It'll be the only Test in Sydney this year.
Brendan Bradford
With the Rugby World Cup to come later this year, Eddie Jones is confident England can iron out their second-half issues.
Ben Spratt
Gareth Anscombe scored 20 points with the boot as Wales sealed the Grand Slam with a clinical victory over the defending champions.
Peter Thompson
An astonishing second-half rally saw Scotland retain the Calcutta Cup, but they were denied victory by England at Twickenham.
As the Rebels looked to be cruising towards a big away win, the Lions rallied and sensationally stole victory on Saturday.
Wasps say it is too early to say how long Dan Robson could be out of action as the scrum-half has been sidelined by blood clots.
The Reds came storming back in the second half of Saturday's Super Rugby clash to beat the Sunwolves, scoring four tries after the interval.
Saturday's game between the Highlanders and Crusaders has been called off following the Christchurch terror attacks.
Sacha Pisani
Chiefs and Hurricanes players locked arms in a pre-match huddle after the horrific events in Christchurch on Friday.
"I'm just deeply, deeply saddened this would happen in New Zealand."
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Wales' match with Ireland could make or break England's Six Nations campaign and Eddie Jones says the leaders are tiring.
England have made four changes for their Six Nations clash with Scotland, with Joe Cokanasiga surprisingly omitted from the squad.
Christopher Devine
A silver lining for the injury-ridden Brumbies?
Folau is certainly no stranger to switching between the football codes.
“It will be so good to get home, strap on the boots and have a trot at the old stomping ground."
Joe Schmidt's Ireland earned a bonus point in their win over France to ensure the Six Nations finale will feature a three-way title tussle.
Russell Greaves
Head coach Eddie Jones says England must look after themselves on what will be a tense final weekend of the Six Nations season.
With Italy losing their last 21 Six Nations outings, Eddie Jones feels organisers should discuss changes to the tournament's structure.
Rob Lancaster
Scotland dominated the second half at Murrayfield and Warren Gatland admitted his Wales side got "a little bit lucky" as they prevailed.
Victory over Ireland in the final round of the Six Nations would secure a Grand Slam for Wales after Warren Gatland's men overcame Scotland.
The Crusaders were far too good for the Chiefs on Saturday, while the Blues claimed a first win in 2019 and the Waratahs beat the Reds.
This is embarrassing.
The Hurricanes lead the way in Super Rugby after a 25-22 win over the Highlanders, while the Rebels triumphed 29-26 against the Brumbies.
"I speak on behalf of the guys I've played with for sure."
James Pavey
"I'll pour my Queensland passion into the NSW jersey."
Lucie Bertoldo
The demolition of Sydney's Allianz Stadium will be allowed to proceed following a court decision on Friday.
Responding to a newspaper report, Rugby Australia says it has no record of a match-fixing probe into a Wallabies game.
Nicholas McGee
Eddie Jones has made five changes to the England team to take on Italy, with Cokanasiga and Te'o among the players coming in.
"Some errors are glaring."
The Six Nations and Rugby Championship could introduce promotion and relegation as part of planned changes to the international game.
Jack Davies
Kieran Read will head to Japan after the Rugby World Cup, ending his legendary career with New Zealand.
Peter Hanson
“Players do make mistakes but, again, it’s not something obviously we’d ever endorse.."
Dan Carter put together this list of 5 attractions for rugby fans to check out in his new home city.
The Crusaders were forced to field 14 men after match officials made an embarrassing mistake.
Liz Patu has pleaded guilty to biting Australia team-mate Rebecca Clough on Saturday, prompting a six-week ban.
Bill Beaumont will chair a meeting in Dublin this month to discuss plans for a new annual 12-team global competition.
His World Cup dreams are now in shatters.
“That is disgusting and it’s not a part of our game.''
Young gun Jordan Petaia suffered an ankle injury as the Reds went down to the Crusaders at Suncorp Stadium.
Tributes have been paid to Michael Tamoaieta after the Blues forward passed away suddenly.
Ngani Laumape tormented the Brumbies as the Hurricanes dished out a hammering, while the Rebels made it two wins out of two.
“Go have a beer at the pub and get to know each other."
World Rugby's proposed changed to the international calendar have not gone down well with top players.
The Tah won't take the field until the end of April.
Another Wallaby lost ahead of this year's Rugby World Cup.
Italy deservedly led Ireland 16-12 at half-time in Rome, but Joe Schmidt's side just about did enough to avoid a huge Six Nations upset.
The Jaguares opened their 2019 account thanks to Rodrigo Bruni and Bautista Delguy in Buenos Aires on Saturday.
England's defeat to Wales in the Six Nations was decided by "small margins" and their ill-discipline proved costly, says Eddie Jones.
Warren Gatland hailed his "special" Wales players after they claimed a record 12th consecutive win at the expense of England.
Wales came from 10-3 down at half-time to claim a record 12th consecutive victory and go top of the Six Nations table.
The Waratahs bounced back from their narrow opening-round loss to the Hurricanes with an unconvincing victory in Tokyo.
The Reds threatened to upset the Highlanders in their Super Rugby opener, but Aaron Mauger's men made it two wins out of two.
This year, the greatest event in the rugby world will be held on the island of Kyushu in southern Japan
The 'League of Nations' would bring together the twelve top international teams.
Nico Lee apologised for clearing the contents of his nose onto an opponent, which will see him banned until July 21.
Sio Tomkinson will not serve a suspension after he was cleared of any foul play in the Highlanders' win over the Chiefs.
Haylett-Petty will stay on Australian soil for at least two more years.
"The Sunwolves are going to throw the kitchen sink at us."
The Waratahs star is ready to put the past behind him and focus on the ongoing Super Rugby season.
"I know Poey would want to play... but we've just got to take the right measures."
A surprise choice.
After a strong start the Waratahs' luck ran out at Lottoland.
Sio Tomkinson's red card made a Highlanders comeback look unlikely, but Aaron Smith had other ideas and punished the Chiefs.
Tom Webber
McKellar becomes the third Super Rugby coach within a week to re-sign.
Despite a less than smooth run with the Tahs, Gibson has re-signed until the end of 2020.
The Brookvale surface has been one of the most troubled strips of turf for years.
England thrashed France 44-8 in the Six Nations, with wing Jonny May scoring three of his side's six tries at Twickenham.
Liam Blackburn
Conor Murray, Jacob Stockdale and Keith Earls crossed for tries as Ireland got up and running in the Six Nations at Murrayfield.
"When I made the switch to rugby five years ago, I could never have dreamed that it would have gone this well."
Troy Whittaker
England wing Chris Ashton will make his first Six Nations start since 2013 when France visit Twickenham on Sunday.
Romain Ntamack drops to the bench as Mathieu Bastareaud returns to face England in one of six changes to the France side.
Sapporo experienced a major earthquake in September last year, but it bounced back without any significant problems.
“I honestly have the best job in the world."
"There’s always a silver lining."
Steve Hansen expects to see Ngani Laumape play for the All Blacks "for years to come" after the centre opted to stay in his homeland.
Sonny Bill Williams has not ruled out the possibility of the 2019 Super Rugby season being his last with the Blues.
"We've created a new pathway for women to play rugby."
And we're only eight months out from a World Cup.
Michael Di Lonardo
Convincingly beating the 2018 Grand Slam winners may have seemed impressive, but Eddie Jones expects more from England.
The Black Ferns are only 2 victories away from a 50 game winning streak.
Australia's reign over the World Rugby Sevens has come to an end.
Scotland comfortably defeats Italy in their Six Nations opener, with Blair Kinghorn registering his first international hat trick.
Incredible speed from Ellia Green.
A moment of individual brilliance saved the hosts on day one of the tournament.
A look at every team competing in the 2019 Six Nations championship, as Ireland look to follow up their Grand Slam triumph.
The giant telco is seeking redemption after the FIFA World Cup debacle.
Manu Tuilagi is back in the England side to face Six Nations champions Ireland almost five years since his last Test start.
Former Brumbies captain Sam Carter says the opportunity to join Ulster was "too good to turn down".
Swoop is back in the sky blue.
Chris Danks
Philip has his sights set on a Super Rugby title with the Melbourne side.
Kerevi replaces veteran backrower Scott Higginbotham at the Queensland helm.
The Waratahs hope Karmichael Hunt has put his off-field problems behind him after signing the utility back from the Reds.
Harry West
With this year's Six Nations looming, England fly-half Owen Farrell is expected to be out for up to 10 days after surgery on a thumb injury.
At the age of just 28, former Springbok Patrick Lambie has retired from professional rugby, his club Racing 92 have announced.
It hasn't been a good week for Beale.
Beale has apologised to Rugby Australia for his appearance in the video.
McMahon's time as a Sunwolf could be over before it even began.
The troubled veteran was banished by the Reds last season but has been handed a final chance by the Waratahs.
Lock Rory Arnold says the timing was right to leave the Bumbies and ply his trade in the Top 14 with Toulouse next year.
Ardie Savea re-signed with New Zealand Rugby (NZR) in a boost to the All Blacks and Hurricanes.
Dejan Kalinic
Super Rugby has one New South Wales side. The NRL has ten.
Rugby Australia (RA) appointed Scott Johnson as director of rugby as coach Michael Cheika survived.
The All Blacks legend still has the wood over his former Wallabies foe.
"All Michael Cheika has to do now is just coach the team."
"Attack wise I think I can bring something to the team."
Steve Hansen can understand why World Cup-winner Nehe Milner-Skudder has decided to ply his trade in France.
Eddie Jones has not been convinced by the in-form Danny Cipriani this season, but there are no hard feelings from the England fly-half.
Steve Hansen will be a hard act to follow, but Ian Foster could step up and Joe Schmidt will be well fancied to take over the All Blacks.
New Zealand will be on the lookout for a new coach following next year's Rugby World Cup after Steve Hansen announced his planned departure.
Ireland coach Joe Schmidt is set for some time away from coaching, but it may yet not be a permanent departure.
Michael Cheika is waiting to discover if he will stay on as Australia head coach and David Pocock is firmly behind him.
Rassie Erasmus will work with the Bulls in pre-season as South Africa look to help their Super Rugby franchises in a Rugby World Cup year.
Ireland have secured the services of fly-half Johnny Sexton until at least 2021 after he signed a new contract on Tuesday.
Alex Fisher
"The more they take the field and lose the way that they’re losing, the brand is being damaged incredibly."
A bemused media pack was left wondering why it turned up to hear nothing.
Adam Lucius
Not even the prospect of making his Australian debut was enough to keep him at Rugby Australia.
Is this the beginning of the end for Michael Cheika?
"We may not have flags. But we have VOICES and we will be LOUD."
SANZAAR CEO Andy Marinos says reports of Super Rugby shrinking to 14 teams are mere speculation.
The former Hawk goes back to his roots.
"I love being here in Japan and the opportunity was there and I just went with it."
After Argentina and Barbarians scored five tries apiece at Twickenham, Elton Jantjies' late drop-goal settled a thrilling contest.
Keeping it all in the family.
South Africa and London Irish tweeted their best wishes to Naka Drotske, who was shot during a robbery in Pretoria.
Brian O'Driscoll thinks more big names could follow in the footsteps of Sonny Bill Williams by trying to qualify for the Olympic sevens.
World Cup-winning coach Jake White would be a good option for Australia should they sack Michael Cheika, according to Bryan Habana.
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Jake White's planned discussion with Rugby Australia will not go ahead amid mounting pressure on Michael Cheika.
England were dumped out of the Rugby World Cup early on home soil three years ago, but Sam Burgess is not accepting the blame.
After helping Ireland enjoy a dominant 2018, Johnny Sexton was named the World Rugby Player of the Year.
"They’re not going to change him, whether or not anyone calls for his sacking because he runs the show."
At the 10th time of asking Fiji have a win over France, who were stunned in Paris.
Owen Farrell was perhaps lucky to escape punishment in England's win over Australia, much to the chagrin of Wallabies coach Michael Cheika.
For the first time ever, England have recorded six straight wins over Australia after an impressive 37-18 win at Twickenham on Saturday.
New Zealand responded to their defeat against Ireland by putting Italy to the sword in Rome, Jordie Barrett scoring four of 10 tries.
Victory over Hong Kong in Marseille ensures Canada will maintain its record of featuring in every edition of the Rugby World Cup.
Adam Ashley-Cooper and Kurtley Beale will miss Australia's Test against England after breaching a "relatively minor intra-team rule".
The Wallabies camp is in disarray on the eve of the England Test after the real reason for Beale’s shock axing was revealed.
David Pocock will not play at Twickenham on Saturday after the Wallabies flanker failed a fitness test.
Michael Cheika says there is no danger of David Pocock holding back despite the fact he is still feeling the effects of a neck injury.
David Pocock has recovered from a neck injury to take his place in Australia's team to take on England.
Dylan Hartley is set to break the record for Test appearances at Twickenham, but the co-captain will start on the bench.
A calf injury means Chris Ashton will not be available for England's clash with Australia at Twickenham.
Eddie Jones thought "here we go again" when he heard David Pocock may not be feature in the Cook Cup showdown.
"You can’t sleep on your wins, we need to go up another gear here against the Poms."
Gareth Thomas requested that the teenager who attacked him was dealt with through restorative justice.
Steve Hansen declared that Ireland are the number one team in the world and favourites for the World Cup after beating the All Blacks.
After Saturday's win over Italy, Michael Cheika cannot wait for Australia's clash with England at Twickenham next weekend.
For the first time in their history Ireland beat New Zealand on home soil, toppling the world champions with a fine performance in Dublin.
Japan led 15-10 at half-time, but England scored three tries after the interval to avoid a huge upset at Twickenham.
Australia warmed up for their trip to Twickenham with a 26-7 victory over Italy, with Marika Koroibete scoring twice for the Wallabies.
A cruel blow for the teenage prodigy.
Cheika has given youngsters a chance. Will it prove the difference?
Steve Hansen has made just one enforced change for the All Blacks' showdown with Ireland, Ryan Crotty coming in for Sonny Bill Williams.
Under the current top six system, the team finishing second can be knocked out in week one.
New Zealand has claimed another victory over Australia.
Eddie Jones has named a 30-man squad for England's remaining two November Tests, with George Kruis missing due to injury.
A Welsh welcome appeared to fall on deaf ears.
"We need to put smiles on our faces and our fans faces."
D-Day looms for the Aussie coach.
“If I had my time again, I would've gone for the shot."
Not the best look.
For the first time since November 2008, Wales were able to celebrate victory over Australia after a tense affair in Cardiff.
Sam Underhill thought he had crossed for a winning England score against New Zealand, but Courtney Lawes was deemed offside.
Bennett’s men are aiming to complete a series whitewash over the Kiwis at Elland Road on Monday morning (AEDT).
The Wallabies face Wales in Cardiff from 4:20am (AEDT) Sunday morning.
Warren Gatland brought Tomas Francis, Adam Beard and Josh Adams into his side to face Australia, with Dan Biggar and Liam Williams benched.
Ryan Crotty drops to the bench to make way for Jack Goodhue at Twickenham, while Joe Moody's tour is over due to an horrific eye injury.
Wing Chris Ashton is preferred to Jack Nowell against the All Blacks as Eddie Jones makes three changes to his side.
Adam Ashley-Cooper recalled to make his Wallabies comeback, Jake Gordon and Jordan Petaia set to make their Australian debuts.
South Africa dominated England in the second half, but Eddie Jones was pleased with the way his side hung in there and fought back.
Jordie Barrett made another mistake in the All Blacks' win over Japan, but Steve Hansen came to his defence.
Kieran Read wants to keep playing after the World Cup, which will likely mark the end of the All Blacks captain's international career.
There was no shortage of action in Tokyo as New Zealand beat Japan 69-31 in a contest featuring 15 tries.
Beauden Barrett will make history if he is named the best player in the world again, but he has some strong competition.
Injuries have ravaged England's forward pack, but Eddie Jones is excited and confident heading into the South Africa Test.
Eddie Jones has named his England side to face South Africa on Saturday, with Owen Farrell and Dylan Hartley named co-captains.
New Zealand named eight Test debutants for their clash against Japan in Tokyo.
Will Carling is back in the England fold, the retired ex-captain taking on a leadership role under coach Eddie Jones.
Alaalatoa knocked back several overseas contracts before Rugby Australia offered a longterm deal keep him on home soil.
Australia were soundly beaten by the All Blacks, but Michael Cheika saw positives with three Tests to come in Europe next month.
Beauden Barrett scored his sixth try in three Tests against Australia this year as the All Blacks completed a Bledisloe Cup clean sweep.
''Are the players spectral ghosts?''
Saturday's clash in Yokohama will see Damian McKenzie start for world champions New Zealand against rivals Australia.
Rob Simmons will have a rare chance to impress from the start after being named as Adam Coleman's replacement against New Zealand.
Eddie Jones is contracted until 2021, but the RFU are looking at "all options" as they consider who will eventually replace him.
The former NRL star will be 33 when his contract with Rugby Australia expires, making an NRL return increasingly unlikely.
A new set of initiatives aimed at improving the welfare of players have been announced by the Rugby Football Union.
"Thank god there’s more than one place that loves me."
"Do you want me to plan for them to fail?"
Is it that time again?
Angus Reid
Yet another blow for the under performing Wallabies squad...
The 30-year-old claims Australian rugby's top honour for the second time.
Danny Cipriani's fine form has not been enough to earn and England recall, with coach Eddie Jones identifying room for improvement.
Jed Holloway was one of three uncapped players included in the Wallabies squad for their meeting with the All Blacks.
Bernard Foley is targeting the Rugby World Cup after re-signing with Australia and the Waratahs.
Michael Cheika has come under increasing pressure, but James Horwill does not expect the head coach to lose his job.
''They read all that stuff.''
