Western Force have teed up a second-consecutive Super Rugby AUS grand final berth against the Waratahs after they smashed the Brumbies 40-12 at North Coast Rugby Club.
Ben Smith
A hamstring injury cost Jordan Petaia his NFL dream, but the talented Wallabies back now has the chance to play in a home rugby World Cup.
Justin Chadwick
Jordan Petaia chased an NFL dream, got cut by the Los Angeles Chargers, and still insists it was worth every moment.
Marco Monteverde
The Wallaroos will look back in frustration at a Test where they had indisciplined France at their mercy only to end up losing 29-26.
Ian Chadband
Hosts Japan have stunned Fiji with a come-from-behind 20-15 victory in Tokyo to lift the Pacific Nations Cup.
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South Africa will play Fiji in Gosford before defending the Rugby World Cup in Australia, with both sides set to base themselves on the NSW Central Coast.
Murray Wenzel
The Wallaroos, who took plenty from a last-start battle with world-beating England, can return to the winner's circle in France.
Stephen Hoiles and Wycliff Palu have been confirmed as Michael Cheika's NSW Waratahs assistants as the club again attracts private ownership interest.
James O'Connor has been named to make his first appearance for the Western Force since 2011 when they take on the Brumbies in Perth on Sunday.
Eva Karpani believes barnstorming prop Faliki Pohiva has a big future ahead of her in the Wallaroos fold.
Sebastian Tan
Former Warriors NRL winger David Fusitua, after two impressive seasons in Brisbane club rugby, will make a surprise Queensland Reds pre-season cameo in Roma.
James O’Connor is set to play his first Western Force game in 15 years on Sunday after he was named on the bench for his side’s Super Rugby AUS clash with the Brumbies.
The 2027 Super Rugby Pacific season features 10 Sunday afternoon games as the new 10-team format throws up a series of changes to the 30-year-old tournament.
Darren Walton
Wallabies coach Les Kiss is backing youth over experience - for now - and keeping veteran playmakers James O'Connor and Bernard Foley on the backburner.
Western Force will fly out of Perth just five times across an almost four-month spell during the 2027 Super Rugby Pacific season amid an expanded fixture. CLICK TO SEE THEIR SCHEDULE.
The Wallabies have welcomed back a player who hasn’t appeared in the jersey in three years for this month’s battle with world champions South Africa.
Precocious outside back Jordan Petaia is back in the Wallabies squad for the first time since the 2023 Rugby World Cup as Australia brace for the Springboks.
Western Force star Ben Donaldson is firming for a starting berth when the Wallabies host South Africa at Optus Stadium next Sunday - but he is not the only Force fly-half in contention.
Western Force’s five-year absence from Friday nights at HBF Park is over with the side set to host three games in the primetime slot in 2027.
Aaron Kirby
South Africa have overpowered New Zealand 43-28, in neutral Baltimore, in the final Test of rugby's Greatest Rivalry series.
Australia's rugby women held a shock halftime lead but their dream of beating England's seemingly invincible world champions was eventually buried.
Fiji and Japan have advanced to the final of rugby's Pacific Nations Championship with big semi-final wins.
Tom Lynagh's successful return from injury has given Wallabies selectors food for thought ahead of this month's Test against world champions South Africa.
New Zealand have made several changes to their squad for the final Test of their four-match series against world champions South Africa.
