England 48-7 Wales: Henry Arundell scores hat-trick in seven-try mauling to launch Six Nations bid

New Zealand great Ma’a Nonu performed a solo haka in response to the All Blacks’ haka before his Sharks side fell to a heavy defeat in Durban.
The All Blacks continued their tour of South Africa with a resounding 54-0 victory, though what happened pre-match will go down in rugby union folklore.
After New Zealand performed their usual Ka Mate haka, Nonu steppe...

Following the Wallabies’ 35-32 victory over Japan in Osaka, here are our five takeaways from the first of two Tests between these two proud nations.

The Les Kiss era got off to a winning start as the Wallabies ground out a three-point win over Eddie Jones’ Japan in the first of two Tests between the two countries. Australia can thank the kicking accuracy of scr...

South Africa scraped past Argentina 17-10 in test rugby at the possible expense of inspirational captain Siya Kolisi on Saturday.

Kolisi trudged off in the 25th minute of his first match in seven weeks after damaging his hamstring. He may be a doubt to lead the Springboks back home against New Zealand in two weeks in the opening test of the blockbuster Greatest...

Fijian Saimoni Vunilagi has died of suspected heatstroke after a training session, his club Kyuden Voltex have announced. The Japanese second division team, based in Fukuoka, said the 26-year-old was taken to hospital and died on Friday, 7 August. Temperatures in the southern city of Fukuoka this week have reached 35C degrees. “After team practice on Monday, 3 August ...

Stormers ‘exposed some serious flaws’ despite All Blacks winning

After watching his ill-disciplined All Blacks survive three yellow cards and 16 penalties to beat the Stormers 38-21 in Cape Town, coach Dave Rennie knows the next opponent, the Sharks, will scent blood in the water.

Stormers posed questions of the All Blacks and only their late burst of tr...