Why State of Union will make enemies of friends
Rugby’s version of State of Origin will be played next year and several of the game’s biggest stars will be forced to make shock allegiance switches. SEE THE POSSIBLE LINE-UPS
Rugby’s version of State of Origin will be played next year and several of the game’s biggest stars will be forced to make shock allegiance switches. SEE THE POSSIBLE LINE-UPS
Positional battles take centre stage as Wallabies coach Dave Rennie sorts through an intriguing weekend of Super Rugby AU action ahead of the upcoming international season.
If Rugby Australia can afford to throw the cash at a 16-year-old schoolboy, it should find enough change to re-sign winger Tom Wright, who was the star in the Brumbies’ thumping win over the Force.
No-one should be kidding themselves that Australia’s five-team domestic competition is at the same standard as New Zealand’s, but that’s hardly the point, as rugby fans witnessed on the weekend.
He’s fought off cancer, now this Brumbies star is on the verge of the most remarkable Test return.
Israel Folau has contacted Pacific Islander players urging them to stand in solidarity with him for expressing his Christian beliefs in a move that would create a public-relations nightmare for RA.
The Brumbies are determined to “ignore the haters” and stick to their winning formula in an effort to break back into the Super Rugby finals.
Brumbies assistant coach Laurie Fisher has taken to social media to slam those criticising their style of play following a gritty Super Rugby win against the Blues.
Rising teenage rugby star Nick Frost has joined the Brumbies after a stint at one of the best nurseries in the sport.
David Pocock has played more Tests than Super Rugby matches in the past two years and will miss his sixth straight for the Brumbies when they face the Jaguares in Buenos Aires.
In a little over 12 weeks, the Wallabies will play their first Test match of the year, and the key No.15 spot just became available.
Another sleepy Super Rugby period has cost the Brumbies, who concede they didn’t respond well enough after poking the Crusaders in Christchurch.
All Blacks boss Steve Hansen is headhunting one of the most highly-rated coaches in Australia, D-Day for the future of world rugby, Kurtley Beale’s art attack – it’s all in Rugby Confidential.
Winning the World Cup remains the biggest prize in the game but is Australia’s obsession really worth sacrificing everything in the four year cycle between tournaments?
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