Australia literally cannot afford to have its 23-year losing streak to the All Blacks in New Zealand extended. The future of the sport in this country could depend on it, writes Jamie Pandaram.
Australian rugby has lost the services of one of its most powerful props – and most popular players – with a Super Rugby rival set to cash in.
At a tribute lunch for his career, former Wallabies skipper Michael Hooper has spoken candidly about Eddie Jones’s decision to cut short his time at international level.
The Wallaroos, much like their male counterparts, have got a fair way to go before they can contend for the ultimate prize at the Rugby World Cup after a heavy loss to Canada.
Despite an assistant coaching job under the notorious Eddie Jones being a daunting role to have, former New Zealand rugby league coach David Kidwell said he’s got nothing to worry about as he talks about his journey with JAMIE PANDARAM.
Already owing $50 million, RA has announced a huge deficit at its AGM, yet, with new board members at the helm and a big few years ahead on Aussie soil, it is hoping to be back in the black sooner rather than later.
A powerful committee of ‘ignored’ powerbrokers plan to bring down the Rugby Australia board in a move that will divide the game – just days after RA boss Phil Waugh called for unity.
Just 10 months into the role as CEO of Rugby Australia, Phil Waugh has been thrown into the fire. Now with a new chairman appointed, and quite possibly a new board, he is ready to reinvigorate the sport that has given him so much.
Michael Hooper’s path to the Paris Olympics is one of the more unusual you could imagine. But it wasn’t something that just materialised after his World Cup snubbing – it’s been in his plans for nearly a decade.
Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii was trumpeted as a Wallabies saviour. Instead – with disgruntled stars heading for the exits – it may well be the contract to end rugby, writes JAMIE PANDARAM.
One month after being cleared of sexual assault allegations in court, former Wallabies star Kurtley Beale is set to make his return to the field – in club rugby.
Rugby union is facing a steep climb to grow its fan base in the face of code rivalries with rugby league and Aussie rules – and coaches are stepping in to make sure their sport thrives.
The decision on which Australian city will host the 2027 Rugby World Cup has been delayed, as World Rugby bosses turn their attention to helping fix Rugby Australia’s mess.
The World Cup was a shambles, there was upheaval on and off the field, and the Wallabies’ most exciting star signed a deal in the NRL. JAMIE PANDARAM dissects Australian rugby’s most tumultuous year on record.
What each code could offer their players after they hung up the boots has always leant in the favour of rugby. However, when the Roosters came calling to Mark Nawaqanitawase, what league could offer him post-career got his code swap over the line.
Six weeks ago, at a fine-dining restarurant in Darlinghurst, Roosters boss Nick Politis sat down with Mark Nawaqanitawase – and the rest is now history. Here’s what happened.
Ousted Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan has turned on his former colleagues after the game suffered a crippling blow.
World Cup winner Sonny Bill Williams has dropped some all-time truth bombs on departed Wallabies coach Eddie Jones.
Sacked chairman Hamish McLennan was offered a chance to stay on the Rugby Australia board – but after being told he’d become a ‘distraction’, he opted to quit altogether.
Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan has been sacked, with a vote at an extraordinary general meeting sealing his fate.
Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan’s fate is all but sealed after the Wallabies’ World Cup disaster, after six states demanded his resignation.
Don’t expect Rugby Australia to again throw big money at NRL stars to entice them to switch codes.
If you thought Australia’s World Cup campaign was bad, brace yourself. And the signing of Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii will be even worse than that of Eddie Jones, writes Robert Craddock.
Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan is refusing to follow Eddie Jones out the door, but will not have his fingerprints on the next Wallabies coach after the Jones fiasco.
Eddie Jones’ love for mind games was always present in first venture as Wallabies coach, but in his second venture, the master of the mind games played himself, writes Robert Craddock.
So you think the Wallabies have hit rock bottom? Hold that beer, because it could get even worse, reveals JULIAN LINDEN.
The naive decision to sack Dave Rennie in favour of Eddie Jones backfired massively on those in power at Rugby Australia, and someone has to pay the price for it, writes Brendan Cannon.
Things have gotten even worse for the woeful Wallabies who have sunk to a new rankings low after losing to Wales.
Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse for the Wallabies, they’ve sunk to another historic new low. See how our World Cup order matches up against the world rankings.
Eddie Jones has received unlikely support with calls for Rugby Australia to stick with the Wallabies mentor despite a disastrous World Cup campaign.
Rugby Australia boss Hamish McLennan has spoken on some key issues in the wake of the Wallabies’ dismal World Cup showing.
Hamish McLennan reveals what he knows about Eddie Jones being offered a job with Japan plus his own future at Rugby Australia following the Wallabies World Cup debacle.
Rugby has struggled in Australia for years, but is now at its lowest ebb. The game’s powerbrokers ruined the sport, and now the sport as a whole looks set to pay an immense price.
Wallabies captain Will Skelton says his players will speak openly and honestly if asked to participate in Rugby Australia’s review of the World Cup disaster.
Earlier this year Eddie Jones complained his salary made him ‘a volunteer’ and hinted he wouldn’t stay on after the World Cup. Now it’s time for the Wallabies coach to stick to his promise, writes Alan Jones.
Straight after Australia’s devastating, record-breaking loss to Wales at the Rugby World Cup, the focus shifted to two key men.
The Wallabies were outplayed and outcoached by a well-drilled Welsh outfit early this morning and readers have made it clear who they blame for the disaster.
Australia’s Rugby World Cup is all but over following an “embarrassing” defeat to Wales. Where did it all go wrong? Here’s what the Wallabies players said after the record loss.
Eddie Jones threatened to walk out of the media conference as he dodged questions about reports linking him to a bombshell move following the Wallabies’ record defeat to Wales.
Sonny Bill Williams has delivered a scathing review of Eddie Jones following the Wallabies’ World Cup humiliation.
Wallabies coach Eddie Jones has threatened to walk out of his post-match press conference over a bombshell question.
As they apologised for a poor World Cup showing, several Wallabies denied knowing anything about coach Eddie Jones’s links to the Japan job.
Doomsday has arrived for Australian rugby with the Wallabies suffering one of their biggest humiliations, leaving Karl Stefanovic stunned.
Australia has failed to make it past the pool phase of the Rugby World Cup for the first time, plunging the struggling code into a crisis that it may never recover from.
Wallabies coach Eddie Jones is in the spotlight after bombshell details linking him to a rival nation ahead of the World Cup were revealed.
Australia faces a tough task to lure the next Marika Koroibete and Samu Kerevi, as the lure of the Fijian jersey grows for island stars.
Wallabies coach Eddie Jones says he’ll understand if he is sacked if his side go down to Wales, admitting he’s “let Australian rugby down” in an explosive media conference.
Angus Bell is part of a rare club of father/son Wallabies. But even with pedigree behind him and prodigious talent, he had to scrap and fight to make his way to the top.
The Rugby World Cup has been rocked after one of its biggest stars was whisked off to hospital after a nasty high shot, dealing hosts France a severe blow.
An underperforming team at the World Cup is just the tip of the iceberg of Australian rugby’s problems, and it’s now affecting their broadcaster, writes BUZZ ROTHFIELD.
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