Wallabies captain Michael Hooper is expected to miss four weeks with a hamstring injury sustained during Australia's third-test loss to Ireland on Saturday

A rare penalty try paved the way for New South Wales to beat Queensland 18-14 in the second State of Origin match Sunday and clinch Australia's annual best-of-three rugby league series

Six Nations rugby champions Ireland capped an outstanding season with a contentious 20-16 win over Australia to clinch the three-test series 2-1

Winger Junior Rau scored two tries to lead Papua New Guinea to a 26-14 win over Fiji in a rugby league international on Saturday

Joe Schmidt says he will likely wait until the end of the year before deciding whether to stay on as Ireland coach beyond the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan

Halfback Nick Phipps and blindside flanker Lukhan Tui will start for Australia in the Wallabies' series-deciding test against Ireland on Saturday

Fullback Kalyn Ponga likely to Queensland debut in State of Origin II

Dragons rout Manly to go top in NRL, match best start since 2010

Ireland beat Australia 26-21 on Saturday to end a 39-year winning drought in Australia, beating the Wallabies for the first time Down Under since 1979

Australia captain Michael Hooper says Ireland's beefed-up forward pack means the Wallabies will have to play even better in the second test than they did in winning the first