Fiji wins,not missing All Blacks,giving NSW confidence for Chiefs showdown

Fiji wins,not missing All Blacks,giving NSW confidence for Chiefs showdown

The Waratahs are hopeful two disciplined victories over the dynamic Fijian Drua will have them prepared for unstructured attacking threat of the Chiefs.

  • byIain Payten

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Reds hang on to win Rebels clash as Blues down Crusaders in Auckland

Reds hang on to win Rebels clash as Blues down Crusaders in Auckland

The Queensland Reds have won their third match in a row after beating the Melbourne Rebels at AAMI Park in Melbourne on Friday night.

Forget orange cards and an NRL-style report system - just tackle lower

Forget orange cards and an NRL-style report system - just tackle lower

If you think that World Rugby is going to change course on concussion because some Super Rugby players in Australia need to get lower,you are dreaming.

  • byPaul Cully
Waratahs grind out victory at SCG to extend Melbourne’s woes

Waratahs grind out victory at SCG to extend Melbourne’s woes

The Waratahs secured consecutive victories for the first time in almost two years,but the Rebels came close to pulling off an upset in a scrappy clash.

  • byIain Payten
The Aussie Super Rugby coach who taught Matt Damon to tackle

The Aussie Super Rugby coach who taught Matt Damon to tackle

As a former South African sevens captain,Melbourne Rebels coach Kevin Foote got a call in 2008 to be Matt Damon’s body double - and rugby tutor - for the film Invictus. But one sizeable problem emerged.

  • byIain Payten
Doubts swirl about Vunivalu’s rugby future as Bennett prepares to pounce
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Super Rugby

Doubts swirl about Vunivalu’s rugby future as Bennett prepares to pounce

Plagued by hamstring injuries since code-hopping in 2020,Suliasi Vunivalu has only played seven games for Queensland. And now a big name in the NRL wants him back.

  • byIain Payten andGeorgina Robinson
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Hooper return date revealed as Coleman’s Subbie Gamble pays off

Hooper return date revealed as Coleman’s Subbie Gamble pays off

The 118-Test veteran will be welcomed back warmly at the NSW Waratahs,but a new crowd favourite has emerged in his place.

  • byGeorgina Robinson
Messy finish but dual playmakers proves twice as nice for Waratahs

Messy finish but dual playmakers proves twice as nice for Waratahs

The second half of the Waratahs’ victory against the Force at Leichhardt Oval was too scrappy to celebrate but the combination of Ben Donaldson and Will Harrison was a big success.

  • byPaul Cully
Wallabies Kellaway and Petaia re-sign as Harrison starts for NSW

Wallabies Kellaway and Petaia re-sign as Harrison starts for NSW

Rugby Australia is clawing back some ground on offshore raiders with three major re-signings in the space of a week.

  • byGeorgina Robinson
Computer chip and chase:Ball-tracking technology to be used in Super Rugby

Computer chip and chase:Ball-tracking technology to be used in Super Rugby

Australian Super Rugby games will be the first major competition matches to use smart ball tracking technology,created in part by a former NASA scientist who designed rockets to fly to Mars.

  • byIain Payten
Force join Rebels in striking pay deal for Super W players
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Australian rugby

Force join Rebels in striking pay deal for Super W players

The Western Force will become only the second Australian Super W side to pay their players,in a move that will ramp up pressure on rivals to follow suit.

  • byGeorgina Robinson andIain Payten