Yesterday
Waugh says Rugby Australia will hit $50m surplus after ‘reset’ year
The governing body posted a $36.8 million loss as it took ownership of three state-based clubs. The chief executive says the code will now make history.
December 2024
Bledisloe win every two years: Waugh’s lofty plan for Rugby Australia
The governing body wants to win the British and Irish Lions tour, Olympic medals and the Bledisloe Cup every two years under an ambitious new four-year strategy.
Wallabies fall just short in Dublin but set up absorbing Lions tour
Australia came very close to beating world No.2 Ireland and showed that they will at least be entertaining in the upcoming tour by the British and Irish Lions.
November 2024
Wallabies’ grand slam quest over despite Harry Potter magic
Rarely threatening in attack after a combined 13 tries against England and Wales, Australia had no answers for the Scottish defence.
‘Prosecutors will be prosecuted’: Trump’s A-G sets her targets
Pam Bondi has always been a staunch defender of Donald Trump; Scott Bessent was a fund-raiser for Al Gore before switching to Trump; the COP29 meeting secured a last-minute deal. Here’s how the day unfolded.
Wallabies halfway to grand slam after Wales rout
Australia have thumped Wales 52 to 20 in Cardiff, with hooker Matt Faessler bagging three tries.
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.
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.
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
Sanjeev Gupta jets in (and out) of Whyalla
You know what angry suppliers on delayed payment terms love to see? The owner of the whole operation dropping in by private jet.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Agents orange: inside parliament’s battle of the hall passes
Crossbenchers are the focus of everyone with a stake in contentious legislation. No wonder David Pocock has had enough.
January 2024
Kiwi Joe Schmidt tasked with Wallabies rebuild
The former Ireland mentor and World Rugby high-performance boss was unveiled on Friday, only a week after expressions of interest for the position closed.
December 2023
Hamish McLennan confronts rugby’s biggest lie
Coach Eddie Jones always denied there were plans to ditch the Wallabies. Events seem primed to blow up in the faces of Rugby Australia, including the board.
November 2023
Inside the Zoom board meetings which flipped rugby on its back
Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan is gone, and he’s made sure everyone knows it. But where to from here?