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Scotland name 32-player squad for two-match Australia tour
Interim head coach Dave Butcher has named the 32-player Scotland squad that will travel to Australia to play the Wallaroos in two …
PWR lock in Final venue through 2029 in bid to ‘build something special’
JAECOO Premiership Women's Rugby have confirmed that The Stoop will host the competition's showpiece finale in 2027, 2028 and 2029…
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Marlie Packer to miss Canada and USA Tests as Red Roses name touring squad
Marlie Packer will not travel with the Red Roses to North America for the latter half of WXV Global Series to ahead of the birth o…
Springboks great Francois Steyn set to call Swansea home
The Toyota Cheetahs will make Ospreys’ St Helen’s their European home this season after striking an agreement to stage their E…
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Toulon statement: Head coach Pierre Mignoni quits with immediate effect
Pierre Mignoni has stepped down from his role as Toulon head coach with immediate effect following a poor start to the Top 14 seas…
Sudamérica Rugby gives Rugby World Cup 2035 bid update
South America's top rugby-playing countries, led by Argentina, have released a statement saying they have officially submitted all…
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New partnership delivers first Rugby World Cup hopeful to Champ club
Spencer Jones, a 29-year-old centre, has joined the Archers, who are in the lower reaches of the embryonic league table, having wo…
Tana Umaga: 'You can definitely see the stamp of Les Kiss on this Wallabies side'
The changes Kiss has made have borne fruit, and All Blacks defence coach Tana Umaga was quick to put his finger on exactly where t…
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‘Sticks in the guts’: Tana Umaga on defensive response required against Wallabies
"It's probably the one stat we look at the most: the three in the red that we lost," the former Moana Pasifika head coach said in …
Why Wallabies scrum-half Ryan Lonergan plays with taped fingers
Ryan Lonergan captained the Barbarians against Northampton Saints one week before the Wallabies started their 2023 Rugby World Cup…
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Ryan Lonergan on potential matchup with All Blacks star Cam Roigard
Wallabies scrum-half Ryan Lonergan has pinpointed some of the traits that make Cam Roigard such an “attacking threat” for the …
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Rugby World Cup final loss still motivates Shannon Frizell ahead of All Blacks return
Shannon Frizell's last game for the All Blacks was the 2023 Rugby World Cup final, a game which ended in heartbreak as the All Bla…
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Ryan Lonergan’s full-circle Wallabies moment 374 days on from debut
Wallabies scrum-half Ryan Lonergan stepped off the team bus before a training session on a cool Tuesday morning in Auckland.
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Japan Rugby League One
Interview
Queensland Premier Rugby standout on Japan move ‘I couldn’t turn down’
Japan-bound fly-half Finn Prass was recognised with the 2026 Tony Shaw Medal as Queensland Premier Rugby’s Player of the Grand F…
‘Everything felt new’: Rieko Ioane on a fresh All Blacks start after Leinster stint
While discussing the All Blacks' upcoming Bledisloe Cup series on Sport Nation NZ, Ioane explained how it felt returning to the na…
Cam Roigard: 'Mike and Rens have opened my eyes to managing that'
Star All Blacks halfback Cam Roigard has had two weeks to reflect on the Greatest Rivalry tour and put the lessons learned from th…
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‘Australia are hitting a sweet spot of Test experience; it’s exciting to think where they could get to over the next 12 months’
With RWC 2027 just under a year away, Australia fans are daring to dream about what sort of shape their team might be in by then.
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PREM Rugby
Interview
'Gloucester deserves a top rugby team playing at the top of the league'
Winless after their first two games last season, and sat eighth in the table, Gloucester have flipped the script this term and bre…
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Cardiff try machine Tom Bowen happy for the 'small' wins
He scored a brace of tries in last Friday’s 47-27 bonus point victory over Zebre Parma at the Arms Park, taking his tally to 13 …
Big Ireland win sees Wales benefit in World Rugby rankings
Ireland's 43-19 victory over Japan in Cork has seen Wales return to 11th in the World Rugby rankings.
‘We wanted to disrupt their attack’: Springbok Women finish tour with Spain shutout
The Springbok Women ended their European tour on Sunday with a 20-0 win over Spain in Seville.
‘There’s a bigger score out there’: Ireland boss demands more after Japan win
Scott Bemand believed that Ireland left points out on the pitch after their 43-19 win against Japan on Saturday.
Nel Metcalfe returns to Wales squad for Japan WXV tour
Wales boss Sean Lynn has named a 30-player squad to tour Japan in October as part of WXV Global Series.
'I could skip homework if I went to rugby training': Marius Simionescu, the reluctant player who became Romania's kingpin
Rugby bored the full-back as a teenager, but he was persuaded to stick at the game, and now a key man for Romania, cannot imagine …
Bok-heavy pack singled out as unexpected URC pacesetters emerge
The Hollywoodbets Sharks are the early pacesetters in the BKT URC as the only team with maximum points after the opening two round…
Former England back-row scores in Top 14 ahead of potential debut for new nation
Former England No.8 Nathan Hughes capped his call-up to Fiji’s squad by bagging a try in his first appearance of the Top 14 seas…
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World's oldest rugby club ends 27-year wait vs Dean Richards' Doncaster
Blackheath FC's 33-26 victory over Doncaster Knights in the Elior Champ was their first at Level 2 in the English league system si…
Scott Barrett on what he saw at set piece time against the Springboks
Scott Barrett is set for his All Blacks return against the Wallabies and is excited to get back into Test rugby after watching the…
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Allan Alaalatoa explains Wallabies’ ‘main focus’ before Bledisloe Cup opener
Allan Alaalatoa believes the visitors can take confidence and belief from their preparation into the fixture.
International
Opinion
The biggest handbrake on the Wallabies’ momentum ahead of their Bledisloe Cup bid
On the surface, the Wallabies seem to have all the right cards to enter the Bledisloe Cup race with confidence and momentum, but t…
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‘Looked pretty hard on myself’: ABs scrum coach addresses lingering set-piece concerns
Ryan, who said he's well aware of the challenges ahead against the Wallabies, addressed the media in Auckland on Monday.
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How fans can give the Wallabies a lift during home Rugby World Cup
94-Test prop Allan Alaalatoa went to the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan, but missed out on the last edition due to injury.
‘What every kid dreams of’: How bolter found out about Wallabies call-up
Toby Macpherson was back home in Goondiwindi when his Wallabies dream was realised, selected in the Bledisloe Cup squad.
Super Rugby Pacific
Opinion
Three takeaways from the 2026 Super Rugby AUS competiton
While the Force are the deserved winners, a lot has been gained by all four franchises from this albeit short competition.
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‘He’s fully selectable’: Jason Ryan on Shannon Frizell’s selection prospects
"Yeah, he's come in in great shape, and I think he's got a lot of confidence out of playing his two or three games for Tasman, wh…
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