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Australian rugby had more than just bragging rights on the line in Rio.

Canterbury NRL winger Curtis Rona will switch to the 15-man code after signing with Super Rugby club the Western Force.

The Pearls win will be a catalyst for change in Australian sport.

ACT Brumbies back Robbie Coleman turned down a chance to chase Olympic Games dreams and this weekend he'll trade Rio for Viking Park in the John I Dent Cup grand final.

Australia's attack copped heavy fire after losing to England in June. Wallabies No.10 Bernard Foley foreshadows the response ahead of the Bledisloe Cup.

If the Fijians win one of their two games on Thursday, this collection of prison wardens, police officers, bellhops and sugarcane farmers are assured a history-making medal.

Williams' absence from Bledisloe II and III will be a talking point in Australia, but not so much in New Zealand.

Australia have been bundled out of the Rio Olympic men's rugby sevens tournament by South Africa in a 22-5 quarter-final defeat.

Rugby powerhouse New Zealand were knocked out of the inaugural Olympic sevens tournament in the quarter-finals on Wednesday after a 12-7 loss to top seeds Fiji.

Former All Blacks lock Colin Meads, named as New Zealand's best player of the 20th Century, has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, New Zealand Rugby said on Thursday.

Wallabies hopefuls Sam Carter and Rory Arnold could use the National Rugby Championship as a launching pad to put themselves back in Test calculations after being named in an imposing Canberra Vikings squad.

ACT Brumbies players say Christian Lealiifano will be at the front of their minds every time they train or play over the coming months.

Too old, too slow, still here. Jerome Kaino reveals how he keeps up with - and ahead of - the young guns in New Zealand and Australian rugby.

Australian sevens skipper Sharni Williams completed a remarkable journey from oil changes to Olympic Games gold on Tuesday.

​Wallabies coach Michael Cheika says Christian Lealiifano is up for his fight against leukaemia and the team will give him whatever support he needs.

Stephen Larkham believes that Christian Lealiifano will overcome his battle with leukaemia.

Hurricanes show winning beats style in New Zealand.

​The Wallabies hope to catch the mighty All Blacks second guessing in what shapes as a must-win Bledisloe Cup opener in Sydney.

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Five-eighth Beauden Barrett dived on a loose ball with a little over 11 minutes remaining to score a try that sealed the Wellington Hurricanes' first Super Rugby title.