Numbers expose void, Brumbies sift through Super ashes Stephen Larkham has identified why the wheels fell off the Brumbies' Super campaign, while the Reds have locked in a young No.10 among a raft of list changes. AAP · Jun 15
Aussie spinner goes in to bat for beleaguered Stokes Nathan Lyon hopes there is more Test cricket in Ben Stokes' future following the England captain's nightclub incident. AAP · Jun 15
Roosters teammates set for spicy Origin reunion Mark Nawaqanitawase plans to seek out Robert Toia in the second State of Origin battle, with his Sydney Roosters teammate giving him the silent treatment. AAP · Jun 15
Trailfinders set up Saracens final after stunning upset ends Gloucester’s reign Trailfinders shocked the three-time defending champions 29-26 while Saracens beat Exeter 40-38 in another close semi-final The Guardian - UK · Jun 14
Hopping Hunter pubs jumping for Roos' Turkey thumping Australian football fans were out about about at weekend to see the match. Did we see you? Newcastle Herald · Jun 14
Waratahs set up Super W win with rousing first half The Waratahs are unbeaten in the first two rounds of Super W after beating the Brumbies in Canberra while the Fijian Drua rallied to overhaul the Western Force. AAP · Jun 14
The four words Nawaqanitawase has always wanted to say He has played for Australia in league, union and sevens, but there's one thing soon-to-be NSW debutant Mark Nawaqanitawase has yet to achieve. AAP · Jun 13
Ben Stokes trains with Durham after being dropped from England squad following nightclub incident Ben Stokes was dropped from the England squad earlier this week after breaching a team curfew The Independent UK · Jun 13
Hurricanes blow away Blues to reach Super Rugby final The Hurricanes have sealed their place in the Super Rugby Pacific final with a performance to send shivers through the Chiefs' camp. AAP · Jun 13
Drua unleash frenetic comeback to down Force women The Western Force have opened their Super Rugby Women season with a loss, coughing up a 24-10 lead against an inspired Fijian Drua side. AAP · Jun 13
George Furbank gives Saints farewell gift to seal thrilling playoff win against Leicester Northampton beat Leicester 45-31 with the departing George Furbank to the fore to reach the Prem final The Guardian - UK · Jun 12
Chiefs rout Crusaders to reach fourth straight decider The Chiefs thumped the reigning champion Crusaders to reach the Super Rugby Pacific final, having suffered heartbreak as runners-up the last three years. AAP · Jun 12
‘I just wanted to pass all day long’: meet Archie McParland, the new Saints and England No 9 Northampton scrum-half reflects on his lifelong international ambitions, playing with freedom and his club’s Prem semi-final against Leicester The Guardian - UK · Jun 11
'Freak' and French muscle bolster Junior Wallabies Tom Robinson will lead a Junior Wallabies team that will for the first time include overseas talent in two hulking French-based props, and a local freak. AAP · Jun 11
AAP · Jun 10 New South snails: Blues seek to stop slow Origin starts NSW have conceded 68 first-half points across the past four State of Origin games, and the Blues have vowed to cut out their slow starts.
Evening Standard · Jun 10 Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson dropped from England squad after nightclub incident Joe Root handed interim captaincy for second New Zealand Test instead of vice-skipper Harry Brook
The Canberra Times · Jun 10 Should this star be benched? Here's what the statistics say The radical shake up needed to avoid a Brisbane disaster.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 9 Jo Yapp picks Andy Farrell’s brain on how to win British & Irish Lions tour Head coach of the Lions women’s side to select her staff for their tour of New Zealand
The Independent UK · Jun 9 Ben Stokes pondering England captaincy future as nightclub incident fallout rumbles on Former England captain David Gower feared Stokes’ reign was already all but done
The National (Scotland) · Jun 9 Rugby club president given 12-month ban over after-dinner speech Scottish Rugby has handed a 12-month ban to Alloa RFC president Alan Stewart after an independent disciplinary panel upheld a misconduct complaint
The Independent UK · Jun 9 Ben Stokes’ reign as England captain probably already in the past – David Gower Stokes and team-mate Gus Atkinson breached team protocols by ignoring a recently-imposed midnight curfew.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 9 Itoje left out of England training squad with summer rest expected The chances of Maro Itoje touring with England this summer have diminished after the captain was left out of Steve Borthwick’s latest training squad
The Independent UK · Jun 9 Ben Stokes’ England captaincy ‘in severe doubt’ after nightclub incident, David Gower says The ECB, the Cricket Regulator and Saracens are investigating events which took place at a London nightclub
The Guardian - UK · Jun 9 Rugby mourns Spurrell and Slattery, two titans who exemplified the game’s spirit If you want to understand warrior mentality, look no further than these unflinching icons of the 1970s and 80s
The Independent UK · Jun 8 Ben Stokes’ future as England Test captain uncertain after nightclub incident The England and Wales Cricket Board said it was investigating a ‘breach of team protocols’.