With talk of a whitewash of the Wallabies understandable, Australia may have a point to prove in Brisbane in the first Test

Finn Russell unfazed by magnitude of first Test against Wallabies with Scotland team-mates by his side in Brisbane; watch Australia vs The Lions on Saturday from 10am (kick-off 11am) live on Sky Sport

Pete Samu has been prohibited from playing against the British and Irish Lions due to his lack of Super Rugby appearances. The 33-year-old flanker was named in the First Nations and Pasifika XV

Rugby union has slipped off the back pages and into crisis in Australia. The arrival of the British and Irish Lions might have come just in time to save the sport.

Lions vs Australia: are the hosts strong enough to stop a whitewash? - Tourists eye history, but a 3-0 result wouldn’t bode well for a sport that needs a strong Aussie side

It is a crying shame to see rugby union drop in popularity Down Under, even as the British and Irish Lions get set to take on Australia.

Customers who pay by cash at participating Rebel stores can receive one of two specially minted $2 coins in their change from today. A two-coin collector set is also available for purchase.

SYDNEY (AP) — Australia's National Rugby League is set to expand its sporting footprint more than 3,000 kilometers (1,860 miles) west of Sydney a year ahead of going a similar distance in another…

Australia’s National Rugby League is set to expand its sporting footprint more than 3,000 kilometers (1,860 miles) west from Sydney a year ahead of going a similar distance in another direction ...

There were try-scoring freaks, big hits, raw pace, head-turners and upsets at the Australian schoolgirls championships on the Sunshine Coast, with the top teams and match-winning players revealed at the end of the three-day contest.