It was as infuriating as it was confusing, but the proliferation of yellow and red cards in Super Rugby Pacific at least afforded the Wallabies some familiarity playing down a man - and that proved pivotal in Saturday night's heroic win over England.
Ireland coach Andy Farrell has held out hope Johnny Sexton will be available to face New Zealand on Saturday in Dunedin after the fly-half passed the second of three concussion tests.
Argentina celebrated their first home test in almost three years with a close-fought 26-18 victory over Scotland on Saturday.
Fullback Damian Willemse kicked a pressure penalty after the hooter to secure South Africa a 32-29 victory over ill-disciplined Wales in a see-saw test at a raucous Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.
First they lost Quade Cooper in the warm-up, then Tom Banks and Allan Alaalatoa succumbed to injury and concussion respectively, and then came the red card. The Wallabies went on to win anyway.
Winger Damian Penaud scored two tries as France put together a strong second-half performance for a commanding 42-23 victory over Japan in the first test at the Toyota Stadium in Aichi on Saturday.
The All Blacks weathered storms at the start of each half but responded with six tries to open their 2022 season with a hardfought but convincing 42-19 victory over Ireland in Auckland on Saturday.
The Wallabies have overcome injury and ill-discipline to pull off a famous 30-28 victory over England in Perth and snap an eight-game losing streak.
Nigel Ah Wong's last minute try secured Samoa a 31-26 win over Australia 'A' in the opening game of the Pacific Nations Cup in Suva on Saturday.
Fullback Damian Willemse is eager to help showcase South Africa's power among the forwards against Wales in the first of three Tests at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday.
What a wild week for the All Blacks. But there is often opportunity in crisis and with Ian Foster and other New Zealand coaches forced to isolate, the situation has allowed Joe Schmidt to come in early -- and that may prove vital against Ireland.
Israel Folau's return to international rugby lasted only half an hour as his Tonga team were thrashed 36-0 by a clinical Fiji in their Pacific Nations Cup opener in Suva on Saturday.
Leicester Fainga'anuku will make his Test debut on the left wing against Ireland as All Blacks coach Ian Foster named all three Barrett brothers in the run-on side to face Ireland.
At last kick-off is upon. Unfortunately for Eddie Jones, the build-up has come without a verbal sparring partner. But there is still plenty to discuss as the Wallabies host England in the first Test in Perth.
Following a poor showing in Tokyo, Australian sevens star Sharni Williams is eyeing redemption and aiming high as she looks to compete in all three major women's rugby events in 2022 with the knowledge her career is slowly coming to a close.
The Maori All Blacks welcomed Ireland to New Zealand with a first-half try blitz on their way to a 32-17 victory over the tourists at a rain-soaked Waikato Stadium in Hamilton on Wednesday.
Wallabies coach Dave Rennie has sprung a selection shock for the first Test against England, with 33-year-old Brumbies lock Cadeyrn Neville to make his Test debut as Australia sets its sights on having the "best maul in the world."
The rugby world is set to reunite this July, with World Rugby's Test window bringing the northern and southern hemispheres together across the globe. So what shape are the top 10 in at this key juncture, and what might they be looking to nail down?
A tantalising three weeks of Test rugby kicks off this weekend, as the two rugby hemispheres collide across the globe. Stay across all the line-ups, team news, odds and our individual match previews here.
Spain's appeal against their disqualification from next year's Rugby World Cup has been dismissed, World Rugby announced on Monday.
The Rugby Football Union and Premiership Rugby have issued an apology to Luther Burrell after he said racism was "rife" in the sport.
