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No restrictions for opening weekend of Super Rugby Aotearoa, as New Zealand returns to normality

8 June 2020 0 comments

No limits on number of fans as New Zealand eradicates lockdown on eve of Super Rugby Aotearoa kick off

Dan Carter makes surprise return to Super Rugby with Blues

4 June 2020 0 comments

Dan Carter has been confirmed as a Blues player ahead of the ten-week Super Rugby Aotearoa competition

Rugby action set to return this June

3 June 2020 0 comments

Are you excited for “Virtual Rugby Show” and New Zealand‘s domestic Rugby competition? After weeks of isolation and social distancing, rugby, the action is back […]

Five clubs in queue for axed Queensland Reds ace Isaac Lucas

2 June 2020 0 comments

Lucas was one of three Reds players to have their contracts ended last month after a dispute with Rugby Australia

Leicester Tigers to follow up major overhaul of academy with new signing

27 May 2020 0 comments

An ally of Simon Cohen is set to exit Welford Road, as further change takes shape at Leicester

Action taken against Reds trio who refused pay cut

18 May 2020 0 comments

Wallabies lock Izack Rodda among three Queensland Reds players who are in dispute over salary cuts

Julian Savea to leave Toulon and reveals where he would like to play

14 May 2020 0 comments

The ex-All Blacks wing would like to return home to New Zealand

Official: Ex-Wasps full-back Kurtley Beale to leave Waratahs for Racing 92

12 May 2020 0 comments

The Top 14 club bring in Beale and one other Wallaby ahead for next season

Dates confirmed for Super Rugby to resume in New Zealand

11 May 2020 0 comments

Ten rounds of fixtures confirmed for resumption of Super Rugby in New Zealand

Matt Toomua could dodge Rugby Australia cuts by making return to Premiership

28 April 2020 0 comments

Matt Toomua and two other Wallabies stars eye Premiership moves

Proud brother Luke Whitelock tips Crusaders flanker to hit the big time

27 April 2020 0 comments

Four brothers raised on a dairy farm who have hit the heights of New Zealand rugby

Premiership clubs keen to offer Australia aces way out

14 April 2020 0 comments

Recruitment hasn’t been shut down for some Premiership clubs

World Rugby vice-chairman candidate Bernard Laporte proposes axing Champions Cup

6 April 2020 0 comments

Laporte sees a radical improvement on the Champions Cup which would incorporate teams in both hemispheres

Kurtley Beale set to switch hemispheres and move north

26 March 2020 0 comments

The former Wasps full-back has agreed a deal with Racing 92, according to reports

Wales legend Jamie Roberts shows generosity to NHS staff

19 March 2020 0 comments

Roberts is away in South Africa where he has been playing for the Stormers in Super Rugby

South African lock turns back on Leicester Tigers move

19 March 2020 0 comments

Lions lock Marvin Orie appears to have attracted interest from outside the Premiership

Billy and Mako Vunipola wanted by ‘several Super Rugby’ teams

17 March 2020 0 comments

The Vunipola brothers are yet to outline whether they will be playing for Saracens next season

Expertise of team doctor prevents Springbok star Pieter-Steph du Toit from possible leg amputation

17 March 2020 0 comments

Complications from blood clot led to the reigning World Player of the Year receiving emergency surgery

Crusaders go top as SANZAAR call halt to the season

15 March 2020 0 comments

By ADAM ELLIS Revival: Rieko Ioane scores for the Blues REIGNING Super Rugby champions Crusaders are back on top of the New Zealand Conference after […]

Clubs are counting the cost of Covid-19

15 March 2020 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON Money-spinner: Toulouse are scheduled to play Ulster in early April PICTURE: Getty Images FRENCH COLUMN In the end, the rapidly shifting Covid-19 situation […]

Hurricanes blown away after Lomax sees red

8 March 2020 1 comment

By ADAM ELLIS Contentious: Tyrel Lomax saw red for a high tackle PICTURE: Getty Images LIFE after Beauden Barrett has not been easy for the […]

Tougher penalty for high tackles has effect

8 March 2020 1 comment

NEWS EXTRA WORLD Rugby’s strict crackdown on high tackles at last year’s World Cup resulted in a dramatic reduction in the incidence of concussions, the […]

Leicester Tigers wrap up deal for Super Rugby lock

4 March 2020 0 comments

A position that Geordan Murphy has been keen to bolster at Leicester

Sharks show killer instinct for a third win on the road

1 March 2020 0 comments

■By ADAM ELLIS Try double: On loan Harlequins centre Joe Marchant scored twice for the Blues QUEENSLAND Reds head coach Brad Thorn admitted his side […]

Ebbw ace Rubasniak earns first Test call for Poland

1 March 2020 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA ■By ROB COLE DAWID Rubasniak should have been battling relegation and the elements for Ebbw Vale at Carmarthen Quins this weekend, but instead […]

Banks leads the way for resurgent Aussies

23 February 2020 0 comments

By ADAM ELLIS HEAD coach Dan McKellar is determined to make sure his Brumbies side ‘buck the trend’ of Australian rugby’s decline following their impressive […]

Harlequins announce signing of Stormers tighthead Wilco Louw

13 February 2020 0 comments

Quins have found their replacement in the pack when Kyle Sinckler heads to Bristol

Harlequins line up Springboks star Pieter-Steph du Toit to replace Robshaw

12 February 2020 0 comments

Also, Simon Zebo appears to be on his way out of France but an Ireland homecoming might not be on the cards…

Gatland adds Crusaders to his KO’d list

9 February 2020 0 comments

By ADAM ELLIS WARREN Gatland’s continues to make his mark in Super Rugby as his Chiefs side pulled off yet another stunning second-half fightback – […]

Sunwolves state case with five-try win in Tokyo

2 February 2020 1 comment

By ADAM ELLIS Winning start: Sunwolves’ Ben Te’o PICTURE: Getty Images Capitulation: Joe Marchant tasted defeat on Blues debut BEN TE’O made a winning start […]

“I’d done my time in Cape Town” – Eben Etzebeth talks Toulon move

23 January 2020 0 comments

Springboks enforcer Eben Etzebeth switched the Stormers for Toulon after winning the World Cup

Harlequins sign Andre Esterhuizen after meeting lofty wage demands

22 January 2020 0 comments

Quins win race for Springbok centre’s signature after facing competition from rival Premiership club

Leicester Tigers hunt Super Rugby star Ben Lam

14 January 2020 0 comments

No one has scored more combined tries over the past two Super Rugby seasons than the Hurricanes wing

Jordan Taufua urges Crusaders boss to follow him north

8 January 2020 0 comments

The Leicester Tigers flanker believes head coach Scott Robertson can boost his All Blacks aspirations by gracing the Premiership

Crusaders alter identity in wake of terror attacks on mosques

29 November 2019 0 comments

The Crusaders have overhauled their identity in the wake of the Canterbury mosque shootings earlier this year, but won’t change their name

Nic White to leave Exeter Chiefs and make Brumbies return

9 October 2019 0 comments

White is currently on duty with Australia at the Rugby World Cup

Red Roses undone by Wickliffe magic

21 July 2019 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON Winner’s smile: Kendra Cocksedge parades the Super Series trophy ENGLAND may be the dominant force in Europe but there is work to […]

Champions Jesters fall to Samurai in thriller

14 July 2019 1 comment

EALING Trailfinders’ ground was the venue for the final round of the 2019 Super Sevens Series on the hottest day of the year. And with […]

Beaten, but Jaguares still give Eddie lots to think about

7 July 2019 0 comments

By NICK CAIN ASKED whether he was concer ned about the improvements made by a Jaguares side which is virtually England’s World Cup pool opponents, […]

Read signs off after 12 years

7 July 2019 0 comments

KIERAN Read thanked the Crusaders as his 12- year stint came to and end as he prepares to leave New Zealand for a Japanese club […]

Tears show how much we care says Quesada

7 July 2019 1 comment

By SAM JACKSON Dejected: Jaguares captain Pablo Matera and coach Gonzalo Quesada EMOTIONS ran high in the Jaguares changing room after their dream had ended […]

Sonny Bill may not last pace

7 July 2019 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA ALL BLACKS coach Steve Hansen admits he has doubts over Sonny Bill Williams’ ‘durability’. Injuries have been an ongoing plague to Williams’ career […]

Ref’s blunder helps Crusaders march on

30 June 2019 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON Hitman: Sevu Reece celebrates the first of his two tries for the Crusaders PICTURE: Getty Images Erratic: Beauden Barrett SEVU Reece ran […]

Argentine history boys power into Christchurch

30 June 2019 0 comments

By GEORGE LAWRENCE THE Jaguares made light work of the Brumbies in Buenos Aires to power into their first ever final. They will face the […]

Warren Gatland to take over at Chiefs on four-year deal

28 June 2019 0 comments

The Wales head coach will return home to New Zealand to coach the Chiefs – but won’t affect his duties with the Lions

Jaguares show Chiefs who’s boss in Argentina

23 June 2019 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON Comeback: Matias Moroni scores for the Jaguares PICTURE: TRP Photographer THE JAGUARES made history by qualifying for the Super Rugby semi-finals for […]

Folau asks fans to fund his legal fight

23 June 2019 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA ISRAEL Folau has appealed for public donations to help him legally contest his dismissal by Rugby Australia. Folau, 30, had his contract terminated […]

Wales face All Blacks in 2020

23 June 2019 1 comment

WALES are set to play two Tests in New Zealand in July 2020. The trip to his home country will be new coach Wayne Pivac’s […]

Geoff Parling opens up on misery of England dressing room after World Cup defeat to Wales

18 June 2019 0 comments

‘I messed up the lineout call’ – former England lock Geoff Parling

’Coakroach’ blast from coach after Am nicks it

16 June 2019 1 comment

■By ADAM ELLIS Rapid: Lukhanyo Am breaks through for Sharks’ winner PICTURE: Getty Images Aussie champs: Brumbies will face the Sharks LUKHANYO Am’s dramatic last-gasp […]

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