Donaldson relishes Wallabies camp call up
Waratahs flyhalf Ben Donaldson says playing time and added consistency have aided his rise to the Wallabies training camp this week.
Waratahs flyhalf Ben Donaldson says playing time and added consistency have aided his rise to the Wallabies training camp this week.
The Queensland Reds have inflicted the first loss of the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season on the Brumbies, notching a 21-7 win in Brisbane.
The Blues have beaten Moana Pasifika for the second time in a week, but their 46-16 win was soured by a controversial red card to winger Caleb Clarke.
Ivania Wong scored three tries and prop Liz Patu managed a double as the Queensland Reds beat the Mebourne Rebels 55-5 in Super W.
The NSW Waratahs have kept their Super Rugby Pacific hopes alive with a comprehensive 38-14 victory over an ill-disciplined Fijian Drua on the Gold Coast.
Fijiana Drua have scored an historic Super W win over the NSW Waratahs, ending the unbeaten run of the four-time champions.
Reds coach Brad Thorn wants to see rivals the Brumbies take them on at scrumtime after enduring a frustrating stalemate at the set piece when they last met.
Swimming Australia have named a group to lead the team to Paris 2024, replacing Mitch Larkin, Bronte and Cate Campbell, who may not appear at the event.
Fijian Drua coach Mick Byrne has tested positive to COVID-19 just as his squad was forced to relocate from their flooded Lennox Heads base to the Gold Coast.
James O'Connor thinks influential prop Taniela Tupou is reach his potential as the Queensland Reds prepare to host the table-topping Brumbies on Saturday.
Injuries will keep Jock Campbell and Seru Uru out of the Reds' top-of-the-table clash with the Brumbies, while Michael Hooper will return for the Waratahs.
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.