Meg Jones leads the call to provide fertility support for rugby players The Red Roses captain says nobody should have to choose between their career and having a family The Guardian - UK · Sep 15
Super Rugby Pacific fans to feast on Sunday kick-offs The 2027 Super Rugby Pacific season features 10 Sunday afternoon games as the new 10-team format throws up a series of changes to the 30-year-old tournament. AAP · Sep 15
'Get them upskilled': Kiss's plan for Wallabies' No.10s Wallabies coach Les Kiss is backing youth over experience - for now - and keeping veteran playmakers James O'Connor and Bernard Foley on the backburner. AAP · Sep 15
Pollock denies signing Northampton deal and is ‘open to every opportunity’ Northampton remain confident Henry Pollock will stay at the club, but he has insisted he is prepared to be ‘selfish’ when maximising his earning potential The Guardian - UK · Sep 14
18-Year-Old Almost Lost Her Life After Brushing Off Sepsis Symptoms As A “Bad Hangover” 18-year-old Elle Black mistook feeling dreadful as a hangover, until her symptoms worsened and alarm bells started ringing. As she rushed to a hospital, doctors diagnosed her with sepsis and informed her that she could have lost her life if she had waited a few more hours. Read all about… Bored Panda · Sep 14
Wallabies veterans miss out as Les Kiss selects new face for Springboks Test James O’Connor and Bernard Foley need more Super Rugby game time before selection as Harry McLaughlin-Phillips is named for South Africa clash The Guardian - AU · Sep 14
Prodigy Petaia back in Wallabies fold ahead of Cup tilt Precocious outside back Jordan Petaia is back in the Wallabies squad for the first time since the 2023 Rugby World Cup as Australia brace for the Springboks. AAP · Sep 14
Greatest Rivalry swagger showed South Africa will take some beating at World Cup All Blacks were valiant in 3-1 series defeat but Springboks sent another warning to rest of the world in Baltimore The Guardian - UK · Sep 13
South Africa 43-28 New Zealand: fourth and final rugby union Test – as it happened Kurt-Lee Arendse scores from his own half to swing a 10-try thriller in Baltimore as South Africa win the series with New Zealand by three Tests to one. The Guardian - UK · Sep 12
Wallaroos scare England but fail 'mission impossible' Australia's rugby women held a shock halftime lead but their dream of beating England's seemingly invincible world champions was eventually buried. AAP · Sep 12
England survive sluggish start to overwhelm Australia in second half England beat Australia 48-15 in the WXV by scoring seven tries in the second half after trailing by five points at half-time The Guardian - UK · Sep 12
Ellie Kildunne: ‘I have had to look in the mirror quite a lot and stick to my values’ The Red Roses star with the famous curls on her shock Harlequins exit and why she can’t look too far ahead ‘because I will lose where my feet are’ The Guardian - UK · Sep 12
Let's get physical: Lynagh muscles up in timely return Tom Lynagh's successful return from injury has given Wallabies selectors food for thought ahead of this month's Test against world champions South Africa. AAP · Sep 12
George Furbank on his latest injury woe: ‘I was hoping I would get to the hospital, just fart and leave’ George Furbank missed out for England when he had his appendix out but could be key for Steve Borthwick if his luck changes The Guardian - UK · Sep 11
The Guardian - US · Sep 11 Springboks v All Blacks a US World Cup preview in Baltimore as thrilling series goes down to the wire ‘Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry’ will culminate on US soil on Saturday, a staging post on the road to America hosting the World Cup in 2031
AAP · Sep 11 All Blacks coaching great joins Sea Eagles stable In a coaching coup, Manly have secured former All Blacks mentor Steve Hansen as their football performance director to work alongside rookie Kieran Foran.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 10 World Rugby floats plans for Six Nations match in US but England unlikely to participate World Rugby wants a Six Nations match to be staged in the US and has offered financial incentives to the unions to do so
AAP · Sep 10 Wallaroos to blood youngsters against world champions Waratahs winger Amelia Whitaker and Reds captain Jemma Bemrose are set to make their Wallaroos debuts in the WXV Global Series opener against England.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 10 Suaalii keeps ‘open mindset’ to Wallabies position amid rising expectations for Rugby World Cup Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii won’t specialise in one on-field role yet as Australia coach Les Kiss faces multiple selection conundrums
AAP · Sep 9 Holmes good to go for Cook Islands in World Cup: Iro The Cook Islands have received a big boost ahead of the World Cup with Val Holmes now available.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 9 England to extend Borthwick contract as Pollock closes on £400,000 Northampton deal Steve Borthwick will be handed a contract extension until after the 2028 Six Nations, giving the Rugby Football Union time to identify his successor if England flop at the World Cup next year
AAP · Sep 9 Fit Lynagh's time to 'get out there and boss' in return Tom Lynagh will return for the Queensland Reds in a pre-season fixture days after teammate and fellow Wallabies flyhalf Carter Gordon broke his leg.
AAP · Sep 9 'Determination': Wallaroos futures at stake before Test Australia are about to enter a crucial period of their season, and contracts are lingering in the back of Wallaroos players' minds ahead of a series of Tests.
Bored Panda · Sep 8 19YO Accepts Friends’ Slug-Eating Dare, Then A Hidden Parasite Causes A Devastating Brain Illness A 19-year-old Australian spent an evening with friends when a simple dare turned into a decision that would change his life. After accepting a challenge to eat a slug, Sam Ballard became seriously ill and faced a devastating medical ordeal that lasted for years. Read the full story to discover…
The Guardian - UK · Sep 8 How the smaller ball trial in WXV has brought ‘mixed bag of emotions’ The trial has caused heated debate in women’s rugby, with England’s Zoe Harrison calling it the ‘worst decision ever’, but others more open to it