Liverpool’s star centre-back won the award on Sunday and he thanked Jurgen Klopp for helping along the way Virgil van Dijk lauded Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp’s impact on his development after winning the PFA Players’ Player of the Year award. Liverpool defender Van Dijk claimed the top prize at Sunday’s event in London, edging out Read more about 'It's the highest honour you can get' – Van Dijk hails 'unbelievable' PFA Player of the Year award[…]

Take 23 players from across Australia and turn them into the All Blacks in two days. That might not quite be the equation Australia’s Super Rugby Selection faces this week but coach John Manenti wants to get as close to the World champions as possible. Manenti has brought in a mix of players from Super Read more about Super Rugby Selection want to be more All Blacks than Baabaas[…]

Dan McKellar has signed a new two-year extension with the Brumbies to keep him in Canberra until 2021. McKellar is the third Australian Super Rugby coach to announce an extension in the space of a week following Dave Wessels (Rebels) and Daryl Gibson (Waratahs) in confirming a new contract. This is his second season as Read more about McKellar re-signs with Brumbies through to 2021[…]

Memo to former Reds players: Cover your eyes now because what you’re about to read may seem sacrilegious. Queensland forward Scott Higginbotham says the Reds-Waratahs rivalry has not been a focus of his side’s preparations ahead of Saturday night’s interstate derby. It’s a far cry from the days when anything blue was banned from Ballymore Read more about Reds-Waratahs rivalry 'not a focus' of Queensland's preparation: Higginbotham[…]

UPDATED: Get the best XV on the park.  That’s the simple theory behind a new-look Waratahs backline that has seen Kurtley Beale shift to fullback, Karmichael Hunt and Adam Ashley-Cooper in the centres and Israel Folau on the wing to face the Reds. Beale hasn’t played fullback for the Waratahs since 2014, though it was Read more about TEAM NEWS: Beale at fullback, Folau on the wing in Waratahs' backline reshuffle[…]

Tate McDermott is determined to block out any chat about becoming a World Cup bolter to focus on helping the Reds deliver on the tantalising glimpses of form they have showed this season. Losses to the Waratahs and Brumbies over the weekend have delivered the Reds realistic hope in the battle for the Australian league Read more about Reds half McDermott blocks out World Cup chatter[…]

Waratahs coach Daryl Gibson says finally breaking their close-match hoodoo shouldn’t be blown out of perspective despite their victory over the Reds being critical to their season. Despite having lost four games this season by three points or less, the Tahs maintained their composure in the final 20 minutes and fought back to beat the Read more about Waratahs elated but keeping comeback win over Reds in perspective[…]

The Rebels fell just short of the Hurricanes in Wellington. What are we talking about after that 29-19 defeat? 1.Two halves don’t make a whole The Rebels have become the masters of 40-minute rugby matches. In the past two years, often they have faded out in the second half but on Saturday they In a Read more about Hurricanes vs Rebels: Five things we learned[…]

Michael Wells has slotted seamlessly back into the Waratahs side after a short Sevens stint but the backrower could have a big call to make at the end of the year when it comes to choosing a format. Wells, who played Sevens for two seasons from 2014,  was with the Aussie men for the first Read more about Wells back at Waratahs with big call to make for 2020[…]

Melbourne Rebels will go into their crunch Super Rugby match against the NSW Waratahs at full strength after Wallabies halfback Will Genia was cleared to play. Click Here: habitat tord boontje Genia was knocked out during last weekend’s 52-7 thrashing of the Sunwolves but passed the concussion protocol to take his place in the AAMI Read more about TEAM NEWS: Genia cleared for Waratahs clash[…]