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Argentina’s Los Pumas Joaquin Oviedo runs with the ball to score a try against Australia during a rugby championship test match in Santa Fe, Argentina, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Mateo Occhi)

‘Fell off a cliff’: Wallabies humiliated by Pumas in biggest ever defeat

The ‘Elephants Graveyard’ became the Wallabies’ graveyard in Santa Fe, as the team gave up a 17-point lead and conceded their biggest ever score.

  • Jonathan Drennan and Iain Payten

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Allan Alaalatoa

Rugby Championship 2024 As It Happened: Wallabies ship a record defeat against Argentina

Can the Wallabies make it back-to-back wins against Los Pumas? Join us for all the action.

  • Jonathan Drennan
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 02: James Slipper of the Australian Wallabies poses during a portrait session at Allianz Stadium on September 02, 2022 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)

‘We threw him in the deep end’: The baptism of fire that turned James Slipper into the most-capped Wallaby

James Slipper will run on for the Wallabies in Argentina on Sunday morning and draw level with legendary halfback George Gregan, who played his 139th and final Test in 2007.

  • Iain Payten
Len Ikitau runs with the ball

Wallabies player ratings: How the men in gold fared against Argentina

The Wallabies secured a vital win in Argentina by one point, winning 20-19 in La Plata.

  • Jonathan Drennan
Len Ikitau

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.

  • Paul Cully
Australia’s players celebrate after their team defeated Argentina during a rugby championship test match in La Plata, Argentina, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)

Wallabies singing in rain with thrilling one point win in Argentina

The Wallabies snapped an eight-match losing streak in the Rugby Championship with a last-minute penalty goal in La Plata.

  • Jonathan Drennan
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Harry Wilson becomes Schmidt’s fourth captain of his tenure against the Pumas

Schmidt wants actions not words after naming Wilson as Wallabies captain

After two years of international rugby exile, Reds No.8 Harry Wilson has been given the Wallabies captaincy by coach Joe Schmidt.

  • Jonathan Drennan
The 1962 Wallabies. Ken Catchpole is seated bottom row, far right.

Most Wallabies debutants in 62 years: Schmidt’s rebuild continues

Hamish Stewart will become the 15th Wallabies debutant of the year against Argentina on Sunday.

  • Iain Payten and Jonathan Drennan
The Wallabies come to terms with another defeat, this one in the second Test against South Africa in Perth.

‘I don’t think there’s anything in our game that’s world class’: Fisher pleads for patience in Wallabies rebuild

In more than 20 years working in Australian rugby, Laurie Fisher has seen many false dawns. Now he wants to build a sustainable future for the Wallabies.

  • Jonathan Drennan
Hunter Paisami kept the Welsh defence guessing.

Schmidt turns to experience after Wallabies suffer more injury drama

The Wallabies coach has recalled some seasoned front-rowers for a two-Test tour of Argentina – but has lost a star centre.

  • Iain Payten

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