Colts 1 club rugby’s 30 key players so far; Team of the week
Colts 1 club rugby’s latest scoop: 30 key players from all nine clubs named here, along with the round 10 team of the week.
Rugby
Bulls broken, Hogs heartbreak, Pirates party: GC rugby’s weekend of drama
Nerang’s 22-game unbeaten run came to a dramatic end as Surfers Paradise stormed their turf to claim a famous victory, while the Knights staged a remarkable fightback and Bond Pirates shook up the top GCDRU four in a weekend of twists.
James Bond clone among Cyclones Top 40 performers of SQ Champs
Lightning fast backs, powerful forwards and a centre compared to James Bond both in look and in style – meet the Gold Coast’s finest performers from the South Queensland Championship weekend.
Coach unleashes on ‘garbage’ Coast rep stars who ghosted team on gameday
Gold Coast Cyclones coach Shaun Cole has hit out at the local rugby stars who disappeared on the eve of the SQ Championships, leaving the region’s rep team to limp to the wooden spoon on home turf.
Named: Colts 1 club rugby’s team of the week; revelations so far
Colts 1 club rugby latest: Who have the revelations been in 2025? The best from all nine clubs revealed here, along with the round 9 team of the week after Sunnybank’s giant-killing win over University.
Who’s who: The top females to watch in Founders Cup club rugby
Players to watch: Here’s 25 reasons why the Founders Cup first grade women’s rugby competition is sure to entertain this season. See who is shaping up as key talents from all eight clubs.
First grade club rugby’s team of the week; key players so far
Revealed: The Hospital Cup Rd 8 Team of the Week, plus all nine club’s best player so far this season. Read your first grade club rugby scoop here.
Crystal ball: What the Qld Reds could look like later this decade
The Queensland Reds are closing in on Super Rugby finals, but what could they look like later this decade? Enjoy this crystal ball gaze into the future with potential Reds stars of tomorrow unveiled.
Kohan Herbert seals Navar Cup with 80m solo stunner in emotional return
Wearing his late brother’s jersey, Kohan Herbert capped an emotional homecoming with a length-of-the-field try that sealed Nerang’s Cup defence in unforgettable fashion.
More Rugby
Club rugby one week, Aussie U20s the next for special young guns
One week they are battling it out in club rugby. Now these young guns are causing a stir as the new faces of the Australian under 20s World Rugby Championships squad
Updated: Top shot! Lens on rugby rising stars at NSW junior champs
The rising stars of rugby and future Wallaroos and Wallabies were firmly in the spotlight at the NSW U16, U18s junior championships. Updated action photos from the events here
Spectator banned after alleged referee abuse at junior rugby
A spectator has been banned by a leading Queensland Premier Rugby club following alleged abusive behaviours towards the referee during a junior match.
Nice! Waratahs kick goal with U20 World Rugby champs domination
They bowed out of Super Rugby earlier than hoped but the future of the NSW Waratahs still looks bright with almost half the U20 World Rugby Championship squad from their junior ranks
Brumbies walk double grand final tightrope with trophy in sight
The Brumbies are staring down the barrel of unwanted Super Rugby history, and must play “two grand finals” to clinch a long-awaited title.
That’s a wrap! Hot shots galore – and snow – at NSW junior rugby
They could be the toughest kids in Australia – the young guns playing on and in snow at the NSW Junior Rugby championships. Stars, standouts, every winner in our 2025 result wrap.
Junior rugby’s NSW Country, Sydney Cup top dogs, top clubs,
A Sydney club and another from country dominated the battles for the NSW Country and Sydney Cups at the state junior rugby championships. Stars, standouts, every winner and result wrap.
AIC First XV rugby: Winger turned lock Team of the Week’s ace in the pack
The round 6 AIC First XV Team of the Week includes a remarkable rags to riches story as a winger turned lock looms as one of the players of the season. More here on who has been starring from your school.
Teen try scoring guns rip it up on NSW junior rugby states day 2
There were try scoring sensations galore and hot boots aplenty with a Penrith young gun scoring four tries and kicking six conversions on day two of the NSW Junior rugby state titles.
The ‘borderline travesty’ Wallabies must fix to avoid Lions disaster
Based on Australia’s Super Rugby results, to say quality is spread thin for players who can compete against the Lions would be an understatement. There’s one man they must call to conjure a miracle.
50 plus stunners! NSW junior rugby titles day 1 winners, grinners
Multiple teams put 50 points plus on rivals while others are undefeated after an action packed opening day of the NSW junior rugby state championships. Result snapshot and great photos.
Brumbies eye history after sealing Super Rugby semi final berth
The ACT Brumbies have saved Australian rugby’s blushes with a thrilling 35-28 quarter-final win over the Hurricanes, but now face an unenviable path to Super Rugby glory.
AIC First XV rugby “grand final’’ confirmed
AIC First XV rugby “grand final” confirmed after the Padua College and Marist College Ashgrove juggernauts stormed onwards and upwards in the team’s respective round 6 matches. Reports here.
‘Great shift’ not enough for Reds
The Queensland Reds have been left to ponder yet another swift ending to a Super Rugby Pacific finals series.
‘Frustrated and angry’: Graffiti vandals target rugby clubhouse
Another Townsville sporting clubhouse has been struck by criminals, this time armed with spray paint. See pics of the damage and how the community helped another crime-impacted club.
Reds fall at first Super Rugby finals’ hurdle – again
Queensland’s Super Rugby finals campaign has fallen at the first hurdle for a fourth straight year, this time thrashed by a rampant Crusaders in New Zealand.
Crippling doubts, construction sites: Wallaby’s tough path to the top
Straight out of school in 2016, Len Ikitau landed in Canberra with one dream in mind – but it seemed impossibly distant as he wrestled with his thoughts on cold winter mornings.
Bombshell contract that threatens to shake-up world of rugby
A rebel league is threatening to make the biggest disruption to rugby union since the game went professional in 1996. But experienced negotiators are wary of the legal implications.
Reds hoping for fourth-time lucky
The Queensland Reds are desperate to advance past the opening week of the Super Rugby Pacific finals series for the first time in four years.
No easy path: Brumbies eye NZ breakthrough, will snub ‘free pass’
The Brumbies could learn their Super Rugby finals fate before their quarter final against the Hurricanes, but they won’t be taking the easy way out if other results gift a semi final berth.
Wallabies captain fit to start for Reds
The Reds are breathing a sigh of relief, with one of their key players fit for the start of the Super Rugby Pacific finals series.
AIC First XV rugby’s best 30 new faces; Rd 5 team of the week
AIC First XV rugby latest: The competition’s best 30 new faces named here, along with the round 5 team of the week.
Sevens superstar Levi reveals her World Cup and NRLW dreams
Australia’s all-time leading rugby sevens tryscorer Maddi Levi has revealed she dreams of one-day swapping rugby sevens to compete in two other codes at the elite level. Details inside.
Reds can’t afford to ‘bounce up and down’
The Reds must beat the Crusaders on Friday night in Christchurch to avoid an early Super Rugby Pacific finals exit.
No fear: Brumbies hardman meets daunting Kiwi history head-on
Brumbies lock Nick Frost has dismissed the recent poor history of Aussie teams facing Kiwis in Super Rugby finals, as we reveal shock viewership numbers for the 2025 season.
Clarity bringing the best out of Reds’ revelation from Rebels
More brilliance from four-try record-breaker Lachie Anderson may need to be on the menu for the Queensland Reds to upset the in-form Crusaders in Christchurch in Friday’s qualifying final of Super Rugby Pacific.
Report card: Wallabies’ worry as Australia’s Super Rugby teams stall
After the first six rounds of Super Rugby, all four Australian teams were in the top six – but they faded badly. It paints a grim picture for the upcoming Lions series, writes JULIAN LINDEN.
Kiss wary of NZ sides as Super Rugby playoffs begin
Four New Zealand teams finished in Super Rugby’s top six, leading future Wallabies coach Les Kiss to concede it will be a challenge to break their title-winning dominance.
1st Colts Rd 9: guns tumble, hot boot, try sensations, more upsets
There were a pair of three-try guns, a record score, a hot boot and more upsets as the Sydney Rugby Union 1st Colts hit the halfway mark of the season. Stars, standouts and result wrap
AIC First XV rugby latest: Padua down Laurie’s as grand final looms
A premiership-defining round 7 bout between Padua and Marist Ashgrove looms but first, Ashgrove must get past Villanova. Read the latest from round 5 of AIC First XV rugby here.
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