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Ahead of their Super Rugby Aoetearoa clash Beauden Barrett has reminded younger brother Jordie how he used to make him cry in their backyard games. The pair will square off against each other for the first time at
New Zealand Rugby has confirmed two rule changes and one reinforced focus for the Super Rugby Aotearoa competition. New Zealand Herald reports that golden point tiebreakers and the ability for teams to replace red
Former Fiji Bati captain Wes Naiqama has been formally appointed head coach of the Kaiviti Silktails rugby league club. The 37-year-old former NRL star joined the coaching staff of the Ron Massey Cup newcomers earl
The All Blacks' schedule could see a radical shakeup, should a new proposal be accepted at a meeting of rugby's leading governing bodies in two weeks. June 15 is the date that rugby, as it is traditionally schedule
Two Fijian Rugby players who are currently playing in France are being by eyed by the France National 7s Team for next year’s Olympic Games. Rugbypass reports that the Souyaux Angouleme Club wing, Ledua Mau has b
One-third of Rugby Australia's staff will be made redundant in the coming months in the first stage of an organisational restructure which was announced yesterday. In a statement, Rugby Australia says that 47 of it
Top rugby referee Nigel Owens is backing World Rugby’s suggested introduction of the orange card which aims to clamp down on high tackles. The orange card was one of a the recommendations given by World Rugby whi
Former All Blacks captain Kieran Read and former Black Sticks women's captain Kayla Whitelock’s achievements have been recognised and they have been named an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit. Read is rec
Former All Black Dan Carter, former Springboks wing Bryan Habana, Wallabies wing Marika Koroibete, and Fiji Soccer star Roy Krishna are some of the people that have sent their good wishes to former Flying Fijians wing N
Suliasi Vunivalu has been listed to start for Melbourne Storm in their first match since the resumption of the NRL competition. Vunivalu will start on the wing against the Canberra Raiders. There is bad news t
Former Wallabies Vice-Captain Samu Kerevi says he still has some unfinished business in Australian rugby after a heartbreaking 2019 rugby season. Kerevi had one of his best international seasons in 2019 including a
The demolition of the Brisbane Broncos last night by the Parramatta Eels had more than 1.3 million views. NRL reports this is the highest rating for a regular-season game since 2014. NRL Acting CEO Andrew Abdo
All Blacks lock Brodie Retallick has revealed why he turned down a return to the Chiefs for next month's Super Rugby Aotearoa competition. Retallick was among the many New Zealand players who returned home from Jap
Hopes are rising for ‘crowds’ of several hundred to watch top line rugby’s return in just over a fortnight in New Zealand, with Eden Park’s chief executive confident of welcoming back an increasing number of fan
Drastically reducing the number of scrums during a game, removing the choke tackle, limiting numbers in the maul and speeding up rucks are among 10 optional law trials approved by World Rugby to help reduce the risk of
Fiji born Centre Waqa Blake capped off his 100th match in the NRL competition with a try last night as the Parramatta Eels beat the Brisbane Broncos 34-6 at Suncorp Stadium. Maika Sivo also crossed over for the Eel
Three players with links to Fiji will line-up for the Paramatta Eels against the Brisbane Broncos when the NRL competition resumes tonight for Round 3. The competition was suspended in March due to the COVID-19 Pan
World Rugby will not be pursing the proposed Rugby World Cup tournament that was proposed by the former CEO of the Rugby Football Union Francis Baron. The former CEO had proposed a tournament which will be known as
All Blacks centre, Braydon Ennor has extended his stay with the All Blacks and Crusaders till 2023. Ennor recalled the first time he encountered Scott Robertson and listened to him deliver a meaningful sermon almos
Fiji Bati star, Waqa Blake will be playing his 100th NRL match when he takes the field for the Paramatta Eels tonight. Blake began his NRL career in 2015 with the Penrith Panthers and changed allegiance in 2019 aft
