Category: Australia Rugby

Japan suspended head coach Eddie Jones for four games and cut his salary on Wednesday for “verbal abuse directed at local officials” during an Australian tour.

The Titans have pulled off a major cross-code coup with sevens superstar Teagan Levi signing for the 2026 NRLW season after an earlier attempt to poach the playmaker and her try-scoring sister fell through.

Zac Lomax might just have arrived in Super Rugby, but already the code-hopper has made a giant impression.

Zac Lomax’s Super Rugby debut has ended in heartache against the Drua in Fiji – but the former NRL star showed more than enough to suggest he could wear a Wallabies jersey by the time Australia hosts next year’s World Cup.

Zac Lomax’s Super Rugby debut has been delayed after the former NRL star was a late withdrawal from the Western Force’s big win over the Queensland Red on Saturday night.

It has been less than 24 hours since the Manly Sea Eagles confirmed the termination of Anthony Seibold.

Thomas Ramos kicked a penalty after the final hooter to win the Six Nations for France with a mind-blowing 48-46 victory over a rejuvenated England on Sunday morning AEDT.

Zac Lomax has been criticised for taking a cheap shot at rugby league after signing a two-year deal with the Western Force and Rugby Australia.

Zac Lomax’s immediate playing future has been decided, with the former NRL winger signing a two-year deal with Rugby Australia and the Western Force.

Former Wallaby Quade Cooper has ripped into Rugby Australia after the All Blacks named Dave Rennie as their new head coach, replacing Scott Robertson who was sacked midway through a four-year contract.

Australian cross-code international winger Mark Nawaqanitawase will head to Japan to play rugby union for the Saitama Wild Knights later this year.

NRL stars Josh Addo-Carr and Reece Walsh and NRLW counterparts Ali Brigginshaw and Jamie Chapman have combined to settle the age old Australian sporting debate, which footy code is the best?

Hosts Australia will face debutants Hong Kong in the opening game of next year’s Rugby World Cup, organisers have announced.

• Hosts’ big clash with All Blacks on second weekend

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The 2027 World Cup will get off to a low-key start with Australia kicking off against Hong Kong after the organisers opted against beginning the tournament with the Wallabies’ blockbuster pool fixture against New Zealand. When Australia were drawn in the same pool as their arch-rivals in December it was widely expected that such a mouth-watering fixture would raise the curtain on the tournament.

But with the first match taking place on Australia’s west coast in Perth on 1 October, organisers have opted to pit Hong Kong – competing at their first World Cup – against the Wallabies in what is sure to be a one-sided affair. The opening weekend of the tournament features just one fixture involving two tier one nations – South Africa against Italy.

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Waratahs forward Miles Amatosero has been slapped a four-match suspension for punching a teammate and allegedly leaving him with a facial fracture during a training session earlier this month.