The Wallabies are improving. So where does Joseph Suaalii fit in?
If you look beyond the final Rugby Championship standings, Joe Schmidt’s side has achieved several big ticks. It’s not immediately obvious how they accommodate the big-money code-hopper.
- by Paul Cully
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Opinion
Bledisloe Cup
Why it might already be too late for Wallabies hopeful Tane Edmed
The British and Irish Lions tour is closer than you think, and that may spell bad news for those hoping to break into the Wallabies squad.
- by Paul Cully
Opinion
Bledisloe Cup
Why did it take the Wallabies an hour to wake up?
The All Blacks have some major issues, but Australia’s poor start meant they couldn’t take advantage.
- by Paul Cully
Analysis
Wallabies
Raw hostility is the Wallabies’ best hope against the All Blacks
New Zealand do not like people getting up in their faces, and their occasional inability to deal with overt aggression has been a recurring feature in their losses since 2017.
- by Paul Cully
Analysis
Wallabies
The player Wallabies must make room for against All Blacks
An intriguing statistic from New Zealand’s four Rugby Championship Tests points to a chink in their armour the Wallabies can expose in Saturday’s Bledisloe Cup Test in Sydney.
- by Paul Cully
Taniela Tupou is on the verge of wasting his God-given talent
The giant prop should be striking fear into the British and Irish Lions, rather than the Wallabies being ridiculed as happened this week after the Argentina debacle.
- by Paul Cully
Opinion
Wallabies
Up Schmidt creek: If that’s what Pumas can do, how bad will a Lions mauling get?
The Wallabies have just conceded their biggest ever score – and the British and Irish Lions are touring here in less than a year.
- by Paul Cully
Opinion
Bledisloe Cup
Why the Anzac Day Bledisloe Cup Test is a no-brainer
An Anzac Day Test including a Super Round is a fillip the code needs in Australia.
- by Paul Cully
Analysis
Rugby Championship
The X-factor Wallaby who offers Schmidt genuine hope for future
Coaches love to talk about attacking structure, but there is no substitute for a player who can make things happen out of nothing. Against Argentina, the Wallabies had just one of those.
- by Paul Cully
Opinion
Australian rugby
Inventive Irish show that Wallabies’ narrow attack isn’t a problem in itself
Joe Schmidt’s playing style has led to questions, but there is a shining example of how it can succeed.
- by Paul Cully
Opinion
Wallabies
He has played 33 minutes of Test rugby. But he could solve a looming Wallabies problem
Pumas flyer Mateo Carreras shapes as a major threat to the Wallabies, but Max Jorgensen may just have his measure if he gets the nod on the right wing.
- by Paul Cully
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