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Scottish rugby luck ran true on both sides on the planet over the weekend. In Dunedin, the Scottish-themed Highlanders kicked-off the season with an upset win over defending champions Crusaders. In the Six Nations, Scotland upset England 31-20 to claim […]
An injury cloud is hanging over the 2026 Super Rugby season before it opens tomorrow in Dunedin and Sydney. Local derbies are a feature of the opening round with the Hurricanes from Wellington on a bye in the 11-team competition.
More rule tweaks are in store as 2026 Super Rugby Pacific teams prepare for the season kick-off next weekend. Super Rugby Pacific CEO Jack Mesley says they “want to be a competition that encourages quick taps and faster restarts, cuts
The Wallabies and Hong Kong (China) will kick off the 2027 men’s Rugby World Cup in Perth after the full fixtures were announced. Dates, venues, kick-off times and ticket prices have all been confirmed for all 52 matches, World Rugby
Auckland Blues coach Vern Cotter will be the new Queensland Reds Super Rugby head coach for two years from 2027. Queensland Rugby says the Kiwi replaces Les Kiss who will become Wallabies head coach later this season; Kiss replaces Kiwi
Sydney Rooster Angus Crichton is jumping rugby codes after he confirmed his return to rugby union in 2027 by signing with the NSW Waratahs and Rugby Australia. The news was confirmed by Rugby Australia on its website and follows recent
NZ’s All Blacks are looking for a new head coach after incumbent Scott Robertson chose to step down. His departure was confirmed in a statement released by New Zealand Rugby (NZR) today (January 15). It said Robertson chose to step
Rugby World Cup 2027 will see Australia take on New Zealand after the tournament’s pool groupings were unveiled in Sydney last night (December 3). Australia is ranked second in Pool A, behind New Zealand, with Chile and Hong Kong after
Australia will play two-Test games against Argentina and Japan next year in a 14-Test season as the regular Rugby Championship is paused in the 2026 season. The championship is being paused for a new two-stage global Nations Championship. Under the
France have ended the Wallabies’ European tour on a disappointing note by handing them a 48-33 loss in Paris on Saturday. The result saw the Wallabies lose all four Tests in Europe for the first time since 1958 as a
