An Indigenous education foundation run by renowned Australian rugby brothers Glen, Mark and Gary Ella is standing by former Wallaby Jim Williams in the wake of revelations he was the recipient of a secret loan from the NSW Rugby Union last year. 

The Western Force have pulled off a major coup luring Wallabies hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau to Perth on a one-year deal. 

David Pocock will trade state of the art gyms for the southern Africa wilderness when he begins a sabbatical from the rugby.

Michael Cheika will set about blooding new talent - and plenty of it - as the rugby world reacts to the Wallabies coach's latest rant.

The ACT Brumbies say they will continue working with the ARU to find a way to make rugby financially viable, conceding the game must change for it to be successful in the future.

Tribalism is delivering the A-League its time in the sun just as Australian Super Rugby teams are being forced to survive on less and less of it.

The ACT Brumbies are seeking an exemption from the SANZAAR travel protocols to pave the way for them to take advantage of flying directly from Canberra to New Zealand.

NSW Waratahs coach Daryl Gibson says there are some "real positives" in his side's Super Rugby draw next year.

The Brumbies will play against Sonny Bill Williams and George Smith in Canberra next year, but not the Waratahs.

ACT Brumbies hooker Robbie Abel admits he has a desire to avoid playing rugby union matches on Sundays to align with his Mormon faith, but is happy to juggle sport and religion for the Canberra Vikings.

Michael Hooper has been voted the Waratahs' players' player for the fourth year running, again pipping to the post his provincial and Test team mate Israel Folau.

The future of Australia's professional rugby landscape is clouded with uncertainty after ARU boss Bill Pulver admitted he was not sure how many Australian Super Rugby teams would exist beyond next season.

Australian sevens star Cam Clark has made the switch to XVs by signing with the NSW Waratahs until the end of 2018.

It has been a week of the good, the bad and the ugly for Australian rugby.

• COMMENT

The Waratahs, run by a pair of New Zealanders, have done the ARU's job for it by putting an end to the Jarryd Hayne folly.

The tortuous football journey of code-hopping super star Jarryd Hayne has taken yet another turn with the NSW Waratahs sensationally confirming they would not offer him a contract in 2017.

• COMMENT

Jarryd Hayne's worth is his reputation, but what is that value in a game he has never played? We can all see he is shopping himself around. Surely ARU boss Bill Pulver can't fall into the trap of being a pawn in the negotiations.

Former Wallabies coach has reservations about whether Jarryd Hayne is fully committed, but believes the Waratahs should take a punt on him anyway.

Is Jarryd Hayne fair dinkum on his interest in rugby or is the code being used to turn up the heat on the Eels?