Youngster Marcus Smith and veteran Owen Farrell are expected to form a twin playmaking combination for England against the Wallabies.
Duncan Bech
Wallabies hooker Brandon Paenga-Amosa has come off the bench to help Montpellier win the Top 14 title as they outplayed Castres to win the final 29-10.
Staff Writers
Eddie Jones says England has the chance to become a special team if they can come up trumps in the three-Test series against Australia.
Justin Chadwick
The Nathan Sharpe medal for the Western Force's best and fairest winner has been shared by Tim Anstee and Manasa Mataele.
The Western Force player of the year awards produced historic and ground-breaking firsts at Friday’s glittering presentation night.
Nick Taylor
Michael Cheika is no longer the coach of the Wallabies, but he's expected to take some cheeky pot shots at his good mate and England coach Eddie Jones.
Mark Ella claims the time was right for rugby to move away from Captain Cook and rename a trophy he wants to represent all Indigenous players in his name.
Scott Bailey
Wanneroo Districts are looking to make their 50th anniversary year in WA rugby a golden one.
Ahead of their three-Test series, Wallabies halfback Nic White wants to dine out with England's Eddie Jones so he can pick the brains of the master coach.
Melissa Woods
Wallabies winger Suliasi Vunivalu says he's ready to face England in the three-Test series next month despite his limited rugby experience.
New concussions rules for elite rugby from July 1 will mean almost all players diagnosed with a concussion will not be able to play again for 12 days.
Western Force have signed Waratahs second-rower Jeremy Williams as they continue to rebuild their squad for the next Super Rugby Pacific season.
Coach Eddie Jones says his England rugby squad must be ready to face aggression on and off the pitch on tour in Australia.
England have turned to Billy Vunipola as the solution to an injury crisis, recalling the Saracens forward for the rugby tour to Australia.
Mitch Phillips
Rugby Australia is threatening to abandon Super Rugby Pacific after next year, but Wallabies coach Dave Rennie thinks it would be a bad move.
England play the Wallabies three times in 14 days in early July and coach Eddie Jones can't wait to get his side Down Under for the first time since 2016.
Australian Will Skelton has made an unwelcome slice of rugby history, becoming the first player for the Barbarians invitation side ever to get sent off.
Ian Chadband
Eddie Jones will use his "teabag" test to decide if England's rookies, on duty against the Barbarians, are ready for the tour of Australia.
The Crusaders are celebrating a record 11th Super Rugby title after downing the Blues 21-7 in the final at Eden Park.
Nick Mulvenney
Western Force full-back Jack McGregor and hooker Andrew Ready will not be back for the next Super Rugby Pacific season.
Preparing for the home women's Rugby World Cup, New Zealand's Black Ferns have crushed the United States 50-6 in Whangarei.
The Wallaroos have lost 22-10 to Canada to finish winless and last in the Pacific Four Series women's rugby tournament in New Zealand.
Adrian Warren
Brumbies' behemoth Cadeyrn Neville has been grinding for a decade in search of a Wallabies debut which could come in next month's England Test series.
Alex Mitchell
Danny Care has earned him a place on the bench in England's squad against the Barbarians with the Australian tour just around the corner.
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