Hooper’s Bledisloe availability is an utter farce

- July 31, 2015

So the SANZAR judicial committee have rolled their roulette wheel of bans and come up with one week (reduced from two for good behaviour) for Michael Hooper. It is the latest in a long line of bans that are woefully inconsistent in length from the Southern Hemisphere's governing body.What sticks

Hooper gets one week ban for strike on Sanchez

- July 30, 2015

Australia flanker and vice-captain Michael Hooper has been given a one week ban after being cited for striking Argentina's Nicholas Sanchez in the Rugby Championship encounter last weekend.Given that Hooper is technically available for Manly in their Shute Shield game this weekend, he will serve his ban then and be

Watch: Hooper to be banned for off-the-ball punch?

- July 27, 2015

Australia flanker and vice captain Michael Hooper has been cited for the below incident, in which he appears to strike an Argentina player off the ball. It happened during his side's 34-9 win over the Pumas at the weekend - check out the footage below and leave your thoughts on

Best of the weekend: New Zealand pip Boks; Wallabies send World Cup warning

- July 27, 2015

New Zealand keep calm to deny the Boks againMatches between the top two sides in the world have been nothing short of epic in the last few years and the latest instalment did not disappoint. If the Springboks upset the applecart last year with a win over the All Blacks,

Rugby Championship 2015: South Africa team to face New Zealand

- July 22, 2015

Heyneke Meyer has named his side to take on the All Blacks this weekend, with Schalk Burger captaining the side.What do you think? Can they stop New Zealand winning another Rugby Championship title?Springbok team to face New Zealand: 15 Willie le Roux 14 JP Pietersen 13 Jesse Kriel 12 Damian de Allende 11 Bryan

Best of the Weekend: Wallabies steal a win, All Blacks in ominous form

- July 20, 2015July 20, 2015

We all like a good old fashioned bit of last-gasp, TMO-based drama on the rugby field, and that's exactly what we got on Saturday as the 'new-look' Wallabies (basically meaning the return of the old guard) snaffled an unlikely win against South Africa in Brisbane on Saturday. I say

The Rugby Championship 2015: Round 1 Predictions

- July 16, 2015

NEW ZEALAND VS ARGENTINA AMI Stadium, Christchurch Friday 17 July, 19.35 local, 08.35 BSTBoth sides have named starting line-ups missing some bigger names, but given the their respective strengths-in-depth, it is a decision that will hurt the visitors more than the hosts. New Zealand are missing Ben Smith, Julian Savea, Conrad

The Rugby Championship 2015 Preview: South Africa

- July 16, 2015

Last up in our series of Rugby Championship 2015 previews, it's the Springboks.South Africa fans will be bored of playing the bridesmaid role in The Rugby Championship. They have finished second to the All Blacks for the past two years, but after last year's win over them at Ellis Park

The Rugby Championship 2015: Australia names team to face Springboks

- July 16, 2015

Michael Cheika has named his Wallaby team for his first test in charge on Australian soil. Matt Giteau makes his return to the international side for the first time in four years, and there is arguably an even more astonishing return from the wilderness as prop Greg Holmes is included

The Rugby Championship 2015 Preview: New Zealand

- July 15, 2015

Next up in our series of previews of the upcoming Rugby Championship, it’s the All Blacks.New Zealand enter the Rugby Championship as heavy favourites, and for good reason. Since the end of the last World Cup they have lost just once in this tournament, in last year's epic Ellis Park