Olympic champion Australia reached the quarterfinals of the IRB Sydney Sevens tournament on Friday after three wins on the opening day

The Cronulla Sharks confirmed on Thursday that fullback Ben Barba had signed a contract with French rugby side Toulon and would leave the National Rugby League champions

Japan winger Kentaro Kodama joins Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby

Scrumhalf Nick Phipps has signed a two-year contract extension with the Australian Rugby Union which will see him remain with the Wallabies through to the 2019 World Cup and the New South Wales Waratahs in Super Rugby.

Melbourne Storm halfback Cooper Cronk and North Queensland Cowboys backrower Jason Taumalolo shared the Dally M medal after finishing with the same number of votes for the top individual award in Australia's National Rugby League

Fiji-born winger Sefa Naivalu has been named in Australia's squad for the last two rounds of the Rugby Championship only days after becoming eligible for the national team

Australia coach Michael Cheika on Friday confirmed his reserve players for Saturday's test against Argentina, dropping winger Henry Speight to set up a 6-2 split of forwards and backs on the bench for the Rugby Championship match

Australia coach Michael Cheika has made just one change for the Rugby Championship match against Argentina on Saturday, returning lock Rob Simmons to the starting side

9-year-old a big hit, literally, in Australian rugby tournament

A New Zealand test player is expected to play for the North Queensland Cowboys in the first round of the National Rugby League playoffs on Saturday despite being charged by police with throwing eggs at cars