

A $66m hole has forced New Zealand Rugby to consider its options. And while Super Rugby may be imperfect, ditching it would leave an even bigger predicament.
Unbeaten after five Tests, Wallabies coach Les Kiss is preparing for his biggest test to date with Australia set to take on the All Blacks at Eden Park to open the Bledisloe Cup series in two weeks' time.
Thursday marks the official one-year countdown for Rugby World Cup 2027. We have assessed the top 12 on World Rugby's rankings and delivered a progress report, considering key issues, as the tournament edges closer.
Hunter Paisami will not play against the All Blacks in the Bledisloe Cup, for which the Wallabies have unveiled a 34-man squad that includes forward bolter Toby Macpherson.
The All Blacks will be without first-choice No. 10 Ruben Love for the two-Test Bledisloe Cup series against Australia, while Shannon Frizell is in line to play his first Test since the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
The All Blacks and Springboks Greatest Rivalry series lived up to the hype but it also leaves Dave Rennie with plenty to ponder for the remainder of the year. Liam Napier runs the rule over the eight-game tour and looks ahead to the Bledisloe Cup.
New Zealand Rugby stakeholders will attend a "rugby summit" next week with the sport at a crossroads after a leaked report labelled the current model "clearly unsustainable".
With a rapid double blow at the start of the second half and powerful finish, South Africa overran New Zealand 43-28 Saturday in the fourth and final test between rugby's Greatest Rivals.
Siya Kolisi has not unanimously been recognised as a top-tier loose forward in the history of the game. If there was any doubt remaining, this series should have put that to bed.
Just as the NFL creates history with a first ever regular season game Down Under, rugby takes another crack at carving out a slice of the lucrative American sporting market. The question is: Can the Springboks and All Blacks finally be successful?
South Africa head into Saturday's fourth Rugby's Greatest Rivalry (RGR) Test against New Zealand in Baltimore 2-1 up, and a win would leave Dave Rennie's side in no doubt about the size of the gap they have to close ahead of next year's World Cup.
South Africa will be without superstar utility back Cheslin Kolbe for their fourth and final Test against New Zealand on Saturday (11pm SA time), but Damian Willemse has recovered from his knock to retake his place at fullback in Baltimore.
All Blacks skipper Ardie Savea is facing up a lengthy stint on the sidelines after dislocating his shoulder in New Zealand's 29-24 loss to South Africa on Saturday night.
South Africa imposed its forward power on New Zealand and won a pulsating third Test 29-24 to snatch a 2-1 lead in their historic rugby series on Saturday.
South African airline Airlink has cancelled its flyover of FNB Stadium the third Rugby's Greatest Rivalry (RGR) Test between the Springboks and the All Blacks, as the national civil aviation authority investigates last Saturday's flyover in Cape Town.
After the Springboks levelled the Rugby's Greatest Rivalry (RGR) series 1-1 in Cape Town, Rassie Erasmus' side will face the All Blacks in Johannesburg again on Saturday in the third Test of four in the series and the last on South African soil.
Dave Rennie versus Rassie Erasmus continues to be the sideshow to the main Greatest Rivalry series event. Some people love it, others say it detracts from the actual series itself, which is locked at a tantalising 1-1.
South Africa boss Rassie Erasmus has brought Kurt-Lee Arendse back into his Springboks starting XV for Saturday's third Test, in the Rugby's Greatest Rivalry series with the All Blacks at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg.
The war of words between the All Blacks and Springboks has deepened, after New Zealand coach Dave Rennie questioning South Africa's scrummaging from the hosts 33-26 win in the second Test in Cape Town.
Desperate South Africa gave New Zealand its first defeat of the year by 33-26 and evened their four-Test series at 1-1 at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday.
South Africa will look to bounce back from last weekend's 33-16 loss at Ellis Park when the Springboks host New Zealand's All Blacks in the second Rugby's Greatest Rivalry (RGR) Test in Cape Town on Saturday.
South Africa have made two late changes ahead of the Springboks' second rugby Test against New Zealand on Saturday, with Cheslin Kolbe called up and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu restored to the starting XV.
All Blacks coach Dave Rennie has shuffled some of his troops around for the second Test against the Springboks this weekend, saying he expects both teams to "be better".
Having dominated many aspects of the gripping opening greatest rivalry Test against the All Blacks, the Springboks are confident of squaring the ledger in Cape Town.




