Tatafu Polota-Nau admits part of him now regrets playing through the immense pain of a broken forearm last year because it blocked Australia's up-and-coming hookers from developing.

The chief executive of the Rugby Union Players' Association says players have expressed concern regarding the ambiguity of whether a Super Rugby team will be cut next season.

Ahead of the Super Rugby season, Tom Decent looks at five main talking points.

Bernard Foley is in doubt for the Waratahs opening Super Rugby clash against the Western Force with coach Daryl Gibson set to give his star five-eighth until Thursday to overcome a concussion.

​After plucking him out of wilderness for Wallabies duty last year, Michael Cheika believes Joe Powell can be the silver lining to the Brumbies' injury misfortune and push for a possible Test debut this year.

Stephen Larkham says Dan Vickerman was the sort of person he always wanted to play alongside

Tomas Cubelli is already aiming to use his inside knowledge to spark a Rugby Championship upset.

Wallabies great Simon Poidevin says the Australian Rugby Union needs to make the tough decision to cut a local Super Rugby team because the current five-team model is not financially sustainable.

The Australian rugby community has been rocked by news former Wallaby Dan Vickerman has died.

As the axe hovers over an Australian Super Rugby club, some are warning that the needs of the code domestically are no longer being met by the 20-year SANZAAR partnership in its current form.

There is reason to hope judicial howlers will soon be a thing of the past in Super Rugby after major new reforms announced on Thursday.

Melbourne Rebels re-signed one of their rising stars but lost another crucial defensive cog just a week before the Super Rugby season kicks off.

The Wallaroos will not be paid to represent Australia at the Women's Rugby World Cup in August, but things are looking bright, with a fundraising campaign and another jersey sponsor set to give the team every chance of success.

Wallabies coach Michael Cheika will soon start preparing his bid to bring former NSW Waratahs star Kurtley Beale back home.

As debate continues over the possibility of staging rugby's version of State of Origin, three coaches of Australian Super Rugby franchises say a lack of local derbies is hurting the game more than anything else.

Israel Folau says the inaugural Brisbane Global Tens event was a great learning experience for the Waratahs despite their inability to progress from their pool.

The Chiefs would beat the Crusaders in the final before dedicating the victory to former player Lauaki, who died overnight aged 35.

Bigger names, bigger hits, more ludicrous chip-chases ... why we've decided to give the Tens a big tick of approval after the inaugural event in Brisbane.

Duco Events Australia chief executive Rachael Carroll has given her assurance the Brisbane Global Tens will remain in Queensland amid talks of a swap with the Auckland Nines next year.