8:41 AM BST On the cusp of a first Test in almost four years, Nic White says he is now better equipped for international rugby after honing his halfback craft overseas in the northern hemisphere. White is in line to pull on the Wallabies jersey against the Springboks in Johannesburg this weekend, either in the

1:38 AM BST The absence of eight Crusaders players could weaken New Zealand for their Rugby Championship opener in Argentina but the replacements have a golden opportunity to stake their claim for a permanent place, All Blacks hooker Dane Coles said on Monday. The Crusaders beat Argentine side Jaguares to claim a 10th Super Rugby

2:11 PM BST ESPN staff South Africa have been dealt a blow ahead of their Rugby Championship opener against Australia at Emirates Airline Park in Johannesburg on Saturday, with Aphiwe Dyantyi having been ruled out with a hamstring injury. Dyatyi sustained the injury during training on Friday. The Springboks star, who won the World Rugby

10:26 AM BST Gloucester fly-half Danny Cipriani will undergo extra fitness work away from England’s second World Cup training camp. Cipriani will do specialised strength and conditioning work off site, along with flanker Sam Underhill and fullback Anthony Watson. Head coach Eddie Jones has called up 40 players for the training camp in Bristol, including

1:02 AM BST Parramatta Eels second-rower Tepai Moeroa has set his sights on winning back the Bledisloe Cup for Australia after he switches codes to rugby union next season. The NRL star has signed a two-year Super Rugby deal with the NSW Waratahs. Along with switching codes, the 24-year-old will also switch positions as he

10:15 AM BST Wallabies prop Taniela Tupou has suffered minor cuts to his arm after having his phone snatched in Johannesburg, South Africa. Tupou was walking back to the team hotel in upmarket Sandton with eight other Wallabies front-rowers about 9.15 p.m. (local time) on Saturday after a group dinner nearby when a man grabbed

1:48 PM BST Sam Cane will lead the All Blacks in their opening Rugby Championship match against Argentina next week in Buenos Aires, continuing the loose forward’s remarkable return from a broken neck. Regular captain Kieran Read and his deputy Sam Whitelock are both staying back in New Zealand to prepare for the July 27

1:20 AM BST Bernard Foley has quit Super Rugby after 119 games in the NSW Waratahs’ Sky Blue to pursue opportunities overseas. Foley confirmed the news prior to the Wallabies’ trip to South Africa for their opening Rugby Championship fixture, speaking with NSW Rugby Union about his decision. “It’s not been an easy decision and

1:11 AM BST All Blacks star five-eighth Beauden Barrett has committed to New Zealand rugby for four more years but has announced a seismic domestic shift from the Hurricanes to the Blues. Barrett joined fellow-Test stars Brodie Retallick and Sam Whitelock in ignoring the lure of rich European clubs signing until after the 2023 World

7:35 AM BST Will Genia and Quade Cooper will join Japan’s Kintetsu Liners following the Rugby World Cup, the club announced on Thursday. The Melbourne Rebels duo, who also played together in Queensland for the Reds, are the latest among top players to head to Japan to play club rugby after the country hosts the