‘These are the weeks you coach for’: Wallabies embrace pain
The Wallabies must win this weekend if they want to keep their World Cup alive – and at least one member of the team is enjoying the pressure, writes JULIAN LINDEN.
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‘Tough watch’: Truth hurts woeful Wallabies
The Wallabies have done plenty of soul-searching ahead of their do-or-die Rugby World Cup affair against Wales.
How the Wallabies are learning to live with the haters
From French crowds to fans on social media, the Wallabies are copping it from all angles. Halfback Tate McDermott explains how they are using the criticism in the lead up to their must-win match against Wales.
Wallabies star out of World Cup after broken leg at training
Just when you thought it couldn’t get much worse for the Wallabies, an intense World Cup training session has led to a young gun being ruled out of the tournament.
Cannon: How to treat the Wallabies’ psychological trauma
Australia’s loss to Fiji is as devastating a loss in recent memory, which is why Wallabies great BRENDAN CANNON says the squad’s most important member won’t be in the actual team.
Confidence or spin? Why it’s so difficult to believe Eddie Jones
There’s no question Eddie Jones is genius coach, but with his record going south, his reluctance to admit things aren’t going well makes anything he says more and more difficult to believe.
‘It’s on us’: Players aim up after World Cup shock
Every game at the World Cup is do-or-die and Wallabies players have conceded they and not coach Eddie Jones have to turn things around in France.
RA boss: Jones hire still right call after Rennie’s failure
The heat is on Rugby Australia after the Wallabies’ loss to Fiji, but RA boss Hamish McLennan says he holds no regrets about a coaching change, as he sits down with Julian Linden.
Alexander: The real, troubling reason behind Wallabies decline
A concussion class action lawsuit is behind World Rugby’s inadvertent moves to slow the pace of the game, writes BEN ALEXANDER.
Rugby Power Rankings: Wallabies plummet after Fiji shock
There have been some big movers in the official world rankings, with Australia dropping to all-time equal low after their shock loss to Fiji. See our rankings of every World Cup nation.
Alan Jones: Swallow your pride, Eddie, and send SOS to Quade
Eddie Jones’s “backing the kids” spin has been as successful as the Rugby World Cup draw. However, unlike the schedule, Eddie has the chance amend his broken selection policy, writes ALAN JONES.
Analysis: The selection gambles that backfired badly on Wallabies
Eddie Jones followed a chaotic selection policy leading up to this World Cup leaving the Wallabies rudderless and unable to seize the big moments, writes JAMIE PANDARAM.
‘Can’t wait’: Jones fronts up for monumental Wallabies challenge
Wallabies coach Eddie Jones is no closer to figuring out where things went wrong for the Wallabies against Fiji – but has no time to wallow as a must-win clash against Wales looms large.
‘Throw croissants at me’: Eddie takes blame for Wallabies shocker
Eddie Jones has talked a big story ever since taking over the Wallabies but he’s been forced into making a grovelling apology to Australian rugby fans following their humiliating loss to Fiji.
Analysis: How Wallabies can rescue World Cup campaign
The Wallabies are reeling after a shock loss to Fiji that has left their World Cup hopes hanging by a thread. Here’s what they need to do to avoid an embarrassing early exit.
World Cup on life support as Fiji embarrass woeful Wallabies
The Wallabies face the mortifying prospect of failing to make it out of the group stage for the first time ever at a World Cup following a nightmare loss to Fiji.
Eddie Jones’ four words come back to bite him
Eddie Jones’ combative pre-Rugby World Cup press conference should be ringing in his ears after the Wallabies’ disastrous loss to Fiji.
Wallabies legend image is just brutal
Eddie Jones has been “exposed” with one move from the under-siege coach creating a brutal moment for a Wallabies legend.
Wallabies humiliated ‘into oblivion’
Wallabies coach Eddie Jones has been booed off the field after an “utterly dreadful” World Cup loss not seen for 69 years.
Cannon: Why I fear a Fijian World Cup ambush
In his exclusive column, former Wallaby Brendan Cannon has revealed why the Wallabies must be wary of Fiji and the key to Eddie Jones’ side avoiding a World Cup boilover.
Wallabies suffer massive blow ahead of crucial Fiji clash
The Wallabies have suffered a massive setback ahead of their World Cup clash against Fiji, with captain Will Skelton set to be ruled out through injury.
Eddie sticks the boot into meddling rugby lawmakers
Wallabies coach Eddie Jones has echoed the thoughts of rugby fans everywhere in calling out World Rugby’s attempts to make the game safer – suggesting it may have done just the opposite.
Just in time, Wallabies ace eyes slice of Rugby World Cup history
James Slipper is set to write himself into Australian rugby’s record books — and his timing could not be better.
Big Wallabies change for Fiji World Cup showdown
Wallabies coach Eddie Jones has rung the changes for Australia’s s must-win World Cup clash against Fiji.
‘Winner’s piss’: New Honey badger wows world media
Meet the new Honeybadger, Australia’s Tom Hooper is confusing and entertaining foreign journalists in equal measure with his dry outback humour at this World Cup.
‘We can win it’: Jones swings axe, pulls World Cup captain bombshell
Wallabies coach Eddie Jones has wielded the axe and ushered in a new era for Australia – naming a new captain and a youthful influx in a scarcely recognisable World Cup squad.
Legends dumped in shock World Cup squad
Wallabies coach Eddie Jones has pulled a World Cup shock, naming a new captain named and axing two big-name veterans.
The brutal reasons behind axing of two Wallabies greats
As ruthless as ever, Wallabies coach Eddie Jones has swung the axe – and ended the careers of two Australian champions. In both cases, it is a sad end, writes Jamie Pandaram.
Wallabies World Cup captaincy shock, veterans axed
Wallabies coach Eddie Jones has pulled a World Cup shock with a new captain named and two veterans axed.
Wallabies axe Hooper in World Cup shock
Michael Hooper is a high-profile victim of Wallabies coach Eddie Jones’ pivot to youth for the 10th Rugby World Cup.
‘Wait and see’: Massive World Cup call on captain
Taking injured players to a World Cup and hoping they come good is dangerous and that could cost a Wallabies legend his spot.
Chameleon Jones must reveal evil alter ego to save Wallabies
It’s time for Eddie Jones to ditch the nice guy routine and reveal his cold-blooded true colours to spare the Wallabies from becoming a total laughing stock at the World Cup.
‘We should’ve won’: Wallabies heartbreaker
New Zealand overcame a big halftime deficit to keep Wallabies coach Eddie Jones winless since his return to the helm.
‘Blokes like you’: Eddie Jones slams journalist
Australia’s Eddie Jones certainly hasn’t been mincing words in his exchanges with reporters since returning as Wallabies coach.
What better-balanced Wallabies must prove against All Blacks
Eddie Jones has overhauled the Wallabies and a new game plan looms for the second Bledisloe Cup Test. JAMIE PANDARAM analyses what Australia can get out of the return clash with the All Blacks
Odds heavily stacked against Wallabies
The All Blacks are all but unbackable favourites to continue the Wallabies’ poor run of form under Eddie Jones.
Jones: Winless Wallabies can win World Cup
When the World Cup comes around in September, the Wallabies might still be winless in 2023. But if that happens, Eddie Jones still thinks Australia can ‘one hundred percent’ win the trophy.
Jones preaches patience as Aussies falter at siren vs Argentina
Eddie Jones lamented the errors of his side in their loss against Argentina, but says he remains confident the Wallabies can turn it around in time to challenege for the World Cup.
Gamble Wallabies must take to have any chance at World Cup
Throughout Rugby World Cup history, there’s a trend in the eventual winner’s line-up that Eddie Jones can’t ignore if the Wallabies are any chance in France.
Kerevi: Wallabies can bounce back
The Wallabies have arrived home from South Africa desperate to redeem themselves after a poor performance in Pretoria.
‘Sick feeling in your gut:’ What ‘headmaster’ Jones is really like
Eddie Jones’ hyped return to the Wallabies will bring a hardness to Australia, which is exactly what they need to win the World Cup according to a former Wallaby great.
Box Wallaby giant still has to tick
A winner of many trophies at club level, Will Skelton is desperate to produce similar performances when playing for the Wallabies.
Rugby’s reluctant hero reveals plans for shock switch
For a star player who has been in the sporting spotlight for over a decade, Michael Hooper remains an enigma. As he opens up on his Sydney farewell with the Waratahs, he’s also eyeing a big change.
Rugby World Cup countdown: Wallabies’ biggest issues debated
Can the Wallabies make some noise at the World Cup? Is Quade Cooper still the man? Jamie Pandaram and Julien Linden debate the hottest topics surrounding the Wallabies’ World Cup hopes.
Suli signs new deal with Reds
Wallabies coach Eddie Jones sees unlimited potential in Queensland Reds winger Suliasi Vunivalu.
The former NRL star the Wallabies should fear
Eddie Jones got a close-up look at the man who will give him the most problems at the World Cup. And it wasn’t former Wallaby and now rugby villain Israel Folau.
Jones: Suaalii signing buys rugby ‘relevance’ as much as skill
Eddie Jones says Rugby Australia has “bought relevance” as much as a skilled player in its signing of Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii after the Rooster signed a three-year deal with Rugby Australia from 2025.
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The one call Eddie can’t afford to get wrong
If Eddie Jones is to deliver on his promise to transform the Wallabies into World Cup contenders, there is one decision he can’t afford to stuff up, writes Julian Linden.
How Victoria can secure football, rugby world cups
The Andrews government is being urged to splash cash on a business plan for Victoria to host the 2027 Rugby World Cup and 2034 FIFA World Cup.
Bash, crash and hugs! Junior Wallabies begin World Cup build
The Junior Wallabies have begun constructing a high performance rugby environment they hope will deliver a World U20 Cup – including hugging someone who just “bashed them’’.
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