Toulon are keeping a close eye on the Parramatta winger's Monday court appearance for domestic violence, saying it's a "very serious issue" that could impact his future at the glamour rugby club.

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Is he dreaming? The master mind behind the Brisbane Tens would like to remind Drew Mitchell that he is playing in the tournament he publicly rubbished this week

The Wallaby captain won't lead his Super Rugby side as Slipper was given a third season in charge of a new-look Reds outfit.

Michael Cheika tried every trick in the book to keep Rob Horne in Australian rugby and is surprised he has decided to leave at the "peak of his career", but hinted his Wallabies career might not be over just yet.

Wallabies coach Michael Cheika is open to the idea of a rugby State of Origin match being used as a genuine selection battle for Australian players but says it needs to be unique rather than a carbon copy of rugby league's successful version.

A number of Australia's high-profile gold medal sevens stars – including co-captains Sharni Williams and Shannon Parry – have expressed a desire to play in the Women's Rugby World Cup in August.

Wallabies coach Michael Cheika says he doesn't expect an apology from New Zealand Rugby for what he believes was a "ridiculous" inference that someone from Australia planted a listening device in an All Blacks team hotel.

Police have charged a security consultant employed by the All Blacks in relation to a listening device found in the team's hotel in the lead up to the first Bledisloe Cup match of last year.

Departing NSW Waratah Rob Horne says he retains slim ambitions of representing the Wallabies in the future after making the "extremely difficult decision" to rule himself out of playing at the 2019 World Cup by signing with UK Premiership side Northampton.

NSW stalwart Rob Horne rejected the big money lure of Europe once before, but a deal with a UK Premiership club has proved too good to resist.

Men's and women's games could be played across all three days at next year's Sydney Sevens given the option is being left open for the tournament to be moved ahead of the Wellington Sevens.

Australian men's sevens coach Andy Friend says ill-discipline prevented his side from scaling the same heights as last year's Sydney Sevens event after they finished fourth on Sunday.

Australian coach Andy Friend believes anything can happen on the final day of the Sydney Sevens after his men set up a quarter-final outing with Wales following victories against Scotland and Papua New Guinea.

Australian women's sevens coach Tim Walsh has described his side's shock loss to Canada in the semi-finals of the Sydney Sevens as "devastating" and "simply not good enough" and conceded the pressure of playing at home may have got to the squad.

Wallabies captain Stephen Moore has backed Ben Barba to succeed in rugby union but warns his new club Toulon will expect big things from him in the wake of Matt Giteau's departure.

The Aussie women cruised into the quarter finals after day one of the Sydney Sevens, but challenges await.

NRL chief executive Todd Greenberg can thank his rival code counterpart Bill Pulver after the Australian Rugby Union came in over the top to stop Ben Barba featuring for Toulon at the Brisbane Tens in an act of solidarity against players trying to beat the system.

Australian Rugby Union chief executive Bill Pulver has conceded his organisation underpays its female sevens players in relation to what they're worth on a day the Olympic gold medallists received a major jersey sponsorship.