What Super cull means for Australian rugby
WHETHER the ARU will shut down the right franchise is still a legitimate debate. But whether they should have cut a team? Not so much. That had to happen, writes Iain Payten.
WHETHER the ARU will shut down the right franchise is still a legitimate debate. But whether they should have cut a team? Not so much. That had to happen, writes Iain Payten.
NEVER playing on the losing side in a Reds-Brumbies clash would seem to be a positive halo around George Smith, except he’s never worn a Reds jersey in any of those wins.
PAYTO & PANDA: After just four Super Rugby games, Curtis Rona has made the cut for a Wallabies training squad, while two boozy Reds have been omitted.
THE Brumbies don’t believe former skipper Stephen Moore’s eight Super Rugby seasons with the club will give him an advantage when he returns to Canberra as the Reds stand-in captain.
WALLABIES prop Ben Alexander hopes Test teammate and Brumbies captain Ben Mowen isn’t lost to Australian rugby over a pay dispute.
JUST three weeks after captaining the Wallabies, Ben Mowen is considering walking out of Australian rugby because of a pay dispute.
NEW Wallaby centre Tevita Kuridrani is one of the best line runners Australian rugby has produced and will add valuable grunt to the backline.
EWEN McKenzie confident the Jake White saga won’t be a distraction for the nine Brumbies playing for the Wallabies against the Springboks.
JAKE White was never promised the Wallabies coaching job and his rejection for the role was not because he’s South African, ARU boss Bill Pulver says.
UPDATE: Jake White has officially been released as Brumbies coach, with Stephen Larkham or Laurie Fisher set to replace him.
IT was a throwaway line that at the time seemed a well-timed joke by a man able to make light of a tough situation.
ROOKIE of the year Hugh Roach has welcomed any future advances from the Waratahs ahead of the biggest game in his career.
BEN Mowen will become Australia’s 80th Test captain. His journey to the pinnacle of Australian rugby has been anything but straightforward.
AFL club Essendon is trying to poach one of the hottest young prospects in Australian rugby in a bid to turn its fortunes around next season.
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