While the Lions bounded out of the blocks to announce their captain, Wallabies supporters have been kept in the dark about the man to lead their side. And the Rugby Australia CEO has commented on the situation.
Australia will wait until Thursday to name their team for the first Test – but the son of a Wallabies great is set to follow in his father’s footsteps 36 years after an epic Lions encounter.
His father Michael played for the Wallabies against the British and Irish Lions in 1989, and now Tom Lynagh looks set to do the same at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday night.
With the British and Irish Lions suddenly crippled by injury, coach Andy Farrell has turned to a familiar face – with son Owen Farrell set to make a remarkable comeback.
The looming departure of key Wallabies staff has added more uncertainty to their World Cup build-up, as mass upheaval looms during the coaching transition from Joe Schmidt to Les Kiss.
The Wallabies will announce their Lions squad just eight days before the first Test, and coach Joe Schmidt is calling in overseas based Aussies to join the stacked line-up.
Incoming coach Les Kiss would’ve lost sleep over the terrifying injury scares to Wallabies Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii and Noah Lolesio. And while both received good news, it was an ominous warning ahead of the Lions tour.
Wallabies and Brumbies star Noah Lolesio sent a scare through Australian rugby when he was stretchered off the field with fears of a spinal injury.
Wallabies’ fans may not know the name of the Lions’ 20-year-old shock selection for the upcoming Australian tour, but given his reputation, they soon will once he arrives Down Under.
Super Rugby officials are flirting with a bold plan to expand to the United States, but the boss has had his say on that idea, and where the competition’s priorities really must be.
Two of Australia’s leading coaches came together in Melbourne on Tuesday and with both men in similar positions when it comes to their future there was plenty to talk about.
Rugby Australia has put all their eggs in the Joe Schmidt-Les Kiss basket. The plan poses a bigger risk than Eddie Jones’ appointment, writes JULIAN LINDEN.
It’s time for World Rugby to take a stand on French clubs raiding the best young talent in the south – with Australia losing two teenage stars to cashed-up foreign raiders.
Les Kiss might be more of a “larrikin” than Joe Schmidt, but their similar coaching styles will benefit the Wallabies.
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