Crusaders poach star schoolboy Parata
The world’s most successful franchise is actively poaching Australia’s finest schoolboy talent, with the Crusaders signing The Southport School’s star flyhalf Campbell Parata. Born and raised in New Zealand before his family relocated to Western Australia, Parata was spotted by TSS while playing in the Junior Gold Cup at the age of 15. He was…
'I want the Reds to do well': No gloating from Quade after triumphant return
Quade Cooper says he has no beef with his Queensland teammates and wishes nothing but the best for the Reds franchise despite his messy off-season departure. Cooper had the last laugh in his return to Suncorp Stadium, helping the Rebels to a 32-13 win against the Reds as he and halves partner Will Genia turned…
Double injury blow for Brumbies on tour
Josh Mann-Rea and David Pocock will both be heading home early from the Brumbies’ South Africa-Argentina tour in a double injury blow for the side. Mann-Rea limped off the field midway through the second half of the Brumbies’ win over the Stormers in Cape Town and has reportedly suffered a suspected ACL injury. The hooker…
No-arms tackle a "game changer" in Rebels defeat, says Wessels as Waratahs keep finals hopes alive
UPDATED: Rebels coach Dave Wessels has described a controversial Curtis Rona no-arms tackle that stopped Marika Koroibete in open space just short of the try line as a “game-changer” in a 20-15 loss to the Waratahs. Handling errors and ill-discipline hurt the Rebels, who trailed by 10 points at half-time, while the Waratahs were able to…
TEAM NEWS: Wessels wants Rebels to be "confrontational" against Sunwolves
Rebels coach Dave Wessels has named one of his strongest sides to take on the Sunwolves in a clash he considers more significant than most. Wessels has made just one change to his starting team from the side that beat the Reds 32-13 in Brisbane last weekend with Jermaine Ainsley replacing Sam Talakai. The retention…
Kuridrani inks one-year extension
Star Brumbies centre Tevita Kuridrani says he isn’t quite ready to leave Canberra after signing a one-year extension to stay in the capital. Kuridrani has inked a new one-year deal with the Brumbies and Rugby Australia that will keep him in Canberra until the end of 2020. The 28-year-old was chased by overseas clubs and…
Brumbies ready to fly Australian flag in Super Rugby finals
Brumbies coach Dan McKellar says his side’s mission is to try and generate more positive conversation about Australian rugby as they prepare for their finals campaign. The Brumbies are the only Australian team through to the Super Rugby finals despite a more competitive showing across the Australian conference this season. Winning the Australian conference secured…
Club hub: Premier Grade teams
Another big weekend of club rugby coming up. Who’s lining up for your team? SHUTE SHIELD Saturday May 4. All times AEST. Manly vs Southern Districts, Manly Oval, 3:05pm LIVE on 7TWO. Manly Conor Davidson, James Hilterbrand, Mokani Fuavao, Alex Dalzell, Alex Humfrey, Harry Bergelin, Kotoni Ale, Dan Alley,Harry Emery, Nick Holton, Josh Turner, Kevin…
Speight signs with Reds until 2021
The Reds have landed the signature of Wallaby Henry Speight until 2021, staving off interest from overseas to land the Test flyer. Speight knocked back big-money offers from overseas last year to remain with Rugby Australia and the Brumbies but was expected to head offshore following the World Cup. But the Reds have scored a…
WATCH: Super Rugby Wrap Round 17: Jaguares win African conference but finals still way open
Click:defoaming performance With one round of Super Rugby remaining the three conference crowns have already been won but the make-up of the rest of the final eight is not a lot clearer. With the Crusaders easy winners in the Kiwi group, the Brumbies and the Jaguares wrapped up the Australian and African conferences respectively at…