Brian O'Driscoll handed Leinster a major boost after declaring himself fit for the all-Irish European Cup final against Ulster at Twickenham on Saturday.O'Driscoll's place ...
Rugby Union19/05/2012 12:55:00 AMread moreTeams for the European Cup final between Leinster and Ulster at Twickenham on Saturday (kick-off 1600 GMT):Leinster: Rob Kearney, Fergus McFadden, Brian O'Driscoll, Gordon ...
Rugby Union19/05/2012 12:12:00 AMread moreThe Brumbies have pulled off another epic Super Rugby victory to strengthen their position at the head of the Australian conference.The Brumbies overcame a ...
Rugby Union18/05/2012 08:38:00 PMread moreRookie fly-half Zack Holmes proved the difference as the ACT Brumbies stormed back in the second half to defeat the Wellington Hurricanes 37-25 on ...
Rugby Union18/05/2012 08:28:00 PMread moreNew Wallabies coaching coordinator Tony McGahan said Friday he wanted to give the Australian side a cut-throat edge.McGahan, 37, left his role as head ...
Rugby Union18/05/2012 07:59:00 PMread moreNewcastle Falcons signed Scotland scrum-half Rory Lawson from Premiership club Gloucester on Friday.Lawson, 31, has agreed a two-year contract and becomes Newcastle's third key ...
Rugby Union18/05/2012 07:15:00 PMread moreWallabies coaching coordinator Tony McGahan believes he can give the Australian side a cut-throat edge after arriving back from Irish club Munster to begin ...
Rugby Union18/05/2012 05:39:00 PMread more
Wallabies X-factor Quade Cooper has vowed to return better than ever ahead of his long-awaited Super Rugby comeback for the Queensland Reds on Saturday ...
Rugby Union18/05/2012 05:32:00 PMread more
A salary cap squeeze and new contracting protocols will result in Wallabies back-rower Scott Higginbotham leaving Super Rugby champions Queensland next season for a ...
Rugby Union18/05/2012 02:32:00 PMread moreThe Melbourne Rebels on Friday boosted their forward pack with the acquisition of Wallabies flanker Scott Higginbotham from defending Super 15 champions Queensland Reds.The ...
Rugby Union18/05/2012 01:43:00 PMread more
The NSW Waratahs' flatlining Super Rugby season is set for another major blow with inspirational hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau to be ruled out of Sunday ...
Rugby Union18/05/2012 01:06:00 PMread moreWinners of rugby union's European Cup ahead of the 2011/12 final between Leinster and Ulster at Twickenham here on Saturday:2010/11: Leinster ...
Rugby Union18/05/2012 06:52:00 AMread moreRob and Dave Kearney are dreaming of joining the elite band of "Brothers in Arms" who have celebrated European rugby glory fighting for the ...
Rugby Union18/05/2012 06:51:00 AMread moreBrad Thorn, enough already.Most sportsman would be deeply satisfied with a 200-game rugby league career that netted four premierships with the Brisbane Broncos, State ...
Rugby Union18/05/2012 06:24:00 AMread moreEuropean Challenge Cup finals record ahead of all-French clash at the Twickenham Stoop between Biarritz and Toulon on Friday:2011: Harlequins (ENG) bt Stade Français ...
Rugby Union18/05/2012 03:03:00 AMread moreJonny Wilkinson will lead Toulon in their hunt for a first trophy in 20 years when they face French rivals Biarritz in the European ...
Rugby Union18/05/2012 03:01:00 AMread moreRelegation or the merger of two teams appear the only options as the South African Rugby Union again met with its Super Rugby sides ...
Rugby Union18/05/2012 02:30:00 AMread more
Wallabies back-rower Scott Higginbotham is set to defect from the Queensland Reds to the Melbourne Rebels next season as the Super Rugby newcomers continue ...
Rugby Union17/05/2012 06:34:00 PMread more
The Brumbies won't be the only team fielding an unfamiliar face at five-eighth for Saturday's Super Rugby clash in Wellington, with Hurricanes coach Mark ...
Rugby Union17/05/2012 05:54:00 PMread more
Improved attack is coach Michael Foley's focus as he attempts to prevent the NSW Waratahs' Super Rugby season from slipping away completely.Foley has made ...
Rugby Union17/05/2012 04:44:00 PMread more
The Western Force will attempt to dent the confidence of Melbourne Rebels playmaker Kurtley Beale in Sunday's Super Rugby clash in Perth.Beale played a ...
Rugby Union17/05/2012 04:22:00 PMread more
Quade Cooper's early return from long-term injury is giving Wallabies coach Robbie Deans more food for thought as he ponders his squad for next ...
Rugby Union17/05/2012 03:29:00 PMread moreThe International Rugby Board (IRB) has agreed to give top-tier nations extra funds to help cover the cost of competing at the Rugby World ...
Rugby Union17/05/2012 02:36:00 PMread moreThe International Rugby Board (IRB) said Thursday it had not banned firebrand Samoan Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu, despite claims from the Pacific nation's coach that he ...
Rugby Union17/05/2012 02:19:00 PMread moreSuperboot Morne Steyn will play his 100th Super Rugby game for table-topping Northern Bulls this weekend as Wallaby playmaker Quade Cooper makes his first ...
Rugby Union17/05/2012 01:24:00 PMread moreRacing-Metro's Springbok utility back Francois Steyn will be fit to play the Top 14 play-off tie against Toulon on May 26 after recovering from ...
Rugby Union17/05/2012 02:37:00 AMread moreAustralian playmaker Quade Cooper will start his first game in nearly seven months on Saturday after major knee surgery, opening the door for a ...
Rugby Union16/05/2012 04:46:00 PMread moreThe Western Force claim they are well advanced in finalising a Super Rugby head coach to replace Richard Graham, saying their list of candidates ...
Rugby Union16/05/2012 04:20:00 PMread more
Queensland Reds drawcard Quade Cooper has two auditions, including a shock Super Rugby start on Saturday night, to regain his Wallabies No.10 jersey in ...
Rugby Union16/05/2012 03:35:00 PMread moreThe Samoa Rugby Union (SRU) has dropped captain Mahonri Schwalger from the national side after his stinging criticism of the team management's conduct at ...
Rugby Union16/05/2012 01:34:00 PMread moreImproved Super Rugby performers Melbourne say they can't afford to take the Western Force lightly when the teams meet on Sunday in Perth.Confidence is ...
Rugby Union16/05/2012 01:20:00 PMread moreThe Rugby World Cup England is to host in 2015 will kick off on the compromise date of September 18, rugby union's governing body, ...
Rugby Union16/05/2012 02:58:00 AMread moreIrish trio Jonathan Sexton, Rob Kearney and Stephen Ferris have made the shortlist for the European Player of the Year for the 2011/12 season ...
Rugby Union16/05/2012 01:21:00 AMread moreHolders Leinster will be without Eoin O'Malley for their European Cup title defence against fellow Irish side Ulster on Saturday after the centre sustained ...
Rugby Union15/05/2012 11:57:00 PMread moreItaly captain Sergio Parisse will make his country's summer tour with hopes high he will recover from his thigh injury to be fit enough ...
Rugby Union15/05/2012 11:40:00 PMread moreEngland's Mike Tindall is set to play his first international rugby for seven months after being included in the Barbarians' squad for their upcoming ...
Rugby Union15/05/2012 07:48:00 PMread moreWales coach Rob Howley says the Grand Slam champions must start beating Southern Hemisphere sides away from home if they are to emerge as ...
Rugby Union15/05/2012 07:07:00 PMread moreWales are leaving no stone unturned in their attempt to beat the Wallabies in Australia for the first time since 1969.Although the Six Nations ...
Rugby Union15/05/2012 05:15:00 PMread moreWallabies coach Robbie Deans said Tuesday he was under no illusion about the threat posed by Six Nations champions Wales, admitting they are fired ...
Rugby Union15/05/2012 04:18:00 PMread moreAll Blacks winger Richard Kahui will miss next month's three-Test series against Ireland with a shoulder injury, his Super 15 team the Waikato Chiefs ...
Rugby Union15/05/2012 02:22:00 PMread moreRugby World Cup-winning All Blacks coach Graham Henry has endorsed the first squad chosen by his successor, saying Steve Hansen has avoided the mistakes ...
Rugby Union15/05/2012 11:41:00 AMread moreDublin will host both of next season's major European club rugby union finals, organisers announced Monday.Lansdowne Road, the home of the Ireland national team, ...
Rugby Union15/05/2012 01:31:00 AMread moreAustralian Michael Cheika will not be coach of Stade Francais next season, a source close to the French Top 14 club said Monday."It was ...
Rugby Union15/05/2012 12:19:00 AMread moreNewcastle announced Monday that Scotland lock Scott MacLeod had signed for the north-east club.MacLeod, 33, has recently been playing in Japanese club rugby following ...
Rugby Union14/05/2012 10:36:00 PMread moreWales caretaker coach Rob Howley included four uncapped players in a 38-man training squad announced Monday for next month's match against the Barbarians and ...
Rugby Union14/05/2012 10:34:00 PMread moreWales caretaker coach Rob Howley has named four uncapped players in a 38-man training squad to prepare for next month's clash against rugby's Barbarians ...
Rugby Union14/05/2012 09:41:00 PMread moreWales 38-man training squad announced Monday for the Barbarians match on June 2 and the tour of Australia:Backs: Ashley Beck (Ospreys), Dan Biggar (Ospreys), ...
Rugby Union14/05/2012 09:35:00 PMread moreThe Brumbies will host Six Nations champions Wales in a midweek match designed to keep the Australian conference leaders fine-tuned for the Super Rugby ...
Rugby Union14/05/2012 06:02:00 PMread more
The Melbourne Rebels see Queensland's Scott Higginbotham as the ideal replacement for France-bound star Gareth Delve but say they've yet to make him an ...
Rugby Union14/05/2012 05:51:00 PMread moreWallabies back-row greats Simon Poidevin and David Wilson believe outstanding young flankers Liam Gill and Michael Hooper will drive each other to immense heights ...
Rugby Union14/05/2012 05:49:00 PMread moreNew Brumbies conscript Peter Hewat could suit up for Friday night's important Super Rugby clash in Wellington but not as Christian Lealiifano's No.10 replacement.The ...
Rugby Union14/05/2012 03:20:00 PMread moreSix Nations Grand Slam champions Wales will play the ACT Brumbies in a mid-week game on their tour of Australia next month, the club ...
Rugby Union14/05/2012 02:56:00 PMread more
Two surprise selections in Steve Handen's first All Blacks training squad, Luke Romano and Luke Whitelock, were on cloud nine at the Crusaders training ...
Rugby Union14/05/2012 02:51:00 PMread moreNew Zealand Sevens rugby coach Gordon Tietjens has been inducted into the IRB Hall of Fame after guiding his team to their 10th world ...
Rugby Union14/05/2012 10:10:00 AMread moreLeading scorers in Spain's Primera Liga after the weekend's final round of matches:50: Messi (Barcelona)46: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)24: Falcao (Atletico Madrid)22: Higuain (Real ...
Rugby Union14/05/2012 06:04:00 AMread moreNew All Blacks coach Steve Hansen remained loyal to several out-of-form All Blacks and tapped nine promising newcomers in naming a training squad of ...
Rugby Union14/05/2012 05:18:00 AMread more
The Melbourne Rebels savoured one of the biggest boilovers in Super Rugby history this weekend and the Queensland Reds produced one of the best ...
Rugby Union13/05/2012 08:04:00 PMread more
Strike weapon Digby Ioane declared the Queensland Reds were back, and on a roll, after an epic 42-27 Super Rugby comeback win ended the ...
Rugby Union13/05/2012 08:02:00 PMread moreTriple champions Northern Bulls maintained their one-point lead at the top of rugby's Super 15 after New Zealand's Waikato Chiefs' winning nine-match run came ...
Rugby Union13/05/2012 07:10:00 PMread moreReigning champions Queensland Reds kept alive their Super 15 title defence with an exhilarating 42-27 victory to end the Waikato Chiefs' nine-match winning run ...
Rugby Union13/05/2012 06:48:00 PMread more
The Brumbies face a dilemma if new recruit Peter Hewat proves a saviour and plays a key role in getting them into the Super ...
Rugby Union13/05/2012 03:24:00 PMread moreFormer Waratahs back Peter Hewat has left Japan to help the ACT Brumbies' push to the Super 15 finals, the club said on Sunday.Hewat, ...
Rugby Union13/05/2012 02:05:00 PMread moreInterim Western Force coach Phil Blake was left fuming at his side's ill-discipline in an embarrassing 53-11 Super Rugby loss to the Sharks in ...
Rugby Union13/05/2012 01:11:00 PMread more
Melbourne Rebels halfback Nick Phipps is again back in the running for a Wallabies berth after starring in his side's upset win over Super ...
Rugby Union13/05/2012 12:29:00 PMread moreRacing-Metro slumped to a shock 25-22 defeat to Agen on Saturday, but the big-spending Paris outfit still managed to hang on to the sixth ...
Rugby Union13/05/2012 07:35:00 AMread moreLeicester booked their place in an eighth successive English Premiership final with a 24-15 semi-final win over champions Saracens at Welford Road on Saturday.The ...
Rugby Union13/05/2012 07:12:00 AMread moreWestern Stormers had to withstand a ferocious comeback by Central Cheetahs before clinching a 16-14 win in a Super 15 southern hemisphere championship match ...
Rugby Union13/05/2012 05:53:00 AMread moreHarlequins staged a late rally to beat Northampton 25-23 on Saturday and so reach a first English Premiership final.Quins were eight points down with ...
Rugby Union13/05/2012 04:09:00 AMread moreCoastal Sharks scored seven tries as they romped to a 53-11 victory over outclassed Australians Western Force in the Super 15 Saturday.The bonus-point triumph ...
Rugby Union13/05/2012 03:55:00 AMread more
Melbourne Rebels skipper Stirling Mortlock brought the crowd to their feet as he scored a second-half try to seal a massive 28-19 upset victory ...
Rugby Union12/05/2012 10:43:00 PMread moreWinger Hirotoki Onozawa scored a hat-trick as Japan overwhelmed South Korea 52-8 on Saturday, with the defending champions handing their arch-rivals a first defeat ...
Rugby Union12/05/2012 10:03:00 PMread more
The Wellington Hurricanes snatched a 26-20 victory over the Otago Highlanders with a Julian Savea try sealing the outcome in the dying minutes of ...
Rugby Union12/05/2012 08:41:00 PMread moreThe Wellington Hurricanes snatched a 26-20 victory over the Otago Highlanders with a Julian Savea try sealing the outcome in the dying minutes of ...
Rugby Union12/05/2012 08:02:00 PMread moreCoach Ewen McKenzie is preaching patience as his Queensland Reds simply must rediscover their attacking precision to end the Chiefs' nine-match Super Rugby winning ...
Rugby Union12/05/2012 01:15:00 PMread more
The NSW Waratahs' Super Rugby season is on life support and players say team bonding is the only medicine.The Waratahs departed on their two-match ...
Rugby Union12/05/2012 01:12:00 PMread moreSouth African back Scott Spedding is set to join mid-table Bayonne on a two-year contract from Brive, a club currently on the brink of ...
Rugby Union12/05/2012 12:52:00 AMread moreTighthead prop Werner Kruger crashed over for a try in the final minutes to clinch South Africa's Northern Bulls a 27-24 Super 15 win ...
Rugby Union11/05/2012 10:57:00 PMread moreNSW looked as though they'd done enough to keep their Super Rugby season alive, only for the Bulls to steal a 27-24 victory in ...
Rugby Union11/05/2012 10:38:00 PMread more
The Blues lifted themselves off the bottom of the Super Rugby table when they beat the Lions 25-3 in the battle of the cellar ...
Rugby Union11/05/2012 08:37:00 PMread moreThe Auckland Blues lifted themselves off the bottom of the Super 15 table when they beat the Golden Lions 25-3 in the battle of ...
Rugby Union11/05/2012 07:38:00 PMread moreOtago Highlanders flanker James Haskell has had his three-week ban for punching Cheetahs player Justin Downey extended to four weeks because of a previous ...
Rugby Union11/05/2012 06:38:00 PMread more
Ex-NSW Waratah Peter Hewat has emerged as the Brumbies' likely saviour at five-eighth, with the record-holding point-scorer close to inking a deal with the ...
Rugby Union11/05/2012 04:56:00 PMread more
Fit-again Reds prop Ben Daley can only marvel at opposite number Sona Taumalolo's Super Rugby try-scoring feats which should have him kicked out of ...
Rugby Union11/05/2012 04:18:00 PMread moreAfter finally realising his Super Rugby dream, playmaker David Harvey has set his sights on further entrenching himself in the Western Force set-up ahead ...
Rugby Union11/05/2012 02:29:00 PMread more
Wallabies star Kurtley Beale is thriving under the pressure that comes with being the Melbourne playmaker according to Rebels coach Damien Hill.Beale will make ...
Rugby Union11/05/2012 01:47:00 PMread more
The injury-depleted Highlanders will be without captain Jamie Mackintosh for Saturday's match against the Hurricanes after the prop was given the week off.Mackintosh, who ...
Rugby Union11/05/2012 10:36:00 AMread moreEngland coach Stuart Lancaster has told banned hooker Dylan Hartley he can forget about resuming his Test career in the cauldron of South Africa ...
Rugby Union11/05/2012 09:58:00 AMread moreEngland coach Stuart Lancaster has warned scrum-half Danny Care he is "treading a very fine line" following his recall to the Test squad for ...
Rugby Union11/05/2012 03:07:00 AMread moreScotland wing Simon Danielli announced Thursday he'd been forced to retire from professional rugby union because of a back injury.The 32-year-old, who finished his ...
Rugby Union11/05/2012 01:43:00 AMread moreScotland suffered a triple setback ahead of their tour of Australia, Fiji and Samoa after David Denton and wing Lee Jones were ruled out ...
Rugby Union11/05/2012 12:33:00 AMread moreGloucester lock Jim Hamilton and London Irish hooker David Paice have both been suspended for seven weeks for fighting in last weekend's Premiership match, ...
Rugby Union11/05/2012 12:09:00 AMread moreToulouse's Georgian international hooker Jaba Bregvadze will miss the end of the season with the Top 14 leaders because of vertebrae problems, coach Yannick ...
Rugby Union10/05/2012 11:53:00 PMread moreWales hooker Huw Bennett has signed for two years with relegated Top 14 side Lyon, the French club confirmed on Thursday.The 29-year-old, who won ...
Rugby Union10/05/2012 11:52:00 PMread moreEngland recalled scrum-half Danny Care for their tour of South Africa when coach Stuart Lancaster named a 42-man squad on Thursday.The 25-year-old, who plays ...
Rugby Union10/05/2012 10:13:00 PMread moreEngland 42-man squad announced Thursday for a three-Test, five-match, tour of South Africa:BacksAnthony Allen (Leicester), Chris Ashton (Northampton), Brad Barritt (Saracens), Mike Brown (Harlequins), ...
Rugby Union10/05/2012 09:11:00 PMread more
Western Force No.8 Matt Hodgson has recovered from concussion to take his place in an unchanged line-up to meet the Sharks in Durban in ...
Rugby Union10/05/2012 08:09:00 PMread more
Ben Lucas has endured a history of Wallabies near misses but the Queensland Reds Mr Fix-It can play his way into the Test No.10 ...
Rugby Union10/05/2012 07:21:00 PMread moreFormer Harlequins coach Dean Richards said Thursday that he was ready to move on despite admitting "huge regret" over the Bloodgate scandal that rocked ...
Rugby Union10/05/2012 06:46:00 PMread more
Rocky Elsom is relishing the chance to captain NSW in their hour of need in Friday night's Super Rugby crunch match with the Bulls.The ...
Rugby Union10/05/2012 05:50:00 PMread moreCoach Jake White says a potential comeback of Wallaby great Stephen Larkham is a "real option" to answer an ACT Brumbies injury crisis at ...
Rugby Union10/05/2012 04:27:00 PMread more