Blues beat Chiefs to break 21-year Super Rugby title drought
The Blues swept aside the Chiefs in 41-10 drubbing at a sold-out Eden Park
Connor Garden-Bachop, New Zealand rugby union player, dies aged 25
The Highlanders’ outside back died on Monday following a ‘medical event’ and had represented the Māori All Blacks in two Tests in 2022
Wallabies star Carter Gordon turns back on rugby union and joins NRL’s Titans
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Redistribution of extinct Rebels’ roster will be key to Rugby Australia’s revival
‘It’s a sad time’: Rebels bid emotional farewell in last ever Super Rugby Pacific match
May 2024
Financially-stricken Melbourne Rebels axed from Super Rugby Pacific
Rugby Australia is set for a court battle against the consortium that planned to save the Rebels after the governing body announced it would axe the club
NSW Waratahs on brink of wooden spoon as Moana Pasifika pile on more misery
Pasifika defeated the Tahs 27-12 to leave the Australian side needing to beat the Reds to have any hope of avoiding a bottom-place finish
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WTF Waratahs: rugby union’s sleeping giant remains stranded at rock bottom
The Tahs packed out stadiums and tasted the ultimate success 10 years ago but a return to the glory days has never been further away
March 2024
‘Get on the tools, do your job, work hard’: how Western Force are aiming for a rugby revival
Debts and debacle cloud rugby’s Super Round, but 10,582 find reason for hope
February 2024
Gradual acceptance of concussion risk prompts new reality for Australian sport
As the major football codes wise up to the impact of head trauma, new technology and research are increasingly playing parts
‘It’ll take a miracle’: decades of decline leave Australian rugby at dire crossroads
Special report: The ailing sport is searching for a drastic turnaround on and off pitch. What if anything can save it at this point?
Uncertainty reigns at Melbourne Rebels with no tickets on sale for Super Rugby round one
Victorian club lays off staff after being placed in administration, with no agreement in place yet to sell tickets for first match next week
December 2023
Rugby Australia trials new tackle height laws to combat concussion
Trial law designed to reduce head-to-head contact in tackles, with research showing concussion risks are four-times higher in tackles above sternum
November 2023
Rugby Australia takes over NSW high performance as strategic reset begins
Rugby Australia has taken the first step towards centralisation with NSW the first state to commit to an alignment with the governing body
May 2023
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South African teams are happy post-divorce but has Super Rugby lost its bite?
The flavour of the competition will never be the same and it remains to be seen if Australia and New Zealand teams can fill the gap
‘Not dead yet’: Reds beat Chiefs to snap 10-year Super Rugby hoodoo
Queensland 25-22 victory halts Chiefs’ 10-game victory streak while the Western Force climbed to eighth after their 34-14 win over Fijian Drua
Waratahs would welcome Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii from NRL a year early
The NSW Waratahs say they’d be happy to have Sydney Roosters star Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii a year early
March 2023
‘Grudge match til the end’: Brumbies avenge 2022 semi-final defeat in wild win over Blues
ACT Brumbies avenged their semi-final defeat last year to beat the Auckland Blues 25-20 in a “grudge match” in which 45 points were scored in the first half and none in the second
February 2023
Crafty Brumbies edge Waratahs in Super Rugby opener despite Max Jorgensen double
The ACT side notched its 10th straight win over NSW, as a teenage son of a gun announced himself as a new star
