Clinical Chiefs end Queensland Reds' Super Rugby season
The Queensland Reds' season of high hopes and promise has ended in disappointment with a 43-21 submission to the Chiefs in the opening Super Rugby Pacific quarterfinal in Hamilton.
The Queensland Reds' season of high hopes and promise has ended in disappointment with a 43-21 submission to the Chiefs in the opening Super Rugby Pacific quarterfinal in Hamilton.
Joe Schmidt will name the first Wallabies squad of his tenure in the coming weeks. There is set to be significant change.
Quarterfinals usually produce the best tournament rugby. But that is not the case in Super Rugby Pacific.
All Blacks forwards Scott Barrett and Codie Taylor have committed to New Zealand rugby through to the 2027 World Cup in a boost for Scott Robertson's rebuilding squad.
Super Rugby Pacific has arrived at the playoffs for 2024. Stay across the quarterfinal line-ups, team news and odds here.
Saracens back Elliot Daly will miss England's three test matches in Japan and New Zealand to be with his wife as she prepares to have their first child, the RFU said on Monday.
Wales coach Warren Gatland named four uncapped players on Monday in a squad of 36 players for Tests against world champions South Africa and Australia over the next six weeks.
Kevin Sinfield has led the tributes to his "dear friend" and former Leeds Rhinos teammate Rob Burrow who died on Sunday at the age of 41.
The Blues missed out on top seeding for the Super Rugby Pacific finals. It may not be the worst result, however.
The Australian women's sevens team have been crowned inaugural SVNS champions after they downed France 26-7 in the Madrid final on Monday morning.
Rugby league legend Rob Burrow has died at the age of 41, his former club Leeds Rhinos said on Sunday.
Bath held off a spirited comeback from Sale Sharks to claim a 31-23 win and earn a place in England's Premiership final following a pulsating game at The Rec on Saturday that kept alive their hopes of a first title in 28 years.
Saracens fly-half Owen Farrell has played his last game for the side after their 22-20 loss to Northampton Saints in the Premiership Rugby semifinals on Friday.
ACT Brumbies coach Stephen Larkham has a prop problem after a second Wallabies forward succumbed to injury before finals in his side's final-round 24-19 win over the Western Force.
A last-minute try from Chiefs back Josh Ioane handed the Wellington Hurricanes top spot and home advantage throughout the Super Rugby Pacific playoffs as the most competitive season for many years came to a dramatic close on Saturday.
Winger Salesi Rayasi had scored a hat-trick of tries as the Hurricanes downed a resilient Highlanders 41-14 in the New Zealand capital to ensure the battle for top spot would go down to the penultimate match of the regular season.
Playing in the final round just days after news of their axing from Super Rugby Pacific, Melbourne have been unable to match the Fijian Drua, falling 40-19 in Lautoka.
The Queensland Reds have hung on for a 27-26 win over the NSW Waratahs in Sydney.
The defending Super Rugby Pacific champion Crusaders remain in the playoffs race for another day after a 43-10, bonus-point win over Moana Pasifika.
Melbourne Rebels players are vowing to "hold their heads high and have a crack" in their final Super Rugby Pacific matches after being told the club will be cut by Rugby Australia.
The unions against a proposed leadership structure that would feature only independent board members, as advised by a governance review.
Rugby Australia's decision to axe the Rebels is both the right and wrong call, Sam Bruce writes.