This Month
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.
- Murray Wenzel
August
- Perspective
- Rugby Championship
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.
- Simon Poidevin
June
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.
- James Curran
April
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.
- Zoe Samios
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.
- Updated
- Myriam Robin
January
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.
- Murray Wenzel
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.
- Mark Di Stefano
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?
- Zoe Samios and Mark Di Stefano
- Updated
- Australian rugby
New Rugby boss Dan Herbert says ‘everyone recognises’ game is broken
But deposed chairman Hamish McLennan, who was ousted in a boardroom coup on Sunday, has warned his exit will lead to “more division ... not less”.
- Updated
- Kylar Loussikian and Zoe Samios
- Updated
- Business of sport
Hamish McLennan out of Rugby Australia after late night board meeting
Rugby executives from several states including Queensland had demanded his resignation and were preparing to call an extraordinary general meeting.
- Updated
- Zoe Samios
- Updated
- Business of sport
Future of Rugby chair in balance after emergency board meeting
But Hamish McLennan says the state unions that want him out are self-interested and waging a “grubby” smear campaign.
- Updated
- Zoe Samios
Hamish McLennan’s wife joins the ruck
Hours before Rugby CEO Phil Waugh took responsibility for the game’s mess, the chairman’s wife was taking on Instagram trolls, shifting the blame back to the players.
- Mark Di Stefano
October 2023
Rugby review to include whether too much was spent on rotten World Cup
Rugby Australia chief executive Phil Waugh said there was “no hiding” from the board’s responsibility for the state of the game.
- Zoe Samios
The self-pity party of Hamish McLennan
The Rugby Australia chairman blamed ‘the system’ after the exit of Wallabies coach Eddie Jones, parking any personal responsibility for the mess the game finds itself in.
- Mark Di Stefano
Eddie Jones just quit the Wallabies. Here’s the reason he gave
The departure comes a month after it emerged the divisive figure held a secret interview with Japan rugby officials about taking over as head coach next year.
- Zoe Samios
Welcome to rugby union’s burning platform
Australia just had its worst World Cup campaign in history. Everyone knows what the sport needs to do but making those changes is another matter entirely.
- Zoe Samios
Hamish McLennan can’t stop, won’t stop partying in Paris
The Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan has hosted another opulent party in Paris, starring rugby elites and the same celebrity chef.
- Mark Di Stefano
- Opinion
- Rugby World Cup
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.
- Simon Poidevin
Rugby Australia: Jones told us this week he’s staying
Jones met chief executive Phil Waugh in Paris on Tuesday to reiterate he remained committed to coaching the embattled Wallabies until their home World Cup in 2027.
- Zoe Samios
Eddie Jones expected to quit Wallabies and confirm his return to Japan
The controversial leader is set be named as the Asian team’s next head coach after Australia did not progress from the pool stages of the Rugby World Cup.
- Charles Richardson