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

All Blacks replacement prop Ofa Tu'ungafasi put in a massive hit on Bernard Foley during Australia's thrilling 23-18 win.

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 …

Injuries are par for the course when it comes to rugby, as the highly physical nature of the game inevitably takes its toll on even the fittest and strongest players. Sometimes, however, injuries come along that are scarier than others.  Just such an injury visited Andrew Kellaway in April. The young Waratahs back awoke one night, struggling for breath as …

All Blacks and Hurricanes out-half Beauden Barrett had an eventful game on Friday against the Waratahs, where he received two yellow cards, a red and executed one of the best passes you will see all year. The 2016 World Rugby Player of the Year winner has continued his stellar form into 2017 and is expected to line out for New …

Just 24 hours after Wasps confirmed that Kurtley Beale would be leaving the club at the end of the season, the 28-year-old has already lined up a club for next season. The back has signed a two-year deal to return to Waratahs, less than a year after leaving them to join the Premiership side. The Super Rugby side confirmed the …

Wallabies and Waratahs fly-half Bernard Foley has said that he wants to have a ‘Tom Brady effect’ on his Waratahs teammates this season as he prepares to step into more of a leadership role under Daryl Gibson. The Waratahs have a number of debutantes in their backline this season with halfback Jake Gordon, inside centre Irae Simone and winger Harry Jones all set for …

Saracens have signed Australia lock Will Skelton on a short-term deal with immediate effect, according to the BBC. Skelton has been capped 18 times by his country, and he is a replacement for recently retired captain Alistair Hargreaves, who left the club in October due to the effects of repeated concussions. Director of rugby Mark McCall told the Saracens Club website: …

Wallabies Head Coach Michael Cheika is reportedly set to reach out to former Waratahs utility Kurtley Beale about a potential return to the club following his summer move to Premiership club Wasps. Beale signed for Dai Young’s side in May, but did not arrive in Coventry until August after suffering a patella tendon injury whilst playing for the Waratahs in Super Rugby. The injury forced …

Kurtley Beale was one of Wasps’ high profile summer signings. When Wasps announced the signing of Kurtley Beale, fans of the Coventry based club salivated over the idea of seeing the Wallaby international line up alongside the likes of Danny Cipriani, Willie le Roux and Elliot Daly. However it now appears the Beale could be about to leave Wasps sooner than expected, after …

  Nick Phipps’ performances over the historic series whitewash at the hands of England has shrouded a cloud of uncertainty over his place within the starting Wallaby XV. The Waratah was by no means at his best over the course of the three tests as the English defence constantly bombarded the scrum-half, starving him of clean ball and thus interfering …

Heading into the sixteenth and final round of Super Rugby action, in what is the inaugural year of the current 18 team format, there have been clear pros and cons as to what has and hasn’t worked well in the new structure. The season began with a certain degree of skepticism as tournament organisers looked to incorporate two new teams; …

Rugby fans in the northern hemisphere are enduring the rugby drought that is the summer off-season. Domestic and European competitions have ended and the dust has long since settled on the various summer tours undertaken by Six Nations countries. In the southern hemisphere the Super Rugby league tournament is pushing on in earnest as club sides from New Zealand, Australia …

The Fijian Rugby Union has today announced that former NFL and NRL star Jarryd Hayne has been unsuccessful in his quest to make the Rio Olympics as he has been omitted from the Fiji Sevens squad. After displaying his world class in terms of athleticism and skill for the Parrametta Eels in the NRL, Hayne made an unprecedented jump between …

Following on from our recent article of discussion in which we outlined who we feel are the top five openside flankers in the game of rugby union at the moment’; now that the European rugby season has come to a conclusion, it is time to look on another aspect of the season just gone by. To that end we will move away …

Now with the conclusion of the European rugby season and the June internationals we here at Pundit Arena HQ feel that it is time to sick back and reflect on certain aspects of the season just past. To that end we want to take a look at who we feel currently stand as the top five premier opensides in the …

Jarryd Hayne is mulling over numerous offers from both rugby union and league clubs. After sensationally quitting the San Francisco 49ers in an attempt to represent Fiji at this summer’s Olympics, Jarryd Hayne could be on the verge of making another massive career change. Although a plethora of Australian rugby league clubs have registered an interest in signing the cross code …

Michael Cheika has officially announced this morning his side which will take on the considerable challenge of halting the momentum of Grand-Slam champions England, thus overcoming ex-teammate and rival Eddie Jones. In a squad which see’s the introduction of an element of old and new, Cheika has decided to reward form by drafting in three uncapped players while also reincorporating …