Australia's rugby women held a shock halftime lead but their dream of beating England's seemingly invincible world champions was eventually buried.
Ian Chadband
Fiji and Japan have advanced to the final of rugby's Pacific Nations Championship with big semi-final wins.
Staff Writers
Tom Lynagh's successful return from injury has given Wallabies selectors food for thought ahead of this month's Test against world champions South Africa.
Murray Wenzel
New Zealand have made several changes to their squad for the final Test of their four-match series against world champions South Africa.
England selectors have made several changes for their WXV Global Series opener against Australia at CorpAcq Stadium.
Duncan Bech
Waratahs winger Amelia Whitaker and Reds captain Jemma Bemrose are set to make their Wallaroos debuts in the WXV Global Series opener against England.
Melissa Woods
Tom Lynagh will return for the Queensland Reds in a pre-season fixture days after teammate and fellow Wallabies flyhalf Carter Gordon broke his leg.
Australia are about to enter a crucial period of their season, and contracts are lingering in the back of Wallaroos players' minds ahead of a series of Tests.
Sebastian Tan
Western Force’s cross-code star Zac Lomax says he is eager to repay the club’s faith after knocking a rival offer on the head over the off-season.
Aaron Kirby
Damian Willemse and Morne van den Berg have been brought into the South African XV for the fourth and final Test against New Zealand in the US city Baltimore.
The Wallabies' playmaking stocks have taken a hit, with Carter Gordon's leg injury likely ruling him out of a clash with South Africa and the Bledisloe Cup.
Carter Gordon is under an injury cloud after the Wallabies settled for a frustrating Test draw that still secured them a historic series win in Argentina.
South Africa and New Zealand will fly together to Baltimore to conclude their epic rugby Test series without key players after injuries struck.
Harry Wilson knows better than to use all his tricks at Test level as the skipper returns to a competitive backrow in a side chasing five-straight wins.
First Nations and Pasifika captain Triston Reilly has made a passionate case for annual action for the side after their big win in rugby-mad Tonga.
Ben Donaldson will wear the Wallabies' No.10 for the first time in two years while Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii and Len Ikitau have been returned to the centres.
The All Blacks have dropped veteran Codie Taylor for this weekend's third rugby Test against South Africa in Johannesburg.
Star Western Force recruit James O’Connor has promised to help the Super Rugby Pacific side in any way possible and is excited about being a mentor for his side’s playmakers.
Ben Smith
Isi Naisarani, after an impressive season in Sydney club rugby, has been lured home to Fiji as the Drua build an impressive roster under new coach Brad Mooar.
Wycliff Palu, the former Wallaby with Tongan heritage, is invested in providing consistent exposure to the sport in a country that still loves rugby.
The ACT Brumbies have announced that prop James Slipper will stay on for another year following a season where he became Super Rugby's most-capped player.
South Africa must be at their defensive best to nullify the threat of New Zealand scrum-half Cam Roigard, admits opposite number Morne van den Berg.
Two decades on from lighting up Subiaco Oval in front of the Sea of Blue, James O’Connor is poised to end his career back where it began with Western Force - and the man nicknamed ‘Peter Pan’ is all grown up.
Veteran James O'Connor is back in Western Force black and blue, but wants to fight for another Wallabies green and gold jersey.
