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The special tattoo that helped save Matamua's career

Justin Matamua considered quitting rugby league during a tough final season at Wests Tigers during which he was dropped to the semi-professional Ron Massey Cup.

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Injury-hit Brumbies to 'crack on' against Force

The ACT Brumbies may be without their starpower from last season, but veteran prop James Slipper believes the side can compete for a Super Rugby Championship.

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Rugby legend's advice helps land Winter Olympic gold

Cooper Woods has attributed World Cup-winning Wallabies skipper John Eales for helping him get into the head space to win an Olympic gold medal.

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League of their own: the NRL Indigenous All Stars vs Māori match is much more than a novelty

This weekend’s National Rugby League clash between the Indigenous All Stars and the New Zealand Māori men’s and women’s sides marks a decade-and-a-half of recognising a unique aspect of the trans-Tasman game.

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'Adds to the spice': Reds eye turncoat in Super derby

The Queensland Reds are making no secret of their intent to go after a former teammate in Friday night's Super Rugby Pacific season opener in Sydney.

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How to watch Super League 2026: free streams, preview for rugby league season

All the ways to watch Super League 2026 live streams for FREE, with Jake Connor's Leeds and Bevan French's Wigan gunning for Mikey Lewis's Hull KR.

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France hands Brau-Boirie international debut in Six Nations clash against Wales

France rugby union boss Fabien Galthié on Thursday announced an international debut for Fabien Brau-Boirie in Sunday afternoon's match in the 2026 Six Nations tournament against Wales in Cardiff.

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'Get into him early': great's warning to Amatosero

Dual international Wendell Sailor is tipping fireworks when his old clubs the NSW Waratahs and Queensland Reds clash in the Super Rugby Pacific season opener.

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Ditch all honorary titles for a better world

Brief letters: Naming equality | Rugby toilets | Tesco jobs | Sturdy Y-fronts | Pillow talk

The Guardian - UK

Super League returns and, 30 years on, it’s going back to the future

New arrivals York and Toulouse see a return to a 14-team format that includes former champions Bradford Bulls

The Guardian - UK

Local rivalries are key for Wallabies as Super Rugby starts the new season full of hope

Australia’s club sides can drive each other to greater heights in a year that will prove crucial ahead of the 2027 Rugby World Cup

The Guardian - AU

Reds' early depth test, Tahs big Kellaway call

Injuries have simplified the Reds' selection headaches ahead of the Super Rugby Pacific season opener while the Waratahs have omitted a Wallabies regular.

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'Don't tighten up': coach's memo to his 2026 Waratahs

Dan McKellar is urging his NSW Waratahs not to choke, and to play like they've been training in their Super Rugby Pacific opener against the Queensland Reds.

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Rugby league prodigy ready to replace Alyssa Healy

Georgia Voll envisaged a life playing in the NRLW while representing Queensland state squads in her teens, but now she is replacing Alyssa Healy for Australia.

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The Independent UK

Tommy Freeman is England’s best wing – here’s why they are picking him at outside centre in this Six Nations

Freeman keeps place at outside centre to face Scotland despite return to fitness of Ollie Lawrence

The Guardian - UK

Test rugby coaches have a shelf life and Townsend must know he’s near the end

As pressure builds before a must-win Calcutta Cup, the Scotland coach may well have reached the point of diminishing returns after nine years in the job

The Guardian - UK

Referee Hollie Davidson: ‘The stuff shouted from the sidelines was ridiculous – all the classics’

The 33-year-old Scot has overcome misogyny and abuse and, she tells Donald McRae, is proud of becoming the first woman to take charge of a men’s Six Nations match

The Independent UK

From concrete walls to open skies: Meet Chile's first rugby team created inside a prison

Chile's first prison rugby team is transforming lives at the Valparaíso Penitentiary Complex

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The Independent UK

Freddie Steward: Losing England spot made me a better rugby player and person

Steward was reinstated for England’s 2025 summer tour – and has started every major Test since.

The Guardian - UK

Trying times for Welsh rugby

Letters: Gareth Rees writes that money and size are now all important; John Marriott calls for the sport to be brought back into state schools; plus a letter from Steffan Parry

The Guardian - AU

‘I’m a freer spirit’: Wallabies winger Dylan Pietsch on staying grounded through art

Connecting to his Wiradjuri-Burray culture through painting lets the Western Force player ‘get the balance right’ between rugby and life

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'That's on you': Wallabies star on Kiss balancing act

Fraser McReight has addressed the elephant in the room as Queensland Reds coach Les Kiss prepares to transition into the Wallabies' top job later this year.

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It's proving hard to beat Wild Knights in Japan

The Wild Knights are in seventh heaven, but they had to work hard to remain unbeaten in Japan Rugby League One.

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Broncos superstar signs three-year deal with Souths

Brisbane prop Payne Haas has stunned the rugby league world by signing with South Sydney, where he will reunite with former coach Wayne Bennett.

The Guardian - UK

Wales’ woes are not just for their team and fans, but a crisis for the Six Nations

England did not play all that well in thrashing Wales in their opener and it is hard to see how the visitors pull themselves out of the rut

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