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Super Rugby TT: Hurricanes blow hot for Savea to break the record

23 May 2021 0 comments

NEW Zealand’s Aotearoa sides continued to dominate as they whitewashed the AU sides for the second week. The Kiwis are ten from ten and outscored […]

James O’Connor signs new Reds deal after Super Rugby AU triumph

21 May 2021 0 comments

The Queensland Reds captain has signed up until 2023 at the Super Rugby AU champions

Scott Robertson is set to decide on his future at the Crusaders

19 May 2021 0 comments

The Crusaders have made an offer to in-demand head coach Scott Robertson

Exeter Chiefs announce signing of EQP prop Josh Iosefa-Scott

17 May 2021 0 comments

Exeter Chiefs sign some competition for Harry Williams and Marcus Street to contend with, as Josh Iosefa-Scott arrives from New Zealand

Fukuoka repays the faith of Deans

16 May 2021 0 comments

JAPAN TOP LEAGUE THE Panasonic Wild Knights’ crushing 48-21 win over Toyota Verblitz in Osaka yesterday left the star Japanese winger Kenki Fukuoka one game […]

Exclusive: Scarlets snare Argentina back row star Tomas Lezana

9 May 2021 2 comments

Currently in Australia with the Western Force, for whom he helped reach the Super Rugby AU knockout final against the Brumbies

Mo’unga sparks five-in-row Crusaders

9 May 2021 0 comments

NEW ZEALAND ROUND-UP By BEN JAYCOCK SCOTT Robertson’s Crusaders secured a fifth straight title with a hard fought 24-13 victory over Chiefs in the grand final, […]

Groom parachutes in for the big finale

9 May 2021 0 comments

RUGBY SHORTS FORMER Edinburgh and Northampton scrum-half Nic Groom has joined London Irish until the end of the season. South African Groom, 31, joins the […]

Exclusive: American bankers eye Leicester Tigers takeover

2 May 2021 1 comment

Leicester Tigers were put up for sale by chairman Peter Tom in 2019, seeking £60m for a majority share

Super League AU: Brumbies race clear after Pulu sees red

2 May 2021 0 comments

Michael Cheika strongly disagreed with the red card to given to Force wing Toni Pulu, as the Brumbies booked their place in the final against the Reds

Super Rugby Aotearoa: Laumape makes his All Blacks case

2 May 2021 1 comment

Ngani Laumape was simply unstoppable for the Hurricanes in their 41-22 win over the Highlanders

Les Kiss interested in swapping London Irish for Super Rugby move – report

29 April 2021 1 comment

The Exiles head coach could have his name added to the Waratahs head coach shortlist

Most discussed Rugby players of 2021

26 April 2021 0 comments

Rugby is a game enjoyed by all! Every year many new players join rugby clubs and the national team and many of them are able […]

Rainbow Cup loses its meaning without Bok monsters | Shane Williams

25 April 2021 1 comment

IT’S a real shame the PRO14 Rainbow Cup began this weekend with confirmation the four South African teams won’t be coming to Europe. That was […]

Olowofela hat-trick has Reds reeling

25 April 2021 0 comments

AUSTRALIA ROUND-UP By ADAM ELLIS JORDAN Olowofela’s hattrick ended the Reds unbeaten season and propelled the Western Force to their first knockout match in their Super […]

Super Rugby Aotearoa: Last-gasp McKenzie is match-winner

25 April 2021 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK DAMIAN McKenzie’s 83rd minute match winning penalty put Chiefs into pole position to make the Aotearoa final with a 26-24 win at […]

Podrezov, Willemse add weight to Irish front row options

25 April 2021 1 comment

LONDON Irish have signed Russia prop Vladimir Podrezov on a short-term deal until the end of the season. Podrezov, 27, who has been capped 34 […]

London Irish sign hooker Mike Willemse from Edinburgh

20 April 2021 0 comments

Willemse becomes the first new signing announced by the Exiles for the 2021-22 season

Wrong to get second chance after seeing red | Shane Williams

18 April 2021 1 comment

Red card replacements, like those seen in Super Rugby Aotearoa, will not bring positive change to rugby as the Rainbow Cup prepares to trial the proposed law

Limit the poundage to reduce injuries | Chris Hewett

18 April 2021 1 comment

SO THE New Zealanders are suddenly worried about the injury fall-out from Super Rugby Aotearoa. Welcome to the 21st century. Players have been going down […]

Green light for Pacific Islanders’ inclusion

18 April 2021 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON PACIFIC islands teams Moana Pasifika and Fijian Drua have been granted conditional licences to join a proposed Super Rugby competition […]

Super Rugby AU: Last-gasp Miotti on target for the Force

18 April 2021 1 comment

DOMINGO MIOTTI rescued victory for the Force with the final kick of the game to sour the Waratahs’ hopes of winning for the first time […]

Super Rugby Aotearoa: Hodgman red card helps Highlanders

18 April 2021 1 comment

Ben Jaycock reports on Round 8 of Super Rugby Aotearoa, as the Highlanders clinched victory at the Forsyth Barr Stadium

Sopoaga confirms Wasps exit for Lyon

18 April 2021 0 comments

RUGBY SHORTS WASPS fly-half Lima Sopoaga will join French Top 14 club Lyon at the end of the season. The 30-year-old All Black joined Wasps […]

Joseph brings in foreign legion for Lions job

18 April 2021 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA By MATT MCILRAITH JAPAN will be without seven of the side that beat Scotland at the World Cupwhen they face the Lions at at […]

Phipps: Premiership is like big game of chess

11 April 2021 1 comment

Nick Phipps admits to being proven wrong about the misconceptions Down Under has of the Premiership

Japan is the Top League now, Quade Cooper tells Sanzaar

11 April 2021 0 comments

WALLABIES maverick Quade Cooper sees Super Rugby being turned on its head in the years to come as the growth of rugby in Japan heralds […]

O’Connor puts the boot into Brumbies

11 April 2021 0 comments

AUSTRALIA ROUND-UP By ADAM ELLIS THE Reds booked home advantage in the Super Rugby AU final with a late comeback in the final 15 minutes to […]

Super Rugby Aotearoa: Damian McKenzie’s golden boot decides clash in Dunedin

11 April 2021 0 comments

DAMIAN McKenzie’s ‘golden point’ penalty dramatically secured three straight wins for the Chiefs to keep their Aotearoa final hopes alive. McKenzie said after the 26-23 […]

Wayne Smith may spark new Kiwi dominance | Chris Hewett

4 April 2021 0 comments

Wayne Smith played a bigger role in the 2015 All Blacks side than you may think, writes Chris Hewett

Highlanders drop All Black and five others following team protocols breach

31 March 2021 0 comments

Reports in New Zealand claim players attended a gathering which has seen six players stood down for their clash against Crusaders

Helping Islanders stay home will aid England

28 March 2021 0 comments

COLIN BOAG Banned: Mateo Carreras should have seen red for his eye gouge of Josh Bassett It has taken longenough, but it finally looks as though […]

World Rugby to fund two Pacific Island teams’ inclusion in Super Rugby

25 March 2021 2 comments

£1.2m made available for two teams to be included in Super Rugby from Pacific Island nations

Greig Laidlaw gives his first impressions of Japan’s Top League

21 March 2021 1 comment

The former Scotland captain had the option to stay in France but opted instead for the wonders of Japan

Lack of relegation is not causing a loss of edge

21 March 2021 0 comments

COLIN BOAG Dog-fight: Worcester Warriors versus Gloucester It’s five weeks since the moratorium on Premiership relegation was announced, and if the doom-mongers were to be […]

Wallabies Rugby World Cup challenge is blooming in Brisbane sun | Chris Hewett

21 March 2021 0 comments

Success in France in two years’ time for Australia will rest on the crop of young players emerging under Brad Thorn at Queensland Reds, writes Chris Hewett

PRO16 heading Skyward with South African franchises on board

14 March 2021 2 comments

How close could the PRO16 come to reaching the TV sums struck by the Premiership and Top 14 in recent deals?

Super Rugby AU: Petaia’s late try completes Reds thrilling comeback

14 March 2021 0 comments

JORDAN PETAIA broke Brumbies hearts with a last-minute try securing the bragging rights for the Queensland Reds as Super Rugby AU’s two great powers collided […]

Super Rugby Aotearoa: Crusaders pile the misery on Chiefs

14 March 2021 2 comments

SCOTT Robertson’s Crusaders extended their lead at the top of Super Rugby Aotearoa with a bonus point 39-17 thrashing at home to winless Chiefs. Despite […]

Miotti signs for Warriors

14 March 2021 0 comments

RUGBY SHORTS ARGENTINIAN fly-half Domingo Miotti will join rivals Glasgow Warrior next season. Miotti, 24, spent two seasons with the Jaguares and played in the […]

Halaholo: ‘I was involved in heavy drinking and in my last year at high school I had my daughter’

11 March 2021 1 comment

Halaholo opens up on the trials of his youth on the rough side of Auckland, his dark past with the bottle, and his salvation being the birth of his daughter

All Blacks centre Sonny Bill Williams announces retirement from rugby in both codes

10 March 2021 0 comments

One of few players to hit superstardom in both union and league has hung up his boots to resurrect his boxing career

Young Guns: Harlequins flanker Jack Kenningham

7 March 2021 0 comments

Awarded a senior contract by Harlequins this month, Neale Harvey catches up with the flanker who was inspired by Chris Robshaw

Wallaby Rob’s all in for Irish cause

7 March 2021 0 comments

■By NEALE HARVEY Physical edge: Rob Simmons on the attack for Irish in their win over Wasps in February PICTURES: Getty Images AUSSIE lock Rob […]

Super Rugby Aotearoa: Champions Crusaders off to bonus point flyer

28 February 2021 1 comment

TOM COVENTRY’S Blues and reigning champions Crusaders made strong starts to their Super Rugby Aotearoa campaigns with bonus point, away victories. The opening round was […]