Australia

Australian international Israel Folau has come out in support of captain Stephen Moore and head coach Michael Cheika after the duo have come under heavy criticism following Wallabies' dismal performance.

The All Blacks ran four tries against the Wallabies at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington on Saturday to secure a 29-9 victory and retain the Bledisloe Cup.

Australian international Kurtley Beale expressed satisfaction over his rehabilitation process from a patella tendon injury.

Australia coach Michael Cheika admitted that the upcoming Rugby Championship game against the All Blacks at Westpac Stadium on Saturday will be the biggest challenge for him in his coaching career.

Blues winger Rieko Ioane has been included in the All Blacks squad for the round two clash of the Rugby Championship against Australia at Westpac Stadium.

New Zealand Rugby has reported that the All Blacks room where the team meetings were held ahead of the opening game of the Rugby Championship against Australia had a listening device in it.

The All Blacks once again came up with a dominant performance as they trounced the Wallabies by 42-8 in the opening game of the Rugby Championship at ANZ Stadium on Saturday.

New Zealand have announced a 32-man squad that will travel to Sydney for the opening game of the Rugby Championship game against Australia on Saturday.

Australia openside flanker David Pocock believes New Zealand back-row will continue to remain formidable in the upcoming Rugby Championship despite the retirement of the legendary Richie McCaw.

Wasps boss Dai Young expressed hope that their Australian signing Kurtley Beale will make his debut for the English Premiership club in November.

Wallabies star Christian Lealiifano has been diagnosed with leukaemia and is currently undergoing treatment in hospital in Australia.

The president of the French club Bordeaux-Begles Laurent Marti has expressed his frustration at the Australian Rugby Union on the selection of Adam Ashley-Cooper and Sekope Kepu for the Rugby Championship.

Wallabies star player Matt Giteau has been reported to have joined the Australian training camp in Sydney ahead of the Rugby Championship.

Wallabies are hopeful that their veteran utility back Matt Giteau will return to the side ahead of the 2016 Rugby Championship scheduled to be played in the next month.

Australia and France stun holders Great Britain and Canada to win the 2016 World University Rugby Sevens Championships in Swansea.

A re-cap of all the scores and re-live the very best action from a busy June test window. Including great matches like New Zealand v Wales, Australia v England, South Africa v Ireland, Argentina v France and Japan v Scotland!

England coach Eddie Jones will now head to Tour de France next month in order to spend time with Orica GreenEDGE which he believes will develop his coaching skills.

England centre Owen Farrell has claimed his side will celebrate their recent achievement down-under only for a brief amount of time before focusing on their ultimate goal to challenge the All Blacks.

England were dominant in their tour of Australia whitewashing Wallabies 3-0 after their 44-40 victory in Sydney in the third Test on Saturday.

England were crowned deserving champions of the 2016 World Rugby U20s with an emphatic 45-21 victory over Ireland at the AJ Bell Stadium, writes Lewis Hughes.