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.
The final nail in the Wallabies’ ugly Rugby World Cup coffin has been hammered in, leaving the sport back home in tatters.
Portugal has pulled off one of the biggest shocks in Rugby World Cup history — but it wasn’t a large enough miracle to prevent the Wallabies being eliminated in stunning fashion.
Sonny Bill Williams has paid tribute to a Rugby World Cup star who was left with a nightmarish choice after a tragic personal loss.
The time to hit the reset button is long overdue. But for Rugby Australia to really address their many problems and stabilise, there must be a truly independent review, writes Brendan Cannon.
It’s been a World Cup of woe for the Wallabies but under-fire coach Eddie Jones hasn’t given up hope his side can pull off a miracle and reach the quarter finals.
The Wallabies face a nervous wait after they did just enough to keep their hopes of making the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals alive.
Any remaining Wallabies fans out there can put the Rugby World Cup calculators away – for a few more hours at least.
Wallabies fans don’t cheer the All Blacks – until now, that is. Because with the most radical change in rugby coming in 2026, we need the southern hemisphere to be strong once again.
Eddie Jones isn’t shying away from the Wallabies’ poor World Cup so far as he continues to deny any links to a possible return to Japan.
Already under immense pressure, Eddie Jones’ new-look Rugby World Cup squad named to face Portugal has been mocked.
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