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The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) has announced assistant coach Jim Williams is leaving after the completion of his contract with the Wallabies.

Williams has been an assistant to head coach Robbie Deans since 2008 and was the forwards coach for Australia's squad which won a hard-fought bronze medal against Wales at the World Cup in New Zealand in October ...

Wales lock Ian Gough was banned for three weeks on Thursday after being cited for a dangerous tackle during the Ospreys' European Cup defeat by Saracens last week.

Gough was cited for a tackle on Saracens' South African hooker Schalk Brits.

The Ospreys second row forward was suspended at a European Rugby Cup disciplinary hearing.

Gough, who can appeal, cannot ...

Wales' Gavin Henson is set to make his Cardiff Blues debut in Friday's Celtic League clash at home to local rivals Newport Gwent Dragons after being selected at full-back.

Best known as a centre, the 29-year-old Henson is looking to revive an injury-hit career and has signed a short term deal with Cardiff which he hopes will be extended ...

Harlequins stunned four-time champions Toulouse 31-24 on Sunday to reignite their European Cup quarter-final hopes just a week after the French giants had seemingly delivered a fatal blow on the English side.

Harlequins out-scored their hosts three tries to two and bravely hung on in the closing stages when they were reduced to 14 men following a yellow card for ...

Luke McAlister and Luke Burgess believe they can build a joint New Zealand-Australian platform for Toulouse to clinch a fifth European Cup title.

The French giants, one of just three sides left in the tournament with a perfect three wins in three games, can virtually wrap up a quarter-final spot with victory over Harlequins, a week after beating the ...

Defending champions Leinster ran in seven tries in a 52-27 demolition of Bath in Dublin on Saturday to go six points clear at the top of Pool Three and move closer to a European Cup quarter-final spot.

A week after beating the English side 18-13 in Bath, the Irishmen ran rampant, making sure of a bonus point after Rob Kearney ...

Leicester relaunched their bid for a place in the quarter-finals of the European Cup with a gritty 23-19 win over French heavyweights Clermont on Saturday.

Leicester, the 2001 and 2002 champions, suffered their first defeat in Pool Four last week when they succumbed 30-12 in Auvergne.

However, a solid second-half defensive performance, combined with the boot of England fly-half Toby ...

Jonny Wilkinson has signed a one year extension to his contract at Toulon, the new deal tying the former England fly-half to the French Top 14 club until 2013.

The news comes at the end of a week in which the 32-year-old 2003 World Cup winner called time on his England career.

A statement on Toulon's website on Saturday ...

Saracens edged closer to the European Cup quarter-finals on Friday with a gritty 16-13 victory over Ospreys which ended the Welsh side's six-year, 17-match unbeaten home record in the tournament.

The win gave the English champions 14 points at the top of Pool Five, two ahead of Biarritz who picked up a bonus-point 29-12 victory over Treviso while defeat ...

The New Zealand Rugby Union appointed Steve Hansen as the new coach of the world champion All Blacks, replacing Graham Henry who stepped down after winning the World Cup.

Hansen was widely tipped to get the prestigious role after serving as Henry's assistant for the past eight years.

The 52-year-old former policeman did not announce who his assistants would ...