The Latest Breaking News from Rugby

Mark my words: Suaalii tips Roosters star to reach top

Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii insists former Wallaby Mark Nawaqanitawase will become a dual international and help the Sydney Roosters win the NRL premiership.

AAP · Jul 14, 2025

Farnworth wants to be Lion king for Dolphins

England and Dolphins centre Herbie Farnworth could have pursued a rugby union career but now he'll provide a tasty entree to the rugby union Test in Brisbane.

AAP · Jul 14, 2025

'It shits me': Nick Farr-Jones' nagging Lions regret

Some thirty-six years later, Wallabies legend Nick Farr-Jones has recalled the greatest regret of his celebrated rugby career.

AAP · Jul 14, 2025

New Zealand 37-12 Australia: women’s rugby union Test – as it happened

The Wallaroos’ losing streak against the Black Ferns continues despite a strong first half in Wellington

The Guardian - AU · Jul 12, 2025

James O’Connor is the experienced general the Wallabies need to face the Lions

Coach Joe Schmidt will hope the veteran fly-half can re-enter the fray and calm the mild panic brought on by Noah Lolesio’s season-ending injury

The Guardian - AU · Jul 11, 2025

Sports quiz of the week: Wimbledon, Euro 2025, PSG v Chelsea and the Open

Have you been following the big stories in football, tennis, cricket, golf, boxing, rugby and motor sport?

The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2025

Rugby headgear can’t prevent concussion – but new materials could soften the blows over a career

The widely held view among rugby players, coaches and officials is that headgear can’t prevent concussion. If so, why wear it? It’s hot, it can block vision and hearing, and it can be uncomfortable.

The Conversation · Jul 10, 2025

Girl sues boarding school for £145,000 after ‘drug binge left her with PTSD’

The binge landed Irune Pedrayes in hospital after she suffered an extended ‘psychotic outbreak’

The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2025

Origin’s series-defining moment offers an antidote to rugby league’s performative masculinity

While men’s sport can often be a proxy for authentic human connection, Cameron Munster and Billy Slater show there is another way

The Guardian - AU · Jul 10, 2025

Wallaroos name teenage sensation Waiaria Ellis to debut against Black Ferns as World Cup looms

17-year-old continues meteoric rise after first playing 15-a-side rugby union in 2022 as Australia face New Zealand in Wellington

The Guardian - AU · Jul 10, 2025