New Zealand is not to blame for the problems that are forcing Australia to axe one of its five Super Rugby teams, New Zealand Rugby boss Steve Tew said on Monday. Amid anger and finger-pointing on...
The Australian Rugby Union said Monday either the Melbourne Rebels or Western Force face the axe from next year's Super Rugby competition, with talks underway to decide which one survives. Governing...
Defending champions Fiji clinched a record17th Hong Kong Sevens title Sunday after blowing away South Africa to hand new coach Gareth Baber a victory in his former home town. The Pacific islanders...
All Black legend Dan Carter helped Racing 92 shade Pau 34-32 to push the defending French Top 14 champions up to fifth ahead of Sunday's clash between Toulon and Toulouse. This was Racing's second...
Two South African teams and one from Australia will be axed from the 2018 Super Rugby competition, governing body SANZAAR said on Sunday. The current 18-team competition will be streamlined to a...
South Africa's Western Stormers joined Canterbury Crusaders as the only undefeated teams in this season's Super Rugby after ending the Waikato Chiefs' unbeaten start, while Japan's Sunwolves broke...
The return of All Blacks star Sonny Bill Williams to the playing field was not without controversy, after he blocked out the logo on his jersey of an Auckland Blues sponsor. Williams, a frequent user...
Western Stormers of South Africa put one of their darkest Super Rugby days behind them by beating Waikato Chiefs of New Zealand 34-26 Saturday in a Cape Town thriller. Chiefs humiliated Stormers...
Coastal Sharks of South Africa ground out an 18-13 victory over the Jaguares of Argentina Saturday in an error-strewn Super Rugby match. Endless handling errors by both teams and many penalties led...
Italy and Scotland will play a test match in Singapore June 10 as the city-state seeks to establish itself as a stopover for nations bound for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan. The two Six Nations...
Rugby can grow from a niche sport to be as big as football in China and eventually rival the cash-rich Chinese Super League in popularity, the head of the sport in the world's most populous nation...
Code-hopping All Blacks star Sonny Bill Williams is set to make his return to the 15-a-side game on Saturday, eight months after he ruptured his Achilles tendon while playing sevens at the Rio...
Try-machine Dan Norton has a world record in his sights as England seek a long-awaited victory at this week's Hong Kong Sevens to close the gap on series leaders South Africa. The 28-year-old wing...
The All Blacks hope to warm-up for the British and Irish Lions tour with a Test match against Samoa, New Zealand Rugby chief executive Steve Tew has revealed. Tew said the world champions wanted a...
Springbok great Joel Stransky on Tuesday urged SANZAAR to stop delaying and unveil its revamped Super Rugby format, saying the governing body needed to make tough decisions and stand by them....
South Africa coach Allister Coetzee vowed Monday that the defensive "chaos" of last season will not reoccur when they host France during June in a three-Test series. "It was chaos last year,"...
Waikato Chiefs centre Jonathan Faauli was suspended for four weeks Monday over a high tackle during his team's win over the Northern Bulls on the weekend, governing body SANZAAR said. Faauli was...
In a bid to rebuild from a disastrous 2016 South Africa appointed former centre Brendan Venter as defence coach on Sunday giving him two months to prepare for a three-Test home series against France...
The Canterbury Crusaders joined the Waikato Chiefs and Western Stormers as the only unbeaten teams in Super Rugby with a smashing win over the NSW Waratahs in Sydney on Sunday. The seven-time...
Australia's professional rugby players may go on strike early next year if one of their Super Rugby teams is axed in a shake-up of the competition, a report said on Friday. Fairfax Media said...
