Wallaby Foley cops friendly fire
Having used his demotion to work hard on his game, Wallaby five-eighth Bernard Foley returns against Wales. And he hasn’t lost his sense of humour.
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Wallaby axings all part of Cheika’s masterplan
Michael Cheika has swung the axe following the sluggish victory over Fiji but the Wallabies coach has revealed he was always plotting mass changes for the all important Pool D clash against Wales.
‘Half his nose missing’: Rugby disgrace
An American player was given the first red card of the Rugby World Cup after a “disgraceful” cheap shot on an England star.
Unbeaten Italians put Springboks on notice
Italy flipped from flair and finesse to sloppy at times, but were a class above Canada to snare their second bonus-point win in as many games at the Rugby World Cup.
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A brief history of ‘disrespecting’ the haka
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How Quade found his RWC edge
AFTER being heckled for almost two months straight at the last World Cup, the only issue arising for Quade Cooper in England is all the selfie requests.
Are the Poms brave or just bloody stupid?
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This is rugby not football so harden up
RUGBY World Cup officials are taking a stand against players who dive or feign injury to the sin bin in a bid to stop “football culture” infiltrating the game.
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