It was supposed to be a game showcasing the future of the sport but very little went to plan as the Waratahs hosted Fiji Drua in a match where records fell from the first minute of the match.
A problem usually plaguing Australian rugby is now emerging for the British and Irish Lions, and it has introduced new questions and headaches for Lions selectors ahead of their tour down under.
Four teams could be cut from the global sevens circuit as World Rugby deals with major financial losses from the tournaments, including two fan favourite teams.
From a crazy work out routine to a sugar ban, Siosifa Amone reveals the conversation that kicked him into an intense five month ‘hour on, hour off’ weight loss regime.
Skills, traits and characters the coach charged with bringing through the next generation of Wallabies wants to see as rugby’s best teenagers take the field in a series of trials.
State pride, club pride and a big opportunity to impress selectors is on the line for the next generation of rugby players in a series of trial matches ahead of Australian U20 squad selection.
They are sisters who share an identical goal with the Waratahs and will be the bane of referees across their sport as they live out a dream of playing Super Rugby W together.
She won Aussie hearts as a fresh-faced youngster steamrolling opponents on her way to Olympic gold. Now Charlotte Caslick wants to add mum to her list of titles on the way to a fourth Games.
Superstar NRL convert Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii has been sidelined for the NSW Waratahs after being injured in the opening round of the Super Rugby season.
One of NSW’s key signings for 2025, Taniela Tupou is aware of the daunting task facing the Waratahs. But it pales in comparison to a terrifying off-season activity.
Hunter Paisami held the Wallabies No.12 jersey for most of last year – before injury ruled him out of the spring tour. Now he plans on exploiting a loophole to boost his chances of facing the British and Irish Lions.
Australia has lost one of its brightest stars to foreign rugby in a brutal blow to the Wallabies – and a major backroom battle over his long-term future could shape our national team’s identity.
A road trip has freshened up some of the rising stars of rugby ahead of two crucial outings – the Waratahs second game of Super Rugby Pacific and Tahs U20 match trials. Stars and standouts
The opening two rounds of the Super Rugby season have been the most exciting in history, according to an explosive report. JAMIE PANDARAM with the exclusive details.
Borthwick’s side have much to improve still, but brothers held firm in second half to lay down a marker, writes Owen Slot after England’s epic Calcutta Cup victory.
After years of grappling for an extreme and compulsive workload, Carlo Tizzano sought help. And he says what happened next changed his life — and sporting career — for the better.
Just two rounds into the Super Rugby season, Rugby Australia’s call to axe the Melbourne Rebels has been vindicated. But there remains an elephant in the room that no one wants to talk about.
He was just a kid but Teddy Wilson remembers in detail a special Waratahs game played 11 year ago. Now he’s hoping to be part of one that inspires other young fans to love rugby the way he does.
Super Rugby women’s expansion plans are on the table as the 2025 competition prepares for an invasion of Sevens superstars hunting Wallaroos spots and players determined to thwart them.
The Joe Schmidt saga is set for another swerve, plus the contract call that has dashed any chance of Joey Manu making a swift return to the Roosters. That, and more, in RUGBY CONFIDENTIAL.
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