5:59 AM BST Hurricanes coach Chris Boyd has slammed his team’s Super Rugby loss to the Brumbies. The early frontrunners for the title have lost three games in a row in a concerning form slump just two games out from the finals. The 24-12 defeat in Canberra means they have all but lost hope of
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7:49 AM BST The Brisbane Global Rugby Tens is on hiatus for 2019, with organisers blaming next year’s World Cup for player availability issues. The pre-season tournament has run at Suncorp Stadium for the past two years and has served as a strong promotional lead-in to Super Rugby but has attracted only lacklustre crowds. Just
2:58 AM BST The Brumbies have received a boost going into their vital Super Rugby match against the Hurricanes by securing the signature of scrumhalf Joe Powell for the next two years. Powell is coming off playing his fourth Test for the Wallabies and had no hesitation in extending his stay in Canberra until the
2:15 AM BST Brumbies co-captain Christian Lealiifano’s future in Australian rugby is still up in the air after he signed a contract in Japan. The playmaker will join Toyota Jido Shokki when the Super Rugby season finishes, but returning to Canberra next year is a possibility. Just three rounds remain in Super Rugby’s regular season
2:47 PM BST Wallabies ace Israel Folau will miss the NSW Waratahs’ crucial Super Rugby clash with the Melbourne Rebels on Friday night after he failed to have his one-match ban overturned on appeal. Folau fronted a high-stakes appeal hearing on Thursday night after he was banned from one match by a World Rugby judiciary
12:58 PM BST These are heady times for rugby union in the United States. With a first victory over a Tier One country courtesy of a 30-29 win against Scotland and with qualification secured for next year’s Rugby World Cup in Japan, the sport is riding an unprecedented wave of success. Maintaining momentum will be
10:31 AM BST Samoa’s rugby team have a double motivation heading into their Rugby World Cup qualifier against Germany, with the country’s Prime Minister berating them for a run of defeats and telling them to quit if they lose. Samoa, who often enthral the World Cup with their high-octane physical play, have been thrust into
Jun 28, 2018 Sam Bruce Close ESPN Associate Editor Sam was brought up on long drives and the dusty fields of north-west New South Wales, where he developed his love of rugby from an early age. He joined ESPNscrum after a five-year stint heading up Fox Sports Australia’s digital rugby coverage. John Goliath Close Rugby
11:41 AM BST Rugby Australia is set to appeal the one-game ban handed down to Wallabies and NSW Waratahs star Israel Folau after he was cited for making contact in the air during the third Test against Ireland. A World Rugby judicial hearing in Sydney on Wednesday night handed down the suspension, which means Folau
7:55 AM BST All Blacks captain Kieran Read is set for big-time rugby again after returning from a long injury stint in humble surrounds. Read played the first half for Counties Manukau on Wednesday in a pre-season provincial match at Manurewa Rugby Club, south of Auckland. NSW Waratahs coach Daryl Gibson says the laws surrounding