Maro Itoje, the man Eddie Jones felt wasn't captain material, says he's honoured and humbled to be have been chosen as the Lions' leader in Australia.
Ian Chadband
The people that helped our club survive when it was booted from the competition will be at our game on Saturday. We want to be able to look them in the eye and thank them after a win, writes Nic White.
Nic White
Rugby sevens star Josaia Raisuqe, a Paris Olympics medalist for Fiji has died as the age of 30 in a road crash in France.
Staff Writers
Aussies Mack Hansen and Sione Tuipulotu will be part of the Maro Itoje-captained British & Irish Lions squad to tour Australia.
Western Force coach Simon Cron has acknowledged their line-out and scrum will play a key part in their potentially season-defining clash with the Brumbies.
Ben Smith
NSW Waratahs coach Dan McKellar says if his charges need Churchillian speeches before a must-win Super Rugby clash with Queensland, they can find another job.
Darren Walton
Wallabies star Jake Gordon is stunned powerbrokers are considering expanding Super Rugby into the US but understands the importance of an American presence.
England's Maro Itoje is set to be the Lions' captain in Australia as a few Aussies wait to learn if they'll be going back home with him in the touring squad.
Reds lock Lukhan Salakaia-Loto has delivered a stirring endorsement of Waratahs prop Taniela Tupou ahead of their high-stakes Super Rugby Pacific grudge match.
Murray Wenzel
Wallabies star Jake Gordon has explained why he's staying put as coach-in-waiting Les Kiss prepares to get hands-on in rugby's running battle with poachers.
Darren Walton and Murray Wenzel
Coach Dan McKellar has made six changes to the NSW Waratahs' starting side for their must-win Super Rugby Pacific clash with the Queensland Reds.
Western Force have made just one change to their starting line-up, but revamped their bench for the do-or-die clash with the Brumbies at HBF Park on Saturday.
Western Force veteran Kurtley Beale says his side are now in do-or-die mode as they look to salvage their Super Rugby Pacific finals hopes.
Wallabies mentor Joe Schmidt has traded tips with Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge and also talked up the prospects of James O'Connor.
Melissa Woods
Winger Andrew Kellaway admits the NSW Waratahs need to do more to support electrifying fullback Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii to stay in Super Rugby Pacific contention.
The Wallaroos feel they have improved in spades since being thumped by New Zealand last year, and hope to show their progress in Saturday's Test.
Former Wallabies Pete Samu and Josh Kemeny will be squaring up in the final of European rugby's top club tournament after Aussies starred in the semis.
Former Wallaby Quade Cooper played a leading role as Hanazono Liners beat Green Rockets Tokatsu 42-19 to keep their promotion hopes alive.
The ACT Brumbies have exacted sweet revenge on the NSW Waratahs to remain on track for a Super Rugby Pacific home final in Canberra.
The Wallaroos have scored seven tries to one to power their way to a 43-7 win over Fijiana and claim the inaugural Vuvale Bowl trophy.
Justin Chadwick
Western Force coach Simon Cron has challenged his team to ‘take the bull by the horns’ and embrace the fight as they stare down the possibility of yet another season sans finals.
The bottom-placed Fijian Drua have scored a last-minute try to upset the Queensland Reds 36-33 in a roller-coaster Super Rugby Pacific clash in Suva.
The Western Force's Super Rugby Pacific finals hopes have received a huge blow after they suffered a six-tries-to-three loss to the Blues in Auckland.
Western Force’s finals hopes have taken a damaging blow as they were beaten 40-19 by the Blues at Eden Park, sending them tumbling out of the Super Rugby Pacific top six in the process.
