Brad Shields named 2024 Hurricanes Captain Wed 31st Jan Experienced loose-forward and Hurricanes centurion Brad Shields has today been confirmed as captain of the Hurricanes ahead of their 2024 DHL Super Rugby Pacific campaign. He will be supported by Asafo Aumua and Jordie Barrett, who have been named as vice-captains for 2024. Shields, who played 103 games for the Hurricanes between 2012 and 2018, before heading offshore to pursue a test career with England, signed with the Hurricanes last year, eyeing a return for this season. He takes over the reins from 2023 captain Ardie Savea who dep ..read more

The NSW Waratahs confirmed its initial 34-player squad for the 2024 Harvey Norman Super Rugby Pacific season with a couple more spots to be decided in pre-season. Props: Angus Bell, Archer Holtz, Daniel Botha, Harry Johnson-Holmes, Hayden Thompson-Stringer, Tom Lambert, Tom Ross Hookers: Dave Porecki, Mahe Vaianu, Theo Fourie Locks: Hugh Sinclair, Jed Holloway, Miles Amatosero, Ned Hanigan Loose forwards: Charlie Gamble, Fergus Lee-Warner, Lachlan Swinton, Langi Gleeson, Ned Slack-Smith Halfbacks: Jack Grant, Jake Gordon, Teddy Wilson Flyhalves: Jack Bowen, Tane Edmed ..read more

  The Highlanders will usher into the fold a swag of new players for the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific competition. Some have already made brief appearances last season such as halfback Nathan Hastie, loose forward Oliver Haig, hooker Jack Taylor and midfielders Jake Te Hiwi and Matt Whaanga. Several players have come through the John Jones Steel Highlander’s High Performance Programme such as first-five, Ajay Faleafaga, and loose forward Hayden Michaels. Also new to the team, and adding depth to the outside back stocks, are the arrival of blockbusting winger and former Moana Pasifika star, T ..read more

Stay updated with the NSW Waratahs 2024 signings! 12/10/2024 JACK GRANT Jack is Back! The NSW Waratahs are excited to announce the return of Halfback Jack Grant. Grant, who left the Waratahs for a stint with the Ealing Trailfinders, is returning to NSW to bolster the halfback stocks for the 2024 season. A product of the NSW pathways systems and the Shute Shield, hailing from Easts Rugby Club, Grant made his debut for the NSW Waratahs in 2021 capped 20 times across two seasons. “We are absolutely delighted to welcome Jack Grant back to the NSW Waratahs family,” said Waratahs Head Coach, Darren ..read more

The Safeguard Global ACT Brumbies are excited to announce Brumby #142 Ben Mowen and Brumby #96 John Ulugia will join the club’s Super Rugby Pacific staff.   Mowen, the Brumbies most-capped captain, took his first steps into coaching after his retirement in 2020 with Easts Rugby Club in Brisbane, the former Wallaby captain having also held roles with the Australian U20s and Japan’s Women’s side during the 2021 Rugby World Cup.   Mowen joins as an assistant coach until the end of 2025 with a focus on defence, breakdown, and lineout.   Safeguard Global ACT Brumbies assistant coach ..read more

Queensland Reds head coach Les Kiss has confirmed his coaching staff ahead of the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season. Kiss will work alongside former London Irish colleagues Brad Davis and Jonathan Fisher, Tonga assistant coach Zane Hilton and Reds Academy head coach Dale Roberson at Ballymore. Overall it’s an experienced and cohesive coaching team at the Reds with all four aligned to Kiss having signed through 2026. “We’re pleased to welcome Brad, Zane and Jonathan to the club,” said Kiss. “It’s an integrated coaching group. All four bring great experience in their roles and while each has a te ..read more

The Queensland Rugby Union (QRU) is proud to announce former All Blacks Alex Hodgman and Jeffery Toomaga-Allen have signed with the Queensland Reds through 2025. The pair bring more than 250 games of experience across Super Rugby, Premiership Rugby and the United Rugby Championship to the Reds squad, while both have represented New Zealand at Test level.    Hodgman, 30, and Toomaga-Allen, 32, have both signed two-year deals and will join newly appointed head coach Les Kiss at Ballymore for the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season. Hodgman is also eligible to represent the Wallabies ..read more

They say lightning never strikes in the same place twice, but that is exactly what the Highlanders will be hoping for as they welcome the return of former Head Coach, Jamie Joseph, to Highlanders’ headquarters on a four-year deal. In what is widely regarded as a something of a master stroke the storied former Highlanders coach will return to the Dunedin based club to take up a newly created position as Head of Rugby in the early part of 2024. The role involves leading the entire Highlanders rugby programme, including recruitment and retention of players, supporting the coaching group and men ..read more

Wallabies prop Taniela Tupou has revealed how he nearly walked away from the game during his extensive rehab process. Tupou is in line to complete his return from an Achilles injury during Saturday’s first Bledisloe Test against the All Blacks at the MCG. Catch every game of the Rugby Championship LIVE on Stan Sport. Start your Free Sport Trial Now However, the road to return for the damaging prop has been far from easy, opening up on it in an open and wide-ranging chat with reporters. Tupou ruptured his Achilles during November’s 13-10 defeat to Ireland in an innocuous incident, carrying the ..read more

 The 2024 Highlanders team continues to take shape with the announcement of three additional players. Outside back Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens, lock Mitch Dunshea and loose forward Tom Sanders. Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens is a product of Francis Douglas Memorial College that has produced many quality players including our own Liam Coltman. As a schoolboy star he was selected for the NZ Secondary Schools team in 2018 and 2019 after a brief sojourn with the NRL Paramatta Eels and also spent time with the NZ All Blacks Sevens in 2021. He debuted in 2020 for Taranaki during the NPC and has alr ..read more