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A Super Round in Fiji is on the cards after Super Rugby Pacific organisers released its 2026 season draw. Highlights include a ‘Super Round’ in Christchurch, local derbies in the first round and tweaks to the finals format. The draw […]
Wallabies fullback Tom Wright is poised to miss the rest of the season after he sustained an ACL injury in Australia’s 30-22 loss to South Africa in Cape Town on Sunday. “Scans have confirmed fullback Tom Wright suffered an ACL
Redcliffe’s Talobilla Park in Brisbane is to host the 2027 women’s softball world cup as the sport prepares for its return to the Olympic Games. Eight countries will compete in the Cup finals which is returning to Australian soil for
The Wallabies weathered an early onslaught in which the Springboks ran in 22 unanswered points to run in the next 38 points to upset the hosts in Johannesburg on Saturday. The win was Australia’s first at Ellis Park since 1963
Samoa returns to the rugby league’s Pacific men’s Championships which will be played in three countries over four weekends starting in late October. A NRL statement says Samoa will return to the men’s Cup draw after they missed last year’s
Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt has recalled evergreen James O’Connor to the Wallabies after the side to take on South Africa at Johannesburg was named overnight. O’Connor replaces the injured Tom Lynagh as a bomb squad (a 6-2 forward split) was
Christchurch will celebrate its new stadium in style when Super Rugby Pacific’s Super Round heads across the Tasman next year. All 10 games in round 11 will be played at the NZ city’s One New Stadium at Te Kaha from
