Reds trio released from contracts
Queensland Reds players Izack Rodda, Harry Hockings, and Isaac Lucas have been released from their contracts. The trio was stood down on Monday after refusing to take
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Beauden Barrett sets Blues fitness record
New Zealand Super Rugby teams have started pre-season training for the second time in 2020 ahead of Super Rugby Aotearoa – a New Zealand-only competition that star
Vilimoni Koroi join Highlanders squad
Former All Blacks Sevens star Vilimoni Koroi will assemble with the Highlanders after his Olympic All Blacks Sevens duties got suspended. Koroi is joining the squad to
Crusaders coach Scott Robertson backs cross-hemisphere club championship
Crusaders coach Scott Robertson hopes for more recognition for winning Super Rugby than just the title at the end of the competition. Robertson wants to see the winner
Milner-Skudder set for dramatic Super Rugby return with the Highlanders
Former All Blacks winger Nehe Milner-Skudder has been linked with a dramatic return to Super Rugby and it is not with his old club, the Hurricanes. According to report
Super Rugby to resume on June 13th in NZ
Super Rugby will return with a clash between the Highlanders and the Chiefs in Dunedin on June 13th. The second game in the opening round of the revised Kiwi-only comp
Professional sport will be allowed to resume at Alert Level 2- Ardern
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has confirmed professional sport will be part of the large amount of services allowed to resume at Alert Level 2 , with
Toomua calls for a rethink of the Super Rugby competition once the sport re-starts after COVID-19 shutdown
Wallabies playmaker Matt Toomua has joined calls for a rethink of the Super Rugby competition once the sport re-starts after the coronavirus shutdown. The Melbourne Re
Highlanders and Hurricanes now the only NZ Super Rugby franchises who've not had to make staff redundant
The Highlanders and Hurricanes are now the only New Zealand Super Rugby franchises who have not had to make staff redundant as the coronavirus crisis and resultant sporti
Berrick Barnes retires after 15 years in professional rugby
Former Wallabies utility Berrick Barnes is retiring from rugby after 15 years in professional rugby. Barnes began playing rugby league with the Brisbane Broncos in 200
Playing for Fiji has always been my dream - Naiyaravoro
Former Wallabies winger Taqele Naiyaravoro says playing for Fiji has always been his dream and if the opportunity comes along he will grab it 100%. The 28-year-old is
Super Rugby players with Fijian links in Australia to take massive pay cut for the next 6 months
Players in Australian Super Rugby teams including those with Fijian links will be taking a massive pay cut for the next six months. This is after Australian players ac
Players with links to Fiji in Australian Super Rugby teams could be taking massive pay cut
Players with links to Fiji in Australian Super Rugby teams could be taking a massive pay cut. That’s if Rugby Australia and the Rugby Union Players Association
Jonah Lomu's ripped shorts from 1996 Super 12 final to be listed on Trade Me for $500,000
There weren't many ways to stop a rampaging Jonah Lomu, but ripping his shorts off him was at least a decent feat. Now, for half a million dollars, someone can own the
NZ Rugby reveals Sam Whitelock could return for Crusaders this year
New Zealand Rugby have revealed All Blacks star Sam Whitelock could make a surprise return to the Crusaders should any form of Super Rugby take place this year. A strong
Dan Carter set to leave Japan's Kobelco Steelers
Former All Blacks fly-half and three-time World Player of the Year Dan Carter has announced that he will leave Japanese outfit Kobelco Steelers. The 38-year-old made t
Andy Marinos reveals cutoff date for revamped Super Rugby competition
Sanzaar boss Andy Marinos has revealed Super Rugby has until December 31st to complete a competition this year. The tournament was put on hold on March 15 due to the c
Domestic Super Rugby format featuring five NZ teams likely scenario for NZ Rugby
A domestic Super Rugby competition featuring the five New Zealand Super Rugby teams is likely to happen. TVNZ News reports that the competition could even be underwrit
CEO Andy Marinos suggests radical idea to save 2020 rugby season
SANZAAR CEO Andy Marinos has suggested that Super Rugby and the Rugby Championship could be run simultaneously in a bid to save the 2020 rugby season. Traditionally Su
Return to the playing field remains uncertain for New Zealand's Super Rugby franchises
Highlanders CEO Roger Clark says the return to the playing field remains uncertain for New Zealand's Super Rugby franchises even as the country moves closer to the end of
Vilimoni Koroi to make wrenching decision on pursuing Olympics dream in 2021
Highlanders recruit Vilimoni Koroi who has links to Fiji is among a quartet of rising stars who must make a wrenching decision whether to pursue their Olympics dream in 2