SANZAR

Judiciary bungling could soon be history with SANZAR revamp

Greg Growden Every Super Rugby team has its SANZAR judicial atrocity story. Past Waratahs officials still talk about when one of their star players escaped suspension because SANZAR officials couldn't find the...

SANZAR reserves judgment on Byrnes' ban

The Melbourne Rebels face an anxious wait for the outcome of Adam Byrnes' appeal against his 10-week Super Rugby ban, with the SANZAR appeals committee reserving its decision.

SANZAR seeks security report from Bulls on bottle-throwing incident

Greg Growden SANZAR have contacted Bulls officials demanding improvements in ground security after All Blacks hooker and Blues skipper Keven Mealamu was hit by a bottle during the team's win at Loftus Versfeld in...

SANZAR won't punish Ioane, Cooper over suggested Horne suspension

Ben Horne Queensland duo Quade Cooper and Digby Ioane have no case to answer after tweeting their suggested suspensions for NSW counterpart Rob Horne.

ACT robbed: SANZAR

Crystal Ja SANZAR officials have all but accepted responsibility for a farcical refereeing blunder that cost the ACT Brumbies victory in Sunday's 36-34 Super Rugby defeat to the Bulls, labelling CJ Stander's...

Stormers fined for abusing match official

The Cape Town-based Stormers have been fined a total of $25,000 by southern hemisphere rugby body SANZAR after club members were found to have abused a match official during their Super Rugby match...

Rugby

Waratahs have skill set to stop mauling by Stormers

Paul Cully As the Stormers tried to bully the Blues into submission last Friday night, one South African journalist sent the following pithy tweet. ''Heaven help us South Africans if the IRB ever bans the maul.

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The Breakdown

Folau scales new heights to sharp end of Waratahs' most-wanted-player list

Georgina Robinson The Waratahs have maintained radio silence amid renewed speculation on the future of code-hopping star Israel Folau.

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Rugby Union

Jake's men call in a regional heavy to lecture players about game's laws

Chris Dutton The Brumbies have been given a crash course in what Super Rugby referees will crack down on.

Rugby

'Mucks' killing the ball and the game

Ewen McKenzie Former Wallabies centre Andrew Slack asked me about the offside situation in our game and how he had observed that there was an issue in this space at this time.

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Rugby Union

Video shows Reds no angels in Brumbies clash

Chris Dutton Queensland coach Ewen McKenzie is casting the Brumbies as the villains in a blockbuster Australian derby but a series of the Reds' unpenalised incidents have caused Super Rugby confusion.

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Union

Reds still in a rage as Brumbies move on

Chris Dutton ACT side says it ahs already turned its attention to the Western Force.

Union

Brumbies halfback to join Force

Chris Dutton He's been part of a Queensland Reds championship and an ACT Brumbies revival, but scrumhalf Ian Prior says it's time to test himself as a leader at the Western Force and hopes he can take a winning...

Union

Brumbies want own Anzac Day clash

Chris Dutton The ACT Brumbies want rugby union to become an Anzac Day tradition in Canberra and will lobby Super Rugby officials for a set fixture against a regular New Zealand team from next season.

Rugby

Second row must be first priority for Deans

Paul Cully The Wallabies have big problems in the second row: that's a hard concept to grasp

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Union

Match in a box

Chris Dutton The main talking points from the Super Rugby clash between the ACT Brumbies and NSW Waratahs.

Rugby

Ban-threatened Kings recall two foreign players from New Zealand

Gerald Imray The Southern Kings have recalled an Argentine and French player from their touring squad in New Zealand as the South African Rugby Union investigates the Super 15 newcomers for breaking its rules on...