George Ford has been ruled out of England's tour to Japan and New Zealand because of an Achilles injury, rugby chiefs announced on Sunday."Naturally we're disappointed that George won't be with us in Japan and New Zealand, but, following…
The Waikato Chiefs booked their place in the Super Rugby semi-finals as All Blacks hooker Samisoni Taukei'aho grabbed two tries in a 43-21 win over the Queensland Reds on Friday.No Australian team has ever won a Super Rugby knock-out game…
Waikato Chiefs and Wellington Hurricanes will aim to extend the “hoodoo” dominance of New Zealand teams on home soil against their Australian rivals in the Super Rugby quarter-finals. No Australian side has ever won a Super Rugby knock-out…
Waikato Chiefs and Wellington Hurricanes will aim to extend the "hoodoo" dominance of New Zealand teams on home soil against their Australian rivals in the Super Rugby quarter-finals."I don't know what's more daunting, Australian teams…
Three Australian sides and four from New Zealand join Fijian Drua in the Super Rugby Pacific quarterfinals this weekend. See all the team news as it unfolds. (All times in AEST) Friday Chiefs vs Reds, 5.05pm Tom Lynagh returns to the Reds’…
England scrum half Alex Mitchell believes his young Northampton teammate Fin Smith is more than capable of matching experienced Bath playmaker Finn Russell when the fly-halves meet in Saturday's Premiership final at Twickenham.Mitchell,…
A new series has revealed the halftime speech that fired New Zealand up before returning to the field to lock horns with South Africa in the Rugby World Cup final.
Overzealous rugby coaches from the prestigious Wellington College in New Zealand have been issued lengthy bans after abusing a referee in a recent junior match.
SPOTLIGHT: All Blacks great Dan Carter believes England have it in them to move beyond a safety-first style of tournament rugby during an upcoming tour of New Zealand. England face the All Blacks in Dunedin on July 6 and in Auckland a week…
Throughout rugby history, few moments have achieved the legendary status of Gareth Edwards' try for the Barbarians against New Zealand in 1973. Often hailed as
SPOTLIGHT: All Blacks great Dan Carter believes England have it in them to move beyond a safety-first style of tournament rugby during an upcoming tour of New Zealand.
Photo: AFP / MIGUEL MEDINA The New Zealand Rugby Players Association intends to push ahead with plans to establish a separate body to run the professional game. A proposal to radically revamp New Zealand Rugby’s governance structure failed…
The gap between the New Zealand and Australian Super sides has shrunk if only a little in 2024, but the increased jeopardy in this year’s Super Rugby Pacific has made for a much more entertaining competition. The ACT Brumbies, Queensland…
The Provincial Unions have rejected New Zealand Rugby’s proposed governance reform and passed their own watered-down version. NZ Rugby’s “Proposal 1”, backed by the NZ Rugby Players’ Association and the NZ Māori Rugby Board, and…
The top-end of women’s sevens has never been stronger, according to Australia coach Tim Walsh, who is confident his team have what it takes to get the better of New Zealand at the upcoming HSBC SVNS Grand Final in Madrid.
The top-end of women’s sevens has never been stronger, according to Australia coach Tim Walsh, who is confident his team have what it takes to get the better of New Zealand at the upcoming HSBC SVNS Grand Final in Madrid.