Reds and Brumbies to provide Test taster
The unbeaten Brumbies will play the Queensland Reds in a heavyweight Super Rugby Pacific clash that doubles as a Wallabies power struggle.
The unbeaten Brumbies will play the Queensland Reds in a heavyweight Super Rugby Pacific clash that doubles as a Wallabies power struggle.
Queensland prop Dane Zander has copped a three week Super Rugby ban while Brumbies gun Tom Banks is free to take on the Reds on Saturday.
Simon Cron will replace Tim Sampson as Western Force coach at the end of the Super Rugby Pacific season, lured from Japan by Andrew Forrest.
Taniela Tupou has powered the Queensland Reds past the NSW Waratahs in Brisbane, winning 32-20 despite receiving a red and yellow card.
The Crusaders have improved to 4-1 in the Super Rugby Pacific season, defying the Chiefs 34-19 in Waikato.
The Blues scored four tries to the Highlanders' three, surviving a second-half comeback to win 32-25 at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin.
Melbourne have scored five tries to earn their first Super Rugby Pacific win of the season, beating Fijian Drua 42-27 at AAMI Park.
Dismissed as "too short" by the NSW Waratahs, spirited second-rower Connor Vest wants to prove a point when he lines up against them for the Queensland Reds.
The unbeaten Brumbies are on top of the Super Rugby Pacific ladder, but it would have been different had the Western Force held their nerve in round one.
Queensland Reds prop Taniela Tupou has been cleared of foul play at a SANZAAR judiciary hearing on Wednesday night and is free to face the Waratahs on Saturday.
The Brumbies will leave five-eighth Noah Lolesio and their Wallabies props James Slipper and Allan Alaalatoa behind for their trip to Perth.
Queensland State of Origin star Lote Tuqiri has revealed a mentoring role with former Super Rugby club the Waratahs ahead of their grudge match with the Reds.
Fellow code-hopping winger Lote Tuqiri has urged Suliasi Vunivalu to leave any decision on his future until after his return from a long-term hamstring injury.
Former Wallabies fullback Chris Latham is frustrated by the trend of stop-start rugby and a desire to over-officiate he says is "killing the game".
Wallabies captain Michael Hooper is hopeful of returning for the NSW Waratahs in next week's Super Rugby Pacific seventh-round clash against the Fijian Drua.
The Queensland Reds will head to the judiciary after Taniela Tupou was offered a two-week suspension for foul play against the Brumbies.
Wallabies prop Taniela Tupou is facing a one-match Super Rugby suspension after being cited for alleged foul play in the Queensland Reds' loss to the Brumbies.
Wallabies coach Dave Rennie has named eight uncapped players in his 40-man squad for next month's three-day training camp, but Matt To'omua is a shock omission.
The Waratahs have won successive matches for the first time since August 2020, beating Melbourne 24-19 in their Super Rugby Pacific contest at the SCG.
The Brumbies have had to dig deep to beat the Queensland Reds 16-12 in a physical Super Rugby Pacific encounter in Canberra.
The Queensland Reds have surged late to take a five-point win against the Brumbies in Friday evening Super W action.
Stinging from their Super Rugby Pacific loss to NSW, Western Force are out to make amends against Fijian Drua, with veteran half Ian Prior in the hot seat.
Teddy Wilson, son of former Wallabies captain David Wilson, is set to make his Super Rugby Pacific debut as the Waratahs look to keep Melbourne winless.
The Brumbies and Queensland Reds will resume hostilities in Canberra as the only two unbeaten teams after four Super Rugby Pacific rounds.
Rugby Australia's chief performance officer, former AIS boss and sailor Peter Conde, has outlined his intentions in his first interview since accepting the job.
Jordan Petaia will go head-to-head with Tom Banks in a fullback showdown on Friday after the Reds talent was again picked in the No.15 to face the Brumbies.
All three scheduled Super Rugby Pacific round five games in New Zealand have been postponed, with a previously delayed game to be played instead.
Queensland are looking to continue their recent win streak against the Brumbies and topple them from their place at the top of the Super Rugby Pacific ladder.
The NSW Waratahs have bounced back after successive defeats to score a crucial Super Rugby Pacific win over the Western Force in Sydney.
All has not been smooth sailing in the NZ section of Super Rugby Pacific with standards of play unusually low and even the Crusaders slipping up.
A laborious first-half in the Reds' rollercoaster Super Rugby defeat of Fijian Drua has prompted coach Brad Thorn to question the pedantry of the officiating.