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Respect regained, now polish is needed for Wallabies

The Wallabies and All Blacks played the British and Irish Lions unions a combined nine times this year and lost only twice. The Anzacs can still play footy.

Paul Cully
Paul Cully

Rugby columnist

Breakaway rugby competition would flop - even with Saudi billions

Don’t confuse a concept like cricket’s Indian Premier League with what looks a series of exhibition games in non-rugby locales.

Paul Cully
Paul Cully

Rugby columnist

‘Too much detail, too much tension’: The bitter ending to Schmidt’s Ireland story

Joe Schmidt took Ireland to the top of world rugby, but his coaching style caused a split within the squad. He returns to Dublin with a Wallabies side desperate to finish the spring tour on a high.

Jonathan Drennan
Jonathan Drennan

Sports Reporter

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‘I know I have to make a decision’: He rebuilt the Wallabies. But will Joe Schmidt stay on?

From the wreckage of the Eddie Jones era, the coach has led the Wallabies to within two wins of a grand slam. But as it stands, he’s set to walk away after next year’s Lions series.

  • by Iain Payten
Australia’s Rob Valetini, left, runs with the ball against Ireland

‘People putting us down’: Valetini’s mission to change the Wallabies story

Rob Valetini finished his 2024 with a strong performance in Dublin, but the breakaway believes there is far more to come from the Wallabies.

  • by Jonathan Drennan

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