England captain George Williams is convinced his squad have learned the lessons of their heartbreaking 2022 semifinal defeat as they prepare for a potentially crucial opening game of the Rugby League World Cup against Tonga in Perth on Saturday.
Rugby league has struck the first blow in the Chief name wars, with New Zealand Rugby's urgent injunction denied ahead of the new PNG NRL club's jersey reveal.
Harry Wilson may have finally silenced the doubters in Australian rugby. It just took a blemish-free 28 tackles, a try, and a near man-of-the-match honours in Bledisloe I to do it.
Wallabies coach Les Kiss has made the extraordinary claim that Mark Nawaqanitawase needs to "re-learn" the nuances of rugby as Australian selectors "keep an eye" on the super talent ahead of next year's World Cup.
Declan Meredith will start at No. 10 for the Wallabies in Bledisloe II, after Ben Donaldson was ruled out with injury.
Buoyed by a visit from their All Blacks brothers, Stacey Jones's ambitious Kiwis are out to open the rugby league World Cup with a bang by completing a memorable New Zealand double over Australia.
The term 'World-class' gets thrown around often these days, but All Blacks centre Jordie Barrett more than deserves the title.
He looms as a rival for a Wallabies backline spot but Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii cannot wait to have fellow code-hopping superstar Mark Nawaqanitawase back in rugby.
Saracens have sacked academy player Totoa Auvaa, who was involved in a nightclub incident with England cricketers Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson, following a further incident in St Albans on Saturday.
South Africa's World Cup-winning coach Jake White has been appointed to lead Fiji into next year's men's tournament in Australia.
Wallabies fullback Tom Wright has revealed his team opened up and faced the music following last week's second-half implosion against New Zealand, but insists the match has left no mental scars.
Former Wallabies fullback/winger Andrew Kellaway has retired in a no-fuss manner, turning to social media to announce he is walking away from the game he loves.
Tom Lynagh has been ruled out of the upcoming Australia A tour at the 11th-hour with former NRL star Zac Lomax and Harry McLaughlin-Phillips called into the squad.
The Wallabies were dreadful in Auckland and their opponent the All Blacks superb. How Australia pick themselves up from another Eden Park thrashing will be telling -- and provide World Cup clues next year.
Injury carnage has rocked the Wallabies' midfield while the All Blacks were also left counting the costs of their Bledisloe Cup-retaining Auckland smashing.
The Les Kiss bubble has finally burst, and the Wallabies have fallen straight back to earth with a resounding thud after collapsing to an abysmal 50-19 loss to continue their 40-year winless run at Eden Park.
Wallabies coach Les Kiss insists their one-sided Bledisloe Cup loss won't crush the side's momentum after history repeated at Eden Park.
If they could do it at Ellis Park, "why not" Eden Park, Wallabies captain Harry Wilson argues ahead of the side's greatest depth test under new coach Les Kiss.
Mark Nawaqanitawase could still feature on the Wallabies' November tour, with coach Les Kiss keen to reconnect after the cross-code talent's mesmeric NRL form.
Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii will look to build on his impressive first Test start on the wing, after he was retained in the No. 11 jersey for the Wallabies' opening Bledisloe Cup clash in Auckland.
The battle over the use of the "Chiefs" name is headed to the New Zealand High Court after New Zealand Rugby launched legal action against the Australian Rugby League Commission.
The All Blacks' vast injury woes have worsened just two days out from the Bledisloe Cup, with returned playmaker Richie Mo'unga ruled out of the two-Test series with a calf injury.
Brendan Venter has branded the Gallagher Prem's decision to fine Saracens over his refusal to perform media duties as "something from an autocratic land."
