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'Kick the gate open': Tongan tour a timely rugby dose
It was raining tries in Tonga as the reprised First Nations and Pasifika (FNP) X...
Murray Wenzel (AAP) 5 Sep 2026
'Happy, fulfilled, hungry': Drua lure home Naisarani
Isi Naisarani will add Wallabies grunt to the Fijian Drua backrow after reinvigo...
Murray Wenzel (AAP) 4 Sep 2026
'If we're serious about it': Tonga's rugby reminder
Wallabies great Wycliff Palu is cherishing a Tonga return he warns needs to be m...
Murray Wenzel (AAP) 3 Sep 2026
'A joke': Aussie convert explains switch from Kiwis
Pia Tapsell has no qualms about being in the Wallaroos squad, despite growing up...
Sebastian Tan (AAP) 17 Aug 2026
Mo'unga back in All Blacks after three-year absence
Richie Mo'unga has been recalled to the New Zealand All Blacks after a three-yea...
Hobbled Sua'ali'i scratched for Wallabies' Japan rematch

Another hamstring injury has ruled Joseph-Aukuso Sua'ali'i out of the Wallabies' rematch with Japan in Townsville as debate rages over the code-hopper's ideal position.

Suaalii call a 'first world problem' for Wallabies

Debate over the best position for Joseph-Aukuso Sua'ali'i is the "first world problem" new Wallabies coach Les Kiss will attempt to solve in a Japan rematch in Townsville.

All Blacks lose Proctor to shoulder fracture on SA tour

New Zealand centre Billy Proctor will return home from his side's tour ‌of South Africa after scans revealed a fractured shoulder sustained ‌in the 38-21 victory over the Stormers in Cape To...

'Never rule out Quade': familiar face in Wallabies camp

Wallabies skipper Harry Wilson hasn't written off Quade Cooper's audacious attempt at a World Cup comeback after the mercurial flyhalf joined camp and offered some Osaka insight ahead of their Japan T...

Bulked up lock Salakaia-Loto back in Wallabies fray

Lukhan Salakaia-Loto has confirmed he carried extra weight "on purpose" and didn't lose belief ahead of his Wallabies return under a familiar coach.

Drua excited for Mooar given new coach's high hopes

New Fijian Drua coach Brad Mooar is adamant the side can retain it's "special brand" of rugby after the Crusaders title-winner was confirmed in the job.

Super Red a lock in new coach's Test squad statement

Lukhan Salakaia-Loto has earned an immediate Wallabies recall in Les Kiss's first big statement as newly-installed coach. The crash-and-bash lock was named in the Super Rugby Pacific team of the year...

Cash injection promises Pacific region boost to develop rugby league beyond PNG Chiefs

Rugby league is continuing to gain further ground throughout the Pacific following the Australian government announcing a $600 million commitment over the next decade in the region.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jul 23, 2026
Perese finds way home to Ballymore with Cup ambition

Izaia Perese will play for the Queensland Reds again, almost a decade after the Brisbane talent's career began at Ballymore. The six-Test Wallabies centre will begin training this week after confirmin...

Drua prove too strong for Reds to reach Super W decider

Fijian Drua have booked their first Super W home grand-final appearance with a convincing 31-5 win over an outgunned Queensland Reds in Lautoka, Fiji.

'Motherland' calls as Reds brace for dominant Drua

Tanya Kalounivale is about to realise her life-long dream of playing professional rugby in her native Fiji. The front-rower will be wearing a Queensland Reds jersey when she does so for the first time...

French lessons and scrum cheats: Tupou's Paris revival

Taniela Tupou, only half-jokingly, reckons his golf is now better than his English. And he's learnt how to "cheat" in the scrum. That's what a season in Paris with Top 14 club Racing 92 has done to th...

Pietsch looks to restart Wallabies national honours after luckless stretch

Dylan Pietch's recall into the Wallabies squad after persistent setbacks ahead of an Australian home series next month against France will feel like déjà vu.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jun 24, 2026
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