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The World Rugby U20 Championship offers rugby fans from around the world the opportunity to see the next generation of players who will make it in the game.  From an Irish point of view, if you look back at the 2016 U20 team who reached the final of the world championships, the likes of James Ryan, Andrew Porter and Jacob …

The first round of Super Rugby began on Friday as the Chiefs hosted the Highlanders in Hamilton and the Melbourne Rebels travelled to Canberra to take on the Brumbies.  Chiefs v Highlanders In the first of Friday’s two games, the Chiefs fell to a three-point defeat to the Highlanders as they came out on the wrong side of a 27-30 …

Ulster Rugby have confirmed the signing of the Brumbies’ Sam Carter who will join the northern province in the summer.  The second-row made his debut for the Brumbies in 2011 and since then he has amassed 105 Super Rugby caps. He is one of 12 players to surpass 100 appearances for the club and he also comes with leadership experience …

Connacht Rugby will be welcoming quite a few new faces to Galway once the regular Super Rugby campaign finishes this weekend.  The western province, now under the tutelage of new head coach Andy Friend, will soon have Colby Fainga’a (Melbourne Rebels), David Horwitz (Melbourne Rebels) and Kyle Godwin (Brumbies) on their books. The Brumbies, despite their excellent win over Australian conference …

The Brumbies have ended their 13-match losing streak against New Zealand opposition by winning out on a 24-12 scoreline against the Hurricanes in Canberra.  A bonus-point victory was guaranteed when Andy Muirhead went over with less than three minutes remaining on the clock after earlier tries from Kyle Godwin, Folau Fainga’a and Rory Arnold. The win closes the gap between the …

Peter Samu will join the Wallabies squad ahead of this week’s opening Test against Ireland in Brisbane after New Zealand Rugby agreed to release the flanker, Rugby Australia said Sunday. “I want to thank New Zealand Rugby for their consideration in releasing Peter for international duties,” Rugby Australia chief executive Raelene Castle said in a statement after a deal between …

Canterbury Crusaders flanker Pete Samu appeared to have lost his chance to play for Australia against Ireland this month after New Zealand Rugby said Saturday its demands for his release have not been met. In a trans-Tasman tug-of-war, neither country has officially revealed New Zealand’s stipulations to release Samu, but it is believed they sought NZ$50,000 (US$35,000) to release the …

​Connacht and the IRFU have confirmed the appointment of Andy Friend as their new head coach.

A team-by-team profile of the Australian Conference side in Super Rugby, which kicks off this weekend.

If there was one thing Wallabies supporters were looking forward to in 2018 then it would have to be the return of their talisman David Pocock.  After a rugby sabbatical which saw the powerful flanker return to the country of his birth, Zimbabwe, the 29-year-old has since been playing rugby in Japan to get himself back up to speed ahead …

Will Genia and Bernard Foley both return for Australia as Michael Cheika names a strong team for his side's clash against Wales in Cardiff on Saturday.

Julian Savea faces his home country as the Barbarians name a strong team for tomorrow's game.

Barbarians Head coach Robbie Deans has named thirteen New Zealanders in his 26-man squad for matches against New Zealand and Tonga.

Quade Cooper has been named as Barbarians captain for their clash against Australia in Sydney in Saturday.

There have been some extraordinary moves from the other side of the equator this year. Some players with major talent have made the move north and here are the top five. 1. James Lowe (Chiefs to Leinster) Lowe is an absolutely lethal wing and can finish from anywhere, he has long been tearing it up in Super Rugby and was …

We brought you a story over the weekend of how the Queensland Reds ended their drought against their rivals, the Brumbies, at Suncorp Stadium. The angle of that particular piece surrounded a howler by Quade Cooper who failed to ground the ball in his own goal area – this led to the ball being spilt and a Brumbies player touching down.  …

After this weekend, there is only one round of the regular season in Super Rugby left before the playoffs get underway. It’s been an unforgettable season for the Australian Super Rugby teams with the Brumbies the sole Australian representative in the knockout stages of the competition.  Nevertheless, they still have to play their last regular season games even though their …

It has been an incredibly difficult 12 months for Christian Leali’ifano. The 16 times capped Wallaby was diagnosed with leukaemia last August, soon after the Brumbies finished up their Super Rugby season.  The Brumbies captain underwent a bone-marrow transplant as part of his recovery and he revealed how difficult that time was during an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald back …