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Rennie confirms Fineanganofo's All Blacks call-up despite looming Newcastle move
Dave Rennie has selected Hurricanes winger Fehi Fineanganofo in his first All Blacks squad for the 2026 Nations Championship, despite the 17-try scorer being contracted to join Newcastle Red Bulls in 2027. Rennie cited "irresistible" form as the reason for the selection.
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Dave Rennie names Ardie Savea All Blacks captain ahead of 2026 Nations Championship
Ardie Savea has been appointed New Zealand captain by incoming head coach Dave Rennie, succeeding Scott Barrett ahead of July fixtures against France, Italy and Ireland at the 2026 Nations Championship.
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Rennie names Savea as All Blacks captain in first squad since taking charge
Dave Rennie has selected a 34-man All Blacks squad for three Nations Championship Tests against France, Italy and Ireland, handing the captaincy to Ardie Savea and including four uncapped players.
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Teenage debutant Dickson snatches comeback win for Force as Drua sink Brumbies
Nineteen-year-old Ai Dickson crashed over in the 79th minute to give Western Force a 21-17 comeback victory over Queensland, while the Fijiana Drua beat the ACT Brumbies 42-25 in a result clouded by a serious ankle injury to Wallaroos flyhalf Ella Ryan.
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Olympic Sevens medallist Chay Mullins signs one-year deal with Ulster
Chay Mullins, who represented Ireland at the 2024 Paris Olympics and won a Sevens World Cup bronze in 2022, has signed a one-year contract with Ulster after one season at Connacht.
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Relegated but unbowed, Abbie Brown targets 2028 LA Olympics with Great Britain
Great Britain sevens veteran Abbie Brown has set her sights on the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics after a turbulent 2025-26 SVNS Series that saw the side become the first team relegated under the new three-tier model.
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Pollock shrugs off South Africa's taunts after sealing Northampton's Premiership title
Henry Pollock has dismissed criticism from South Africa ahead of England's July tour, saying outside noise is 'white noise' that doesn't enter his thinking. The 21-year-old flanker was man of the match as Northampton beat Exeter to win the Gallagher Premiership title.
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Erasmus worried over Mostert ankle scan ahead of Nations Championship opener against England
Springboks coach Rassie Erasmus has confirmed Franco Mostert will undergo ankle scans after the lock was forced off during South Africa's 80-31 win over the Barbarians in Gqeberha, adding to an already lengthy injury list ahead of the Nations Championship.
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Penaud returns to France squad for southern hemisphere tour as Bielle-Biarrey rested
Fabien Galthié has named a 39-man provisional France squad for a three-Test tour against New Zealand, Australia and Japan. Damian Penaud, France's all-time leading try-scorer, is recalled after missing the Six Nations, while Louis Bielle-Biarrey is deliberately rested.
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Feyi-Waboso reveals fan threw drink at him before risking broken jaw in Prem final
Immanuel Feyi-Waboso has confirmed a Bath fan threw a drink at him and pushed him during Exeter's play-off win on June 13. The England wing then played in the Premiership final just two and a half weeks after jaw surgery, risking the repair to appear at Twickenham.
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Erasmus names six uncapped players in 46-man Springboks squad for Nations Championship opener against England
Rassie Erasmus has selected six potential debutants — Paul de Villiers, Riley Norton, Ruben van Heerden, Carlu Sadie, Vusi Moyo and Jaco Williams — in a 46-man Springboks squad for the inaugural Nations Championship, which begins on 4 July against England in Johannesburg.
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Doris and O'Brien ruled out of Ireland's Nations Championship Southern Series tour
Ireland have lost captain Caelan Doris and attacking threat Tommy O'Brien to injury ahead of their Nations Championship Southern Series, with both Leinster players hurt during Friday's URC Grand Final. Dan Sheehan will captain the three-Test tour against Australia, Japan, and New Zealand.
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Munster prop Oli Jager forced to retire at 30 on medical grounds after single Ireland cap
Oli Jager, the Munster and Ireland tighthead prop, has been medically advised to retire from professional rugby at 30. The New Zealand-raised prop joined Munster from the Crusaders in 2023 and earned one Ireland cap during the 2024 Six Nations.
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McParland escapes serious injury scare after deep laceration cuts Prem final short
Northampton Saints scrum-half Archie McParland suffered a deep laceration above the knee that forced him off after just 11 minutes of the Gallagher Premiership final, but director of rugby Phil Dowson has confirmed the wound should not threaten the 21-year-old's place in England's July Test squad.
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Pampas snatch first-ever Super Rugby Americas title by defeating defending champions Dogos XV
Pampas claimed their maiden Super Rugby Americas title with a 26–17 victory over Dogos XV in the final at Córdoba Athletic Club Stadium, overcoming a side that had beaten them twice in the regular season.
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Hurricanes crush rivals by 60 points as Ruben Love crowns first full season at fly-half
The Hurricanes claimed the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific title with the biggest winning margin in grand final history, a 60-5 demolition, as 25-year-old fly-half Ruben Love was named Man of the Match in his first full season in the No.10 jersey.
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Ackermann admits Bulls 'didn't give themselves a chance' in 36-7 URC final hammering by Leinster
Johan Ackermann conceded the Vodacom Bulls were beaten before they had barely started after Leinster dismantled them 36-7 in the URC Grand Final at Croke Park, a fourth defeat in five finals for the South African side.
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Cullen dismisses outside criticism as Leinster demolish Bulls to retain URC title
Leo Cullen pushed back against the negative narrative surrounding Leinster's season after his side crushed the Bulls 36-7 at Croke Park on Friday, securing a 10th league title and becoming the first back-to-back champions of the URC era.
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Scotland fans drink Boston dry and charm a city in their World Cup takeover
The Tartan Army turned Boston into a home away from home across two group-stage matches, with Scotland beating Haiti before narrowly losing to Morocco — and still alive in the tournament with a last-32 berth possible.
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Doris limps off after seven minutes but Leinster seal 10th URC title with 36-7 rout of Bulls
Caelan Doris lasted just seven minutes of the URC final before a foot injury forced him off, but Leinster ran in five tries to beat the Bulls 36-7 at Croke Park and claim a record 10th United Rugby Championship title. The Ireland captain faces a race to join Andy Farrell's tour to Australia.
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