect, but it’s a challenge NSW Waratahs prop Tom Robertson welcomes. On paper Saturday’s …

Melbourne Rebels playmaker Matt Toomua isn’t beating around the bush – he wants to make the Wallabies No.10 jersey his own in 2020. Toomua says the best way to clinch …

Brumbies prop Scott Sio is refusing to use the rebuilding “excuse” this Super Rugby season as the club prepares to blood a young side against Queensland in round one. Sio …

Former Wallabies and Queensland Reds flier Luke Morahan is making a late bid for selection in the Australian men’s Sevens team for the Tokyo Olympics. Currently signed to Bristol Bears …

Former Scotland mentor Vern Cotter is the new head coach of the Fiji rugby team. New Zealand-born Cotter succeeds Australian John McKee who was head coach from 2014 and whose …

Has Super Rugby’s most dominant dynasty lost its clout? One of the glaring Kiwi question marks this season is whether coach Scott Robertson can eke a record fourth-straight title from …

Eddie Jones has warned France their youth policy could backfire in Paris on Sunday when England plan to launch their Six Nations with a display of “brutal physicality”. New Les …

Running out in front of Brumbies fans may be nothing new to Henry Speight, who considers Canberra “home”. But the damaging winger admits he will get emotional before taking the …

Incoming Wallabies coach Dave Rennie has given his tick of approval to the Melbourne Rebels’ Super Rugby preparations ahead of their opening match on Saturday. Rennie spent time breaking bread …

Veteran Wallaby Kurtley Beale has the inside running in a tight race to start the Super Rugby season at five-eighth for the Waratahs following injury to Mack Mason. New head …

Australia won’t see their 15-a-side rugby stars until later in the men’s sevens world series – and won’t have Samu Kerevi at all – but coach Tim Walsh reckons they …

Izack Rodda wasn’t sure what more he could’ve done to win the Queensland Reds captaincy this season. But the 22-Test Wallabies lock says he’s swallowed his pride and backs the …

It’s one injury step forward and another back for the Australian women’s sevens team who are running out of time to get their strongest squad on the park together before …

Australia have breathed life into their men’s Olympic sevens preparations with a bronze-medal performance at the world series tournament in New Zealand. A dominant 33-21 win over England in the …