Africans can't agree on Super Rugby teams
Relegation or the merger of two teams appear the only options as the South African Rugby Union again met with its Super Rugby sides ...
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Rebels set to sign Wallaby Higginbotham
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
Hurricane Barrett rested for Brumbies game
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
Foley makes four Waratahs changes
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
Force aim to keep Beale quiet
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
Cooper comeback clouds Deans' thinking
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 moreIRB rejigs funding after World Cup row
The 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 moreIRB denies banning controversial Samoan
The 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 moreSteyn eyes ton for charging Bulls
Superboot 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 moreSteyn gets green light for Top 14 play-off
Racing-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 moreWallaby Cooper to make first start in seven months
Australian 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 moreForce closing in on new Super Rugby coach
The 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
Returning Cooper has two Test auditions
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 moreSamoa axe outspoken captain
The 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 moreRebels keen to prove they're a force
Improved 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 moreRugby World Cup 2015 to kick off on September 18
The 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 top shortlist for Euro player of year
Irish 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 moreFitzgerald ruled out of European Cup final
Holders 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 moreParisse to tour with Italy despite injury - federation
Italy 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 moreTindall in star-studded Barbarians squad
England'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 target Southern Hemisphere scalp
Wales 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 moreWelsh rugby stars to arrive early
Wales 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 moreDeans wary of Wales threat
Wallabies 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 Black Kahui out of Ireland Tests
All 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 moreHenry endorses Hansen's All Blacks
Rugby 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 set for European double
Dublin 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 moreCheika to stop coaching Stade Francais - source
Australian 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 sign lock MacLeod
Newcastle 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 moreUncapped quartet in Wales squad for Australia
Wales 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 moreFour uncapped players in Wales RU squad
Wales 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 training squad for Barbarians and Australia
Wales 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 moreBrumbies to host Wales in June
The 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
Rebels keen on Reds' Higginbotham
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 moreSuper scavengers make huge impact
Wallabies 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 moreBrumbies to punt on young gun at No.10
New 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 moreWales to play Brumbies on Australia tour
Six 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
Romano, Whitelock named in All Blacks team
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 moreNZ take 10th rugby Sevens title
New 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
Leading 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 moreLoyalty and youth in All Blacks training squad
New 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
Mighty Super upsets dent Kiwi pride
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
Reds stage Super comeback to roll Chiefs
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 moreBulls shade Chiefs, Stormers in Super 15
Triple 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 moreRampant Reds end Chiefs' winning run
Reigning 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
Hewat joins Brumbies but can't play finals
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 moreHewat signing bolsters Brumbies
Former 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 moreForce rue ill-discipline in Sharks mauling
Interim 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
Rebels' Phipps back in Wallabies frame
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 moreBeaten Racing-Metro still win play-off race
Racing-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 moreTigers tame Saracens to set up Quins final
Leicester 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 moreStormers keep Cheetahs at bay for ninth win
Western 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 moreQuins come back to stun Saints in semi-final
Harlequins 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 moreSharks devour Force in seven-try romp
Coastal 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
Rebels upset Crusaders in Melbourne
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 moreOnozawa hat-trick as Japan thrash S. Korea
Winger 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
Hurricanes see-saw to win over Highlanders
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 moreSavea Hurricanes' saviour against Highlanders
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 08:02:00 PMread morePatience must be Reds' Super virtue
Coach 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
Waratahs ready to bond in South Africa
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 moreBayonne to sign Brive's Spedding
South 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 moreBulls power to late win over Waratahs
Tighthead 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 moreBulls beat NSW Waratahs 27-24 in Sydney
NSW 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
Blues beat Lions 25-3 to climb off bottom
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 moreBlues defeat Lions to end losing streak
The 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 moreHighlanders Haskell ban extended to four weeks
Otago 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-Waratah Hewat set to join Brumbies
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
Reds must stop Chiefs try-scoring prop
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 moreForce's David Harvey living the dream
After 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
Rebels' Beale key to beating Crusaders
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
Mackintosh missing for Highlanders
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 moreLancaster lays down the law to Hartley
England 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 issues Care warning
England 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's Danielli retires from rugby
Scotland 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 trio out of tour
Scotland 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 moreHamilton, Paice banned for seven weeks
Gloucester 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 moreSeason over for Bregvadze
Toulouse'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' Bennett signs for Lyon
Wales 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 squad for South African rugby tour
England 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 squad for South Africa
England 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
Force's Hodgson set for Sharks rugby clash
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
Lucas looms as Wallabies bolter
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 moreRichards ready to move on from 'Bloodgate' scandal
Former 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
Elsom back to lead Waratahs in Super Rugby
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 moreLarkham return a 'real option' for Brumbies
Coach 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 moreIn-form Chiefs face Reds test
New Zealand's Waikato Chiefs put their unbeaten nine-match run to the test against defending Super 15 champions Queensland Reds in Brisbane on Sunday.The Chiefs ...
Rugby Union10/05/2012 01:22:00 PMread moreCharteris hooked by Perpignan
Welsh international lock Luke Charteris signed a three year contract with Top 14 side Perpignan from Newport Gwent Dragons on Wednesday.The 29-year-old - capped ...
Rugby Union10/05/2012 05:15:00 AMread moreCare bans booze in bid to regain England place
Harlequins scrum-half Danny Care said Wednesday he has stopped drinking in a bid to revive his faltering England career.The 25-year-old was arrested four times ...
Rugby Union10/05/2012 01:00:00 AMread more
Reds target Cruden as Chiefs danger
The SBW show will attract Brisbane's biggest Super Rugby crowd of 2012 on Sunday but it's Chiefs five-eighth Aaron Cruden who the Queensland Reds ...
Rugby Union09/05/2012 06:29:00 PMread more
Waratahs to sink or swim with new look
Just as time is running out on NSW's Super Rugby season, the Waratahs are racing the clock to master new combinations after coach Michael ...
Rugby Union09/05/2012 04:58:00 PMread more
Rebels need fast start: Freier
Melbourne Rebels hooker Adam Freier says his side needs a fast start against the Crusaders to upset the perennial Super Rugby champions on Saturday ...
Rugby Union09/05/2012 02:37:00 PMread moreMissoup signs for Stade Francais
Toulon forward Olivier Missoup has signed a two-year deal with Top 14 rivals Stade Francais, the southern French club announced Tuesday on their Twitter ...
Rugby Union09/05/2012 04:41:00 AMread moreBath bank on South Africa's Gold
South Africa's Gary Gold has been given the task of reviving former English giants Bath after the English Premiership club announced Tuesday he would ...
Rugby Union09/05/2012 04:06:00 AMread more
Desperate Tahs undergo revamp for Bulls
NSW concede they need a major revamp of their starting line-up and playing style if they are to match the might of Super Rugby's ...
Rugby Union08/05/2012 06:56:00 PMread moreStade's Szarzewski signs for Racing
Stade Francais hooker Dimitri Szarzewski on Monday confirmed he would be playing for cross-town rivals Racing-Metro as of next season.It had been widely known ...
Rugby Union08/05/2012 07:28:00 AMread moreSevens starlet Vasuinubu joins Bordeaux
Fiji sevens international Avenisi Vasuinubu has signed for French Top 14 side Bordeaux-Begles, while Argentine winger Rafael Carballo has extended his contract, club president ...
Rugby Union08/05/2012 12:32:00 AMread moreMatanavou returns to Toulouse
Winger Timoci Matanavou has returned to Toulouse after being allowed to travel back home to Fiji to be with his sick father, manager Guy ...
Rugby Union07/05/2012 10:35:00 PMread more
New contracting regime annoys rugby stars
Wallabies flanker Scott Higginbotham has voiced his frustration at Australian rugby's new contracting regime which has been complicated by the cloud over a proposed ...
Rugby Union07/05/2012 07:04:00 PMread more
Palu keen to repay Waratahs
Waratahs coach Michael Foley has hailed Wycliff Palu's decision to extend his contract with NSW as a massive vote of confidence in the Super ...
Rugby Union07/05/2012 06:33:00 PMread moreWallaby Palu rebuffs Japan to stay in Australia
Wallaby forward Wycliff Palu has knocked back a Japanese club offer to re-sign for the NSW Waratahs and the Australian Rugby Union for another ...
Rugby Union07/05/2012 05:47:00 PMread moreReds target Super Rugby bonus points
Defensive linchpin Anthony Faingaa believes Queensland have momentum in spite of a gut-wrenching Christchurch loss but must start gaining four-try bonus points to make ...
Rugby Union07/05/2012 04:28:00 PMread more
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