THE Brumbies have confirmed the signing of former Wallabies and Reds prop James Slipper on a two-year deal. Slipper was unwanted by zero tolerance Queensland coach Brad Thorn after he was banned for cocaine use this season.
FORMER Reds prop James Slipper is set to pack down in the nation’s capital next season despite two positive tests for cocaine this year threatening to end the 86-Test Wallaby’s Super Rugby career.
QUADE Cooper and James Slipper on the move, candidates line up to replace Michael Cheika, farewell to legendary scribe Terry Smith, and much more rugby news.
WALLABIES smitten by Honey Badger’s Bachelor appearances, the Waratahs close in on pair of superstars, the NSW nomads and a young Wallaby returns from 11 months on the sideline. It’s all in Rugby Con!
TOM Wright has decided to quit NRL club Manly and return to rugby union, signing a two year deal with the Brumbies. “Tom has genuine X factor in attack with ability to create something out of nothing.”
SEA EAGLES young gun Tom Wright has decided to quit NRL club Manly and return to rugby union, signing a two-year deal with the Brumbies.
FORMER Wallabies prop Ben Alexander has announced his retirement. The popular 33-year-old played 72 Tests and signs off as the Brumbies’ most capped player with a remarkable 154 Super Rugby appearances to his name.
AUSTRALIA’S professional rugby players have selected their Super Rugby team of the year — and it’s safe to say the players and national selectors do not see eye-to-eye.
WALLABIES legend Stephen Larkham has been inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame, joining the likes of John Eales, halves partner George Gregan and David Campese.
UPDATED: New Brumbies signing Toni Pulu is immediately eligible to play for the Wallabies thanks to a dispensation granted by World Rugby. The former Chiefs flyer holds an Australian passport and has previously played sevens for Niue.
BRUMBIES winger Henry Speight will join Irish province Ulster on a short term loan contract. “I can’t wait to arrive in Belfast and get to work with my new teammates.”
RUGBY union is set to lose another young star to the NRL, Waratahs lose $600,000 and sevens player released from jail after rampage. It’s all in Rugby Confidential.
DARYL Gibson blasted his Waratahs players for looking ahead to the finals after they were soundly beaten 40-31 by the Brumbies in their final round match in Sydney.
RUGBY Confidential: Nick Phipps has been reappointed as one of the Waratahs’ team leaders and a former Wallaby returns for the Rugby Championships.
THERE’S already plenty at stake when the Waratahs host the Brumbies at Allianz Stadium with both teams eyeing the playoffs but potential Wallabies vacancies will ensure no love will be lost between the old rivals.
THE Brumbies’ late season surge towards the Super Rugby finals has been halted by a 24-19 loss to the Chiefs in Hamilton.
QUEENSLAND’S questionable declaration to make Brad Thorn a 10-year coach is ridiculous considering their dire financial predicament and the $1 million worth of wasted talent black-listed from the club.
THE future of Super Rugby is looking a lot clearer, with New Zealand likely to get its way on its preferred model instead of endorsing a push from Australia for a trans-Tasman competition.
THE Brumbies have kept their Super Rugby finals hopes alive after a shock upset of the Hurricanes broke a drought against Kiwi teams which dated back to 2016.
THE Brumbies have received a boost going into their vital Super Rugby match against the Hurricanes by securing the signature of scrumhalf Joe Powell for the next two years. But Brumbies co-captain Christian Lealiifano’s future is still up in the air.
MEET Australian rugby’s Liberace. A 126kg front row monster with fingers as light as a feather. Fereti Sa’aga recently wowed onlookers when he jumped on a grand piano in the middle of Melbourne’s CDB.
RUGBY beats NRL clubs to star rookie Apenisa Driti, Stirling Mortlock’s disappointment with Aussie fans and kicking a goal in the numbers game. Check out all the gossip right here!
JAMES Slipper to join Quade Cooper and co in Reds exile, deals near for Wallabies stars, Rebels coach gets his man and an Irish day off with a difference. Check out all the gossip right here!
MATT Toomua back in Wallaby gold at the Rugby World Cup in Japan next year? Don’t rule it out, even with Toomua contracted to the Leicester Tigers until mid-2020. Check out all the rugby goss here!
WALLABIES legend David Campese played the game like no one else could – but now he believes there’s a “Campo Clone” in the new-look Australian squad.
ALL Australian junior rugby players aged between 10 and 15 will be subject to mandatory assessment about whether their size and ability suits their age group, or if they need to be moved.
THE Brumbies were beaten 38-26 by the Chiefs in their final Super Rugby trial match at Sunshine Coast Stadium on Wednesday night, as fit again halfback Brad Weber starred with a hat-trick of tries in the first half.
AS he prepares for a season many thought beyond him, Wallaby star Christian Lealiifano, who has fought leukaemia since August 2016, reflects on “a hell of a journey”.
TIMES have changed for Super Rugby in Australia, with one team cut from the competition, a new CEO and plenty of off-field dramas to deal with.
ALL the building blocks are in place. It’s enough of a platform for players and coaches to feel genuinely optimistic about 2018 after a horrific year for Australian Super Rugby in which there was not a single Aussie win over a New Zealand opponent.
THE Blues have scored two tries in the last three minutes to win a heart-stopping Brisbane Global Rugby Tens final 10-7 over the Hurricanes. Trailing 7-0 for almost the entire match, the Blues dug deep and got a rich reward. Watch the highlights!
THE Hurricanes and Crusaders have confirmed their squads for the Brisbane Global Rugby Tens, with wingers Julian Savea and George Bridge to lead the charge for the Kiwi heavyweights at Suncorp Stadium.
REMEMBER Robbie Deans? He’s back in Australia and is worried by what he sees. JAMIE PANDARAM sat down with the former Wallabies coach to discuss the current state of Australian rugby.
ANYONE can be a wildcard but very few 44-year-olds can actually take charge and direct the play as evergreen Andrew Walker will at the Brisbane Global Rugby Tens.
SUPER Rugby clubs will be reminded there “are no grey lines” involved in protecting player welfare after an investigation was launched into dodgy concussion subs by France in the Six Nations.
WALLABIES winger Dane Haylett-Petty will return from injury to make his Rebels debut as the new look Melbourne club takes the field in a trial match against the Brumbies in Queanbeyan on Saturday.
DAVID Pocock’s long-awaited return to Australian rugby will be delayed by one more month after the star flanker had an operation last week to fix a knee problem.
THE Brumbies have set themselves a goal of conceding under 20 points a game and becoming the best defensive unit in Super Rugby.
THE new-look Brumbies have further bolstered their outside back stocks for the 2018 Super Rugby season with the signing of former Force flyer Chance Peni on a one-year contract.
AUSTRALIA to lose another Wallaby thanks to the Super Rugby saga, Randwick unearths the female ‘Jonah Lomu’, Crusaders prop’s nod to Wallabies.
THE Australian Rugby Union will cease to exist in coming weeks, while a former Waratahs star’s Hollywood girlfriend is revealed.
OUTGOING ARU boss Bill Pulver believes the Senate inquiry into Australian rugby has been an imprudent use of taxpayer money and said its findings won’t change anything.
IT’S been a year when we “glass-half-fullers” have had our patience, loyalty, support and optimism tested to the absolute limit. But a Bledisloe win would ease the pain for now.
FORMER Waratah cult hero Jacques Potgieter will return to Allianz Stadium as one of the headline acts for the Barbarians when they take on the Wallabies.
IN a sevens first, Sydney will host a fully integrated tournament with our golden girls to be the headline attraction on Australia Day weekend. We have all the latest rugby news here!
AUSTRALIAN Super Rugby teams could share live player data with each other mid-season as part of a new unified push to return Aussie rugby to the top of the world.
AUSTRALIA’S top rugby coaches will meet in one room this week for the first time as part of a plan to win back titles like the Bledisloe Cup and World Cup.
SO the rumours were true. Nick Stiles will be replaced by Brad Thorn as Queensland Reds coach in 2018. Catch all latest rugby news here.
IT’S been four years and several off-field dramas since James O’Connor last played for the Wallabies. But he still believes he will pull on the gold jersey again.
ARU boss Bill Pulver has welcomed the return of home-and-away derbies, as Japan’s Sunwolves replace the Western Force in Australia’s conference for the revamped Super Rugby competition.
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