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Moana Pasifika axed from 2027 Super Rugby Pacific after NZR finds no viable financial solution
New Zealand Rugby has confirmed Moana Pasifika will not compete in the 2027 Super Rugby Pacific season after failing to secure a credible business plan or the NZ$15 million in committed capital required to sustain a franchise.
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Black Ferns confirm full 2026 schedule with free exhibition match in Upper Hutt
New Zealand have finalised their expanded 2026 international calendar, headlined by a free-to-attend exhibition match against the Black Ferns XV on August 14 in Upper Hutt, before a European WXV tour culminating at Twickenham.
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Reuben Logan rejects England and Wales to chase Scotland dream despite funeral plea
Reuben Logan, son of BBC presenter Gabby Logan and Scotland rugby legend Kenny Logan, has committed to representing Scotland after turning down both England and Wales. The Sale Sharks flanker was even approached about switching allegiance at his grandfather Terry Yorath's funeral.
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Erasmus likens England's Pollock to Kolisi ahead of Nations Championship opener at Ellis Park
South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus has compared 21-year-old England flanker Henry Pollock to Springboks captain Siya Kolisi, calling his recent output 'exceptional' as the two sides prepare to meet at Ellis Park on 5 July.
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Sale Sharks sign Harlequins' Freya Aucken after 81 appearances for West London club
Sale Sharks have signed versatile back Freya Aucken from Harlequins, where she made 81 appearances across five seasons. Head coach Tom Hudson called the 24-year-old, who can play wing or scrum-half, one of the PWR's most underrated players.
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Dupont absent as Galthié names 33-man France squad for southern hemisphere tour
Fabien Galthié has named a 33-man France squad for Nations Championship fixtures against New Zealand, Australia and Japan next month. Antoine Dupont is not yet included, with Toulouse and Montpellier still to contest the Top 14 final.
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Arata and Leindekar headline Uruguay's Nations Cup absentees as Teros name depleted squad
Uruguay have named a 33-man squad for the World Rugby Nations Cup without Castres scrum-half Santiago Arata, captain Manuel Leindekar and several other first-choice starters, though four uncapped sevens players earn call-ups.
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Injury-hit Vunivalu set to rejoin rugby league with Hull after La Rochelle release
Suliasi Vunivalu, released by Top 14 side La Rochelle after rupturing his ACL in December, is in advanced talks to join Super League club Hull — his first return to rugby league in six years.
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Red Roses secure four-year contract framework with RFU after becoming world champions
The RFU and England's Red Roses have agreed a new contract framework running from 2026 to 2030, guaranteeing at least 32 full-time contracts, enhanced pay, and a Women's Rugby World Cup selection bonus.
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Bath part ways with attack coach Gleeson after one season as Prendergast circles
Bath Rugby have confirmed the departure of backs and attack coach Martin Gleeson after just one season at the club. Mike Prendergast is strongly tipped to succeed him, with former Bath star Mike Catt also in the frame.
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Axed by Springboks, De Klerk lands Barbarians call to face Wales at Twickenham
Faf de Klerk has been named in the Barbarians squad to face Wales at Twickenham's Allianz Stadium on Saturday, just days after the 34-year-old scrum-half was left out of Rassie Erasmus' 46-man Springboks squad for the Nations Championship.
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Sevens star Trevithick poised for Spain 15s debut at inaugural Nations Cup
Jeremy Trevithick, named in the SVNS Team of the Year, is set to earn his first 15s cap after head coach Pablo Bouza included him in Spain's 31-man squad for the inaugural World Rugby Nations Cup in North America this July.
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Harlequins hire Hurricanes attack coach Cooper days after Super Rugby title triumph
Harlequins have appointed Brad Cooper as their new attack coach, with the New Zealander joining the Stoop just days after guiding the Hurricanes to the Super Rugby Pacific title with a 60-5 demolition of the Chiefs in the final.
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MacGinty handed summer rest as USA name Nations Cup squad without injured fly-half
Bristol Bears fly-half AJ MacGinty has been left out of the USA's Nations Cup squad as the 43-cap veteran continues his recovery from an Achilles injury that wiped out most of his 2024-25 season. Jack Walsh, a potential future Eagles option, is also listed among the unavailable players.
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Abi Burton targets Lions call-up after breakthrough season with Trailfinders
Abi Burton has emerged as one of Premiership Women's Rugby's most influential No.8s this season, racking up seven tries and 160 carries for Trailfinders as they prepare to face Saracens in the PWR Final — a win that would complete a remarkable clean sweep.
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1999 World Cup winner Nathan Grey joins USA coaching staff for Nations Cup
Australia's Nathan Grey, a World Cup winner with the Wallabies in 1999, has been appointed as USA's defence coach for the upcoming World Rugby Nations Cup, joining head coach Scott Lawrence's five-man assistant team.
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Walsh steps up to lead Wallaroos into historic 2029 home World Cup after sevens golden era
Tim Walsh has been appointed Rugby Australia's Director of Women's High Performance, tasked with elevating the Wallaroos ahead of the 2029 Women's Rugby World Cup on home soil — a role he takes on fresh from guiding the Sevens side to back-to-back World Championship titles.
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All Blacks 2IC Neil Barnes signals shift away from collision rugby ahead of 2026 squad
New All Blacks assistant coach Neil Barnes says the Dave Rennie-led regime is deliberately moving away from collision-based rugby, with Monday's squad announcement designed to identify players who can execute a skill-and-evasion style.
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Barnes reveals weight of axing 80-cap Ioane from first All Blacks squad of 2026
All Blacks lead assistant coach Neil Barnes has opened up on the toughest calls in New Zealand's first squad of 2026, explaining why established stars Rieko Ioane and Du'Plessis Kirifi were left out in favour of players who "pushed the barrel higher" all season.
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Blair admits Kirifi omission was tough as impressive rivals block All Blacks recall
Du'Plessis Kirifi co-captained the Hurricanes to a Super Rugby Pacific title and delivered his best personal season, yet All Blacks assistant Mike Blair confirmed the eight-Test flanker was edged out by stronger competition for loose-forward spots in Dave Rennie's 34-man squad.
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