Rebels’ administrator proposes Super club rescue deal
The Melbourne Rebels' administrator is pushing a rescue deal for the debt-ridden Super Rugby Pacific club, with Rugby Australia to make the final call.
The Melbourne Rebels' administrator is pushing a rescue deal for the debt-ridden Super Rugby Pacific club, with Rugby Australia to make the final call.
All three of the NSW Waratahs' contracted hookers are sidelined, plus six other forwards, entering a crucial three-week stretch for the 2-6 Super Rugby side.
Melbourne lock Lukhan Salakaia-Loto has been ruled out with a fractured foot in a big loss for the Rebels, who face the Crusaders in Super Rugby action.
Australian teams can turn the tables on their Kiwi rivals this round, ending years of dominance in the Super Rugby Pacific competition.
Reds halfback Louis Werchon has learnt from his tardiness after being denied a Super Rugby Pacific debut, dropped for being three minutes late to a meeting.
Queensland Reds and Wallabies back Jordan Petaia will likely have shoulder surgery that will bring an early end to the season for the off-contract talent.
The Western Force have reignited their Super Rugby Pacific finals hopes and sent the reigning champions Crusaders to last on the ladder with an inspired win.
Rugby star Kurtley Beale is pursuing legal costs over a failed rape prosecution, during which his lawyers said his accuser had an obvious motivation to lie.
A 31-0 defeat of the Highlanders has righted the Queensland Reds' unsteady Super Rugby season, despite a worrying injury to Jordan Petaia.
Fijian Drua defied some wobbly kicking to beat the Western Force, while the Waratahs beat the Brumbies to book their spot in the women's Super final.
Cormac Daly, who moved to Sydney last year for an office job, will become the first Irishman to start for the Queensland Reds since 1997.
Izack Rodda and Kurtley Beale will bolster the Western Force's stocks, while the Reds have made mass changes as they aim to end a three-match losing streak.
Injured Red James O'Connor has told an incredible family story of wartime survival as Super Rugby Pacific prepares to honour the Anzacs next week.
Suspensions to Tate McDermott and Fraser McReight have been compounded by injuries to in-form Reds lock Seru Uru and centre Josh Flook.
Queensland's ailing Super Rugby campaign has suffered a major double blow, with two Wallaby stars incurring suspensions from the Super Rugby review committee.
Super Rugby Pacific dark horses Melbourne have won a third straight match, downing the Highlanders with the help of a hat-trick from winger Darby Lancaster.
With the club's future uncertain, Melbourne have bagged their second ever Super W win with a rousing 34-21 victory over two-time champions Fijian Drua.
The Queensland Reds have been beaten by Super Rugby Pacific strugglers Moana Pasifika in Whangarei, with two star talents sent off for serious foul play.
The Waratahs will enter the Super Rugby Women finals as hot favourites for the title after completing an unbeaten run through the regular season.
After two losses before a bye the Reds have worked on their game, and their facial hair, ahead of a New Zealand date with the improved Moana Pasifika.
The NSW Waratahs have dropped Wallabies winger Mark Nawaqanitawase for their Friday night Super Rugby Pacific clash against the Crusaders.
Sydney Roosters star Angus Crichton has confirmed he is still attracted to a switch to rugby union, conceding it is almost a now-or-never decision for him.
The Chiefs have returned to the Super Rugby Pacific winners list thanks to a 56-point thrashing of Moana Pasifika in Hamilton.
The NSW Waratahs and Fijijan Drua have both produced convincing wins to sit in the top two spots on the Super Rugby Women's ladder.
With teenage centre Shalom Sauaso starring, the Queensland Reds have held out the fast-finishing Melbourne Rebels to earn their first Super W win of the season.
The ACT Brumbies haven't lost to their fiercest rivals - the NSW Waratahs - since 2018, but their players haven't lost sight of how big the clash remains.
The NSW Waratahs have named Wallabies centre Lalakai Foketi to start against the ACT Brumbies as he continues his return from a neck injury.
After nine months out of action, controversial code-hopper Israel Folau has made a try-scoring return to the 15-player game in Japan.
A tackle that seriously injured Brumbies hooker Lachlan Lonergan has been compared to the hip-drop technique that's now outlawed in the NRL and NFL.
Lachlan Lonergan has suffered a serious ankle injury as the ACT Brumbies overcame a nine-point deficit to beat the Queensland Reds 20-19 at Suncorp Stadium.
The Western Force's unbeaten start to the Super Rugby Women season has come to an end, losing to Fijian Drua, while the Brumbies saw off the Reds.