Schalk Burger and the late Jerry Collins will go down as two of the greatest flankers to ever play the game, and when it comes to the hardest players, very few will be ahead of the former Springbok and All Black. The great thing was that these two legendary players’ careers coincided, which meant rugby […] The post ‘Red card today, perfectly legal back then’: Burger on epic rivalry with Collins appeared first on Rugby Onslaught ..read more

After what he believes was his last ever match against the All Blacks on New Zealand soil, Wallabies flyhalf Quade Cooper has sent a message to the Kiwis that have booed and jeered him throughout his career- thank you. The New Zealand-born No10 was met by the usual boos by the Dunedin crowd on Saturday […] The post Quade Cooper sends perfect message to booing All Blacks fans appeared first on Rugby Onslaught ..read more

Former South Africa winger Stefan Terblanche might have just gone and raised the bar for all retired players, and it is unlikely that they will be happy about that. Despite now being the age of 48 and having retired eleven years ago, the 37-cap Springbok is on the front cover of Men’s Health South Africa currently, […] The post Ex Springbok winger is still in unbelievable shape eleven years after retiring appeared first on Rugby Onslaught ..read more

In a career that spanned over two decades, Matt Giteau played with many World Cup winners, Super Rugby winners and European Cup winners, but the former Wallaby has said that the greatest player he ever played with was George Smith. In episode one of RugbyPass’ ‘Gits & Genia’ podcast, the Brumbies, Toulon and Wallabies legend referred to […] The post ‘He’s the greatest player I played with’: Giteau compares ex Wallaby to McCaw appeared first on Rugby Onslaught ..read more

As far as calls go, Jeff Wilson’s call to bench Ardie Savea for the All Blacks in order to have a more physically dominant back row is a bold one. What they will gain in physicality by playing a specialist No8 in Luke Jacobson, they will lose in being without one of the best players […] The post Ex Wallaby’s hilarious response to ex All Black’s bizarre Ardie Savea claim appeared first on Rugby Onslaught ..read more

Australia head coach Eddie Jones has given some hints as to what his Wallabies will be seeking to do against the All Blacks in the coming weeks in the hopes of winning their first Bledisloe Cup since 2002. Joining the team on The Breakdown this week in New Zealand, Jones was asked by Mils Muliaina whether he […] The post Eddie Jones drops cryptic clue on how Wallabies will beat the All Blacks appeared first on Rugby Onslaught ..read more

Across his 112 caps for the All Blacks, Dan Carter played against plenty of players that will go down as all time greats and some of the toughest players ever, but he believes none was tougher than legendary Springboks flanker Schalk Burger. The two players’ careers almost perfectly aligned, with both making their debut in […] The post ‘He tried to kill me’: The Bok legend Dan Carter called his toughest opponent appeared first on Rugby Onslaught ..read more

Whether running out for the Hurricanes or the All Blacks, Ardie Savea is well accustomed to scoring tries. What he probably is not used to is the sight of one of his teammates throttling an opponent in the background as he goes over the line. Then again, it is not every week that the international […] The post Ardie Savea grassroots try overshadowed by wild fight in background appeared first on Rugby Onslaught ..read more

The Chiefs’ Damian McKenzie took a massive step towards starting for the All Blacks in the Rugby Championship with a match-winning performance against the Brumbies in the Super Rugby Pacific semi-final against the Brumbies on Saturday. Starting at No10, the 28-year-old kicked twelve points in the match before his crucial break in the closing minutes […] The post ‘Damian McKenzie is the best rugby player in the world’- Twitter on All Black appeared first on Rugby Onslaught ..read more

You can just imagine the scenes if the Brumbies’ Tom Wright did what he did on Saturday in the Super Rugby Pacific semi-final against the Chiefs in the gold of a Wallabies shirt- head coach Eddie Jones would be somewhere in the stadium smashing everything in sight and preparing to launch a verbal, and possibly […] The post Bizarrely casual Wallaby came extremely close to ruining Brumbies’ season appeared first on Rugby Onslaught ..read more