This Month
Nine closes five year deal to keep Wallabies, Wallaroos broadcasts
The coverage will include Super Rugby and national tournaments including the Bledisloe Cup, the Rugby Championship, and the soon-to-launch Nations Cup.
India wants to take rugby union the IPL way. Here’s the who and why
India has unveiled a competition that could shake up the Rugby 7s scene and Australia has thrown its support behind the competition. Here’s what we know so far.
March
How it all went wrong for Rocky Elsom in the ‘wild west’ of French rugby
The former Wallabies captain faces arrest in France over misusing the assets of his rugby club. But court documents reveal he left the club in its best financial position in years.
November 2024
Wallabies halfway to grand slam after Wales rout
Australia have thumped Wales 52 to 20 in Cardiff, with hooker Matt Faessler bagging three tries.
Why late March is the best time of year to visit Hong Kong
The Hong Kong Sevens rugby tournament is a bucket-list event for sport enthusiasts. But there’s plenty of sightseeing to be had too.
The unassuming 21-year-old behind Wallabies stunning win
Twenty-one-year-old Joseph-Aukuso Sua’ali’i’s first rugby game for Australia was one for the ages.
Wallabies’ last-gasp heroics stun England at Twickenham
Max Jorgensen scored a try after the siren to ensure Australia’s first win at the famous English ground in almost a decade.
How the Wallabies’ 1984 grand slam tour changed rugby forever
The tour not only marked Australian rugby’s coming of age, it influenced the decision of the code to turn professional just over a decade later.
September 2024
Australian rugby’s problems only look to be getting worse
The problems with Australian rugby extend far beyond the coaching box or those who wear the jersey.
Wallabies clinch last-gasp comeback win in Argentina
It took a penalty from substitute Ben Donaldson on the buzzer to secure a victory that could put Australia’s Rugby Championship campaign back on track.
July 2024
‘It sucks’: Distraught Aussie women walk away from rugby empty-handed
The sevens team came into the Games set for gold, but against Canada and then the US they watched a medal almost literally sprint away from them.
The cheeky Bob Hawke quip that could deliver our first gold medal
They delivered an 18-0 drubbing to the Americans in their sevens quarter-final after drawing inspiration from some blunt speaking by Bob Hawke.
New-look Wallabies out to move on from World Cup fiasco
Captain Liam Wright is confident survivors of the team’s disastrous France campaign can use the ordeal to help them rise from a lowly world ranking of No.9.
June 2024
Who were the 15 greatest Wallabies of all time?
In a new book, author and indispensable rugby commentator Gordon Bray had a brutal task picking from the 900 players who have represented Australia over 125 years.
May 2024
Legal action vowed against Rugby Australia after Melbourne Rebels axed
Troubled rugby union club Melbourne Rebels has been shut down after 14 seasons.
Melbourne Rebels survive but fight with ATO, Rugby Australia not over
Former Melbourne Rebels director Georgia Widdup said the decision meant plans for a “financially sustainable future” could progress.
PwC dragged into Melbourne Rebels fight, Rugby Australia alleges bias
Tensions over the future of the Victorian rugby union club escalated dramatically on Thursday when Rugby Australia fired off a letter to PwC.
April 2024
Rugby Australia stakeholders oust director, former NRL exec elected
The governing body’s shareholders were required to vote for five board directors at the annual general meeting. Only four were elected.
Melbourne Rebels may have traded insolvent since 2018: PwC
The rugby union club’s administrator, PwC, recommends it be rescued rather than liquidated to ensure creditors and staff receive the most money possible.
Ex-NRL executive in frame for Rugby Aus board as club tensions mount
Alexi Baker is one of two candidates up for election at the company’s AGM as it tries to rebuild the game and change its fortunes.