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Bulked up lock Salakaia-Loto back in Wallabies fray
Lukhan Salakaia-Loto has confirmed he carried extra weight "on purpose" and didn...
Murray Wenzel (AAP) 29 Jul 2026
Drua excited for Mooar given new coach's high hopes
New Fijian Drua coach Brad Mooar is adamant the side can retain it's "special br...
Murray Wenzel (AAP) 27 Jul 2026
Super Red a lock in new coach's Test squad statement
Lukhan Salakaia-Loto has earned an immediate Wallabies recall in Les Kiss's firs...
Cash injection promises Pacific region boost to develop rugby league beyond PNG Chiefs
Rugby league is continuing to gain further ground throughout the Pacific followi...
Andrew Mathieson 23 Jul 2026
Perese finds way home to Ballymore with Cup ambition
Izaia Perese will play for the Queensland Reds again, almost a decade after the...
Murray Wenzel (AAP) 20 Jul 2026
Drua prove too strong for Reds to reach Super W decider

Fijian Drua have booked their first Super W home grand-final appearance with a convincing 31-5 win over an outgunned Queensland Reds in Lautoka, Fiji.

'Motherland' calls as Reds brace for dominant Drua

Tanya Kalounivale is about to realise her life-long dream of playing professional rugby in her native Fiji. The front-rower will be wearing a Queensland Reds jersey when she does so for the first time...

French lessons and scrum cheats: Tupou's Paris revival

Taniela Tupou, only half-jokingly, reckons his golf is now better than his English. And he's learnt how to "cheat" in the scrum. That's what a season in Paris with Top 14 club Racing 92 has done to th...

Pietsch looks to restart Wallabies national honours after luckless stretch

Dylan Pietch's recall into the Wallabies squad after persistent setbacks ahead of an Australian home series next month against France will feel like déjà vu.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jun 24, 2026
Former league great accused of blocking star's return

The wife of Israel Folau has accused Australian Rugby League commissioner and former great Wayne Pearce of blocking the cross-code international's return to the NRL.

No doubt about it: Chiefs' Aussie gets Super final shot

Lalakai Foketi doesn't think he's earned a phone call from Joe Schmidt, but as the lone Australian left standing in the Super Rugby Pacific season hasn't closed the door on a Wallabies return.

Kumuls star set to take on role with PNG Chiefs

Long-time PNG skipper Rhyse Martin is transitioning into an off-field role, retiring to become football operations manager at the Chiefs. Currently playing for Hull KR in the Super League, the 33-year...

'He can have it': Beale happy to let Slips keep record

Kurtley Beale says he still has plenty of fire in the belly as he prepares to knock over another important milestone, but the Western Force veteran is more than happy to let James Slipper keep the Sup...

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Justin Chadwick May 22, 2026
Waratahs refuse to risk Sua'ali'i in must-win Super clash

The NSW Waratahs have placed Joseph-Aukuso Sua'ali'i in cotton wool, refusing to risk their superstar attacker in a must-win Super Rugby Pacific showdown with the Brumbies.

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Darren Walton May 21, 2026
Former Fiji rugby star happy to be back on the track

Former rugby star Heleina Young is embracing a mentoring role with young Fijian athletes and has an eye firmly on the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics after returning to her first sporting love.

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John Salvado May 20, 2026
Horwill's pick to get Wallabies on World Cup front foot

James Horwill has urged the Wallabies to unleash the beast, nominating Lukhan Salakaia-Loto as the firebrand needed to set the Rugby World Cup tone.

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Murray Wenzel May 20, 2026
Positional change as good as a new contract for Dylan Pietsch in Force show of faith

The beauty of Dylan Pietsch's rugby career has been his innate ability to adjust to the demands of the modern game. But the Wiradjuri man's positional play has gone well beyond the norm in a code wher...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson May 19, 2026
'It still hurts': Brumbies set for Super revenge

Allan Alaalatoa would like nothing better than to stick a pin in the NSW Waratahs' Super Rugby Pacific finals hopes, with the prop saying his ACT Brumbies are still hurting from their early season los...

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Melissa Woods May 19, 2026
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