Wallabies start with a six out of 10 with a point knocked off for losing the last 25 minutes.

Israel Folau says his Wallabies try-scoring drought had not been playing on his mind in Australia's 37-14 win over Fiji.

Game on! Warren Gatland's British and Irish Lions have finally applied the jumper leads to their tour of New Zealand and, in doing so, poked a stick into the eyes of their detractors.

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New Brumbies coach Dan McKellar could call on the experience of three former Super Rugby mentors.

Former Brumbies coach Laurie Fisher is considering a homecoming to link with the club again.

When Michael Hooper was Wallabies captain in 2014 he was in charge for 13 Tests spanning 168 days, but says he felt like he aged 20 years in that time.

Former Wallabies fullback Matthew Burke has described Karmichael Hunt's selection for Australia's Test against Fiji as a "head-scratcher," saying selectors should have opted for youth.

Five burning questions ahead of the Wallabies three June Tests that get under way against Fiji on Saturday in Melbourne.

Brumbies captain Sam Carter is back on the Wallabies radar as he takes steps to revive his Test career.

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Move over Super Rugby, the Wallatahs are in town!

The Australian Women's Rugby Sevens team received a whopping 65 per cent funding increase.

New Zealand coach Steve Hansen, who has named a 33-man squad rich in quality and potency, said that he had yet to detect any X-factor in the Lions and warned Warren Gatland that if he thinks there is little difference between Super Rugby and internationals he is in a for a rude awakening.

An inexperienced Wallaroos have been embarrassed in their opening match of their New Zealand tour, losing to defending world champions England 53-10 on Friday. 

If a brand such as the British and Irish Lions are having "deer in the headlights moments" in New Zealand, perhaps Australian rugby isn't as bad as we thought.

Michael Cheika's decision to drop Stephen Moore sets the right tone.

Injured All Blacks captain Kieran Read has ruled himself out of the season-opening Test against Samoa, leaving him in a race to be fit to face the British and Irish Lions.

Warren Gatland has admitted the centres could pose the biggest selection conundrum when he finally starts to draw up his British and Irish Lions Test team.

The withdrawal of a key ARU sponsorship may be the trigger for a palace revolt at the code's troubled headquarters, with a possible outcome that an Australian football code will have a female leader for the first time.