Twelve months ago Gary Coetzee dove head first into a rugby pile and fractured his neck. Luckily a surgeon was on the pitch and was able to stabilize him. The fracture caused him to lose his ability ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The Christchurch-based Crusaders scored a single try in each half to beat the Auckland-based Blues 15-3 in a pivotal match in Super Rugby Pacific on Saturday. The match ...

TOKYO, Japan, April 7 (Reuters) - New South Wales Waratahs defeated the Sunwolves 50-29 in a try-fest at Tokyo's Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium on Saturday as the Japanese side fell well short in ...

(Adds confirmation of break) March 1 (Reuters) - Richie McCaw is expected to be sidelined for at least eight weeks of the Super Rugby season after fracturing his thumb in the Crusaders's defeat by the ...

These are your evening rugby headlines on Tuesday, March 4. Adam Jones insists the pressure is all on Scotland ahead of Saturday's Six Nations clash at Murrayfield and is confident Wales can rattle ...

AUCKLAND, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Australia flyhalf Quade Cooper cranked up the pressure on himself and his team on Thursday as they began final preparations for their crucial Rugby Championship clash with ...

March 1 (Reuters) - The Canterbury Crusaders' disappointing start to the Super Rugby season has been compounded by a suspected broken thumb for talisman Richie McCaw. The World Cup-winning All Blacks ...