The Queensland Reds have signed two schoolboy standouts from Nudgee College as the school braces for a GPS First XV rugby campaign that will see them gunning for a fourth straight premiership. More here.
The 2001 Lions team arrived to play Australia A with more swagger than usual – and a monster payday in their sights. Until Phil Waugh’s team made it a very expensive night for their rivals.
Taniela Tupou never wanted to leave Australia. But, as he nears a $1m European move, the powerhouse Wallaby opens up on mental health battles and why he didn’t have a choice but to escape.
The Broncos have lost another promising winger with a rookie sensation opting to switch codes and link up with a Super Rugby outfit following a poaching raid from an All Blacks legend.
Good on the Brumbies for making the Super Rugby finals, but JULIAN LINDEN writes their semi final loss is another reason for Aussie rugby to be embarrassed by an endless cycle of defeat.
More than a decade since the last title, Australia’s long wait for a Super Rugby champion goes on, with Brumbies crashing out of the competition at the hands of the Chiefs to create an all-New Zealand final.
To win this series, Australia must get creative or else the Lions will be able to pick off every tactic, writes Quade Cooper. And there’s no more ‘outside the box’ move than picking James O’Connor.
A staggering 80 per cent of the Queensland’s 146 professional players are now based outside the Sunshine State, prompting the QRU to call for a radical compensation push. See the full list of Queensland’s pro players and where they are now.
The weight of history is against the Brumbies, but a famous win for the franchise in 2013 is a reminder that anything is possible.
Now Wallabies’ star, Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii has made a declaration which is sure to ruffle the feathers of rugby league fans, especially those passionate NSW Blues supporters.
The Brumbies are staring down the barrel of unwanted Super Rugby history, and must play “two grand finals” to clinch a long-awaited title.
Based on Australia’s Super Rugby results, to say quality is spread thin for players who can compete against the Lions would be an understatement. There’s one man they must call to conjure a miracle.
The ACT Brumbies have saved Australian rugby’s blushes with a thrilling 35-28 quarter-final win over the Hurricanes, but now face an unenviable path to Super Rugby glory.
The Queensland Reds have been left to ponder yet another swift ending to a Super Rugby Pacific finals series.
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