Australia

Wallabies head coach Michael Cheika has stated that he won't pursuit Jarryd Hayne, however, he is open for talks if the former NFL player comes knocking.

Australian international Kurtley Beale's association with Waratahs seems to be all but over after sustaining a knee injury which is likely to keep him out up to six months.

Wasps have acquired the services of Australian international Kurtley Beale for the upcoming 2016-17 season.

Sale fly-half Danny Cipriani is among the 26 players announced by England head coach Eddie Jones to take part in a three-day training camp in Brighton.

England head coach Eddie Jones has hired services of fellow Australian Glen Ella as skills coach for the upcoming month's three-Test tour against Australia.

Toulon fly-half Quade Cooper will not be considered for the Olympic Games in Rio, according to the Australian Sevens head coach Andy Friend.

England and Harlequins full-back Mike Brown believes Leicester City's recent English Premier League conquest can motivate the national rugby union side to triumph in Australia this summer.

Referee Craig Joubert has admitted with hindsight he would have reconsidered his decision to award Australia a contentious penalty which saw them edge Scotland 35-34 in a World Cup quarter-final at Twickenham in October.

There is never a shortage of southern hemisphere voices condemning northern hemisphere competitions – both domestic and international – and insisting that the likes of New Zealand and Australia have nothing to fear from their northern rivals.

Twickenham will stage the Rugby Championship Test match between Argentina and Australia later this year.

England’s Grand Slam was a fantastic achievement, but this is only the beginning of an exciting side which we can become, says 2003 World Cup winner Lewis Moody.

A concise roundup of this week's Super Rugby action.

Eddie Jones has sent his Grand Slam winners back to their clubs with the warning that none of them are assured of their places when England tour Australia in June.

David Pocock has agreed a new three-year deal with the Australian Rugby Union that will see him feature at the 2019 Rugby World Cup, but he will also undertake a 12 month sabbatical from the sport.

The Brumbies made it two wins from two this season as they beat the Waratahs 32-15 at the Gio Stadium.

Lachie Turner has joined Exeter Chiefs on a two-and-a-half-year deal with immediate effect.

After previewing the Africa 1, Africa 2 and New Zealand divisions of Super Rugby, we finally come to the Australian division.

If defending champions Police are going to prevail at this year's Bayley's Fiji Coral Coast Sevens - held next week - then they are going to have their work cut out.

Exeter have announced the signing of Australia international prop Greg Holmes.

Vern Cotter's Scotland team will get the chance to avenge their World Cup anguish when they face Australia in next year's autumn Tests.