November 2024
Sua’ali’i is right to start for the Wallabies – next, Nathan Cleary
Selection gambles don’t come bigger than this, but Joseph Sua’ali’i is ready and his success should lead to a killer recruitment for the 2027 World Cup.
August 2024
Why the stars are finally aligning for the Wallabies
Australia’s challenge against South Africa on Saturday is huge, but coaching changes and new rules designed to speed up the game bode well for the Wallabies.
October 2023
South Africa’s Rugby World Cup win is a lesson in discipline
Everyone knew that keeping the referee happy would be more important than ever in this World Cup, and New Zealand proved it at their own expense.
What SA and NZ must do to win the Rugby World Cup
South Africa’s high-risk team selection tells us a lot about their strategy, and what New Zealand must do to blow up the ‘bomb squad’ in the Paris wet.
In the World Cup semis, ‘bomb squad’ rugby wins the day
The bold tactical moves the brought South Africa home against England illustrate why they and New Zealand are the last teams standing.
Where the Rugby World Cup semis will be won and lost
Don’t believe reports that the semi-finals will be walkovers for New Zealand and South Africa.
Classic matches show the best of rugby, and what the Wallabies must do
It’s hard to remember a set of four quarter-finals of this quality, showing just how good rugby can be when played at its best.
Winning strategies for the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals
A deep dive into the performance stats reveals how the teams should approach these four matches between northern and southern hemisphere nations.
A weekend of rugby drama sets up titanic quarter-final clashes
A match with two winners confirmed the Wallabies as the Rugby World Cup’s biggest losers, and sets up a mouthwatering series of Rugby quarterfinals.
Crunch games as Wallabies’ World Cup hopes hang by a thread
Australia still have a slim chance of reaching the quarter-finals if Portugal beat the favoured Fiji in the last round of group games at the Rugby World Cup.
Wallabies’ World Cup survival now depends on the team they just beat
After a bonus point win over Portugal, Australia’s hopes of staying in the World Cup now depend on the very same team winning well against Fiji.
September 2023
The future of Australian rugby is in Queensland’s hands
There is a solution to Australian rugby’s crisis that everyone can see, so why have years gone by without anyone doing it? It’s time for Ballymore to get on board.
Ruthless Welsh deliver disastrous day for Australian rugby
Australia’s record loss to Wales is a disaster for Australian Rugby and Eddie Jones could very well resign.
Do or die: Time for the Wallabies to step up against Wales
The world has got very ugly for the Wallabies since their loss to Fiji, and will get worse unless they bring the mongrel, determination and smarts needed to beat Wales.
Poidevin’s take: Wallabies hang by a thread after Fijian heroics
Australia were dominated by an inspired Fiji, and with key forwards still unfit that is a big headache for Eddie Jones.
Fiji’s globetrotters pose threat to wounded Wallabies
Fiji are like the Harlem Globetrotters of rugby and their stats against Wales will be a worry for Eddie Jones’ injury hit team.
Donaldson bet pays off, England tactical masterclass
Former Wallaby captain and Rugby World Cup winner Simon Poidevin on what has been revealed in the opening matches of this edition of the tournament.
The four weekend matches that will help decide the Rugby World Cup
Results in the opening games will play a big part in deciding who qualifies and in what order from all four groups.
For Eddie Jones, Wallaby salvation will come from ‘on-the-run’ rugby
Eddie Jones is trying to build a team that plays more intuitively, as teams did so successfully in the ’80s and ’90s.