Category: Australia Rugby

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

• England will begin against Tonga in Brisbane

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.

Australian Kangaroos and NSW Blues representative Angus Crichton is set to become the latest NRL star to depart the Sydney Roosters with the backrower agreeing to a code switch to rugby union.

Over the past two seasons, the Sydney Roosters have farewelled 14 players, including international stars, premiership winners and future icons of the game.

New Zealand fired coach Scott Robertson on Thursday less than two years before the Rugby World Cup, after a scathing 2025 performance review and rumours of a player revolt.

Sam Burgess has thrown his support behind Hybrid Rugby, with the Rabbitohs legend jumping on as an investor.

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The Wallabies will face the All Blacks in the pool stage of a Men’s Rugby World Cup for the first time, in a potential blockbuster opener to the 2027 tournament in Australia.