The Latest Breaking News from Rugby

Robbie Deans' Wild Knights beat Dave Rennie's Kobe Steelers by 10 points to stay unbeaten in Japan's League One.

The game has made great strides forward in recent years with St Helens the latest club to make match payments to players

The Chiefs have downed Fijian Drua 46-29 in Super Rugby Pacific, with Damian McKenzie pulling the strings as playmaker.

Four-time champions the NSW Waratahs have shown their intent with a clinical 45-10 victory over the Brumbies in their Super Rugby Women's season opener.

Billy Guyton, a rugby player from New Zealand, who died last year, has been diagnosed with a brain disease Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). CTE has been linked to repeated blows to the head in several contact sports and is known to cause violent moods, dementia, and depression.

The ACT Brumbies have broken their drought in Dunedin, turning in a big second half to secure a 27-21 Super Rugby Pacific victory over the Highlanders.

Melbourne coach Kevin Foote says he will make personnel changes, with the forward pack in the firing line, after their big Super Rugby loss to Queensland.

The Western Force's finals hopes are in freefall after they slipped to a 0-4 record following Saturday's 22-14 loss to Moana Pasifika.

Dolphins coach Wayne Bennett says the club has plenty of room still to move under the salary cap as he spoke about the rugby league return of Tevita Pangai Jr.