

The ACT Brumbies could head to their biggest test of the Super Rugby Pacific without some key personnel after a pair of Wallaby hopefuls were injured in their win against Melbourne on Friday night.
The ACT Brumbies will play a home Super Rugby Pacific quarter-final while the Melbourne Rebels' season is over, after the Canberra side ended the regular season with a 33-17 win.
The Auckland Blues opened the final weekend of the Super Rugby Pacific regular season with a 16-9 home win over the Otago Highlanders on Friday that severely dented the visitors' playoff hopes and opened the door for three of their rivals.
It was a great Barbarians week for Quade Cooper, that was at least until he had cash stolen and his luggage lost. Meanwhile, could Eddie Jones quit the Wallabies after the World Cup?
The countdown to this year's Rugby World Cup has reached the 100-day mark. So how do things look for the Wallabies, from positional depth to Super Rugby form and injuries, and some off-field factors still to be determined?
Wallabies coach Eddie Jones has given the strongest indication yet he plans to pick Will Skelton in his Rugby World Cup squad, declaring the La Rochelle forward to be "probably the best right-hand-side lock in the world."
ESPN's coverage of the NBA Finals begins with Game 1 on Friday June 2 at 10.30am and you can catch all the action at Australia's Premier Sports Bar & Grill and Official ESPN venue - The Sporting Globe.
Winger Suliasi Vunvialu has re-signed with Rugby Australia and Queensland Rugby through to the end of 2025.
Queensland Reds backrower Harry Wilson has blasted referee Bredon Pickerill for his handling of their last gasp loss to the Highlanders on Friday night, labelling his treatment of Connor Vest's serious neck injury as 'disrespectful'.
Queensland Reds flanker Conner Vest suffered a fractured neck while co-captain Liam Wright has also been ruled out for the season after a dramatic loss to the Highlanders.
Australia's back three stocks have been bolstered yet again with Brumbies fullback Tom Wright putting pen to paper and re-signing with Australian rugby until the end of 2025.
Michael Hooper is set to play his final game for the Waratahs in the coming weeks, but his plan for next year could yet include a crack at the Paris Olympics. Meanwhile, Levi Aumua's switch to the Crusaders has raised eyebrows in Super Rugby.
The most intriguing rugby fixture with Australian involvement this weekend does not come from Super Rugby Pacific. It is, instead, found in south-west London where two veteran Wallabies will team up for the Barbarians.
Australia's rugby sevens men have booked their ticket to the Olympic Games but only after a dramatic afternoon at Twickenham described by their skipper as "one of the biggest roller-coasters ever".
The Waratahs have brought out some Fijian flair of their own while putting on a defensive masterclass to retain their place in the top eight and light up Allianz Stadium in their 32-18 win over the Fijian Drua on Saturday night.
The Wallaroos sent captain Shannon Parry into retirement on a successful note, charging to a 22-5 win over Fijiana in the women's rugby Test at Sydney's Allianz Stadium.
In stories you may have missed this week, the first part of the hotly anticipated Israel Folau documentary dropped, a former PM has called out Rugby Australia's stance on the Voice, and a five-year ban has been handed down for a disgraceful act out west.
Arguably one of Australian women's rugby's most recognisable and influential figures, Wallaroos captain Shannon Parry has called time on a decade-long career that's included a World Cups and an Olympic gold medal, but her lasting legacy is so much more.
The Reds had plenty of people eating humble pie over the weekend after they ended their decade-long winless streak in New Zealand, while Corey Toole continues to be a one-man highlight reel, and the Rebels failed to live up to expectations again.
The Waratahs were all smiles while breathing a sigh of relief on Saturday night as the third ingredient, their attack, finally clicked and they punished the Rebels as they continue to hunt for a full 80-minute performance.
The NSW Waratahs have regained the Weary Dunlop Shield and dealt Melbourne's Super Rugby Pacific finals hopes a potentially fatal blow with a spirited 38-20 comeback win in Sydney.
The Crusaders have scored a single try in each half to beat the Blues 15-3 in an edgy, pivotal match in Super Rugby Pacific.
Moana Pasifika have been overrun in Wellington, where the Hurricanes scored their first try inside two minutes and added 10 more in a record 71-22 win, their eighth victory from 11 matches.
In stories you may have missed this week, Jordan Petaia's World Cup dreams are on a knife's edge, World Rugby lower tackle height to come to Australia and the 38-metre maul try that would have New Zealand great Wayne Smith weeping.
Eddie Jones has recruited Brad Davis from London Irish to run the Wallabies' attack in the final appointment for what the coach describes as his World Cup "smash and grab".
Rugby Championship | ||||
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R | Team | GP | PD | P |
1 | New Zealand | 6 | +67 | 19 |
2 | South Africa | 6 | +45 | 18 |
3 | Australia | 6 | -52 | 10 |
4 | Argentina | 6 | -60 | 9 |