Rugby
Williams out with knee injury
All Blacks and Blues midfielder Sonny Bill Williams has been ruled out of rugby for several weeks with a knee injury.
NZ U20 side named to face Japan
New Zealand Under 20 Head Coach Craig Philpott has named his side to open their World Rugby U20 Championship campaign in France tomorrow morning.
Highlanders welcome back AB's for derby match
The Highlanders have named ten current or past All Blacks in their line up when they host the Hurricanes on Friday night.
Nonu leaving French club Toulon
Former All Blacks centre Ma'a Nonu is to leave the French club Toulon and has put his rugby career on hold to spend time with his family.
Lately with Karyn Hay for 29 May 2018
If you have a listing on Air BnB then you should be paying bed tax? And World Rugby want to trial lowering of the acceptable level of contact to the chest. Audio
Crusaders flanker set to join Wallabies
The Australian-born Crusaders flanker Peter Samu will join the Brumbies for the 2019 Super Rugby season and is tipped to be named in the Wallabies' squad tomorrow.
After 127 years: First black player to captain Springboks
Siya Kolisi will be the first black player to captain South Africa in a rugby Test match.
Jared Payne forced to quit playing rugby
New Zealand-born Irish rugby centre Jared Payne has been forced to retire due to the concussion sustained on the 2017 British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand.
Eales to be immortalised in bronze
Wallabies legend John Eales will become the first athlete from outside of rugby league to be honoured with a statue at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane.
England beaten by Baabaas
The England rugby team's preparations for their tour of South Africa has suffered a setback as they lost 63-45 to the Barbarians at Twickenham, their fourth defeat in a row.
Waratahs fall to Chiefs in tight Super battle
Australian celebrations after finally beating a Kiwi Super Rugby team have been shut down after just one week, with the Waratahs falling short 39-27 against the Chiefs in an epic encounter in…
Reds rue errors in narrow Highlanders loss
The Queensland Reds will be kicking themselves after a horror night with the boot cost them a Super Rugby win against the Highlanders in Brisbane.
World Rugby to trial tackle height rule changes
World Rugby is poised to trial rule changes at under-20 competitions that lower the height of tackles to reduce the risk of head injury, particularly concussion.
Depleted Crusaders too good for Hurricanes
A depleted Crusaders gave the Hurricanes a lesson in wet weather rugby to end the visitors' 10-match winning streak to record victory on a slippery ground and in steady rain in Christchurch.
Fair Play: Being female in sport is not a disability
WRFU listed "female player" alongside "physical" and "developmental" conditions. Zoë George, NZRU’s Cate Sexton, Disability Rights Commissioner Paula Tesoriero and para-climber Rachel Carter discuss… Audio
Super rugby next step for women players
A women's super rugby competition is the next step in New Zealand Rugby's bid to make the women's game fully professional. Twenty eight women players were awarded contracts yesterday - the first time… Audio
Black Ferns skipper back to take up contract
The captain of the New Zealand women's World Cup winning rugby team, Fiao'o Faamausili, has come out of retirement to take up one of the inaugural Black Ferns contracts.
Experienced French squad named to face All Blacks
The French rugby coach Jacques Brunel has named an experienced squad to tour New Zealand next month with just one debutant in his 32 man squad.
Owen Franks suspended for 2 weeks
SANZAAR Foul Play Review Committee has accepted a guilty plea from Crusaders prop Owen Franks after he was cited during the Super Rugby match against the Blues.
Sharks push for Super Rugby finals
Five-eighth Robert du Preez scored 18 points as South Africa's Sharks kept up their finals charge with a narrow 28-24 victory over an injury-hit Chiefs outfit at King's Park.
