Tough decision beckons for Thorn
Jordan Petaia, Chris Feauai-Sautia and Hunter Paisami seem locked in battle for two spots in the Reds’ starting team.
Jordan Petaia, Chris Feauai-Sautia and Hunter Paisami seem locked in battle for two spots in the Reds’ starting team.
With lock spots in the Wallabies pack up for grabs, Reds young gun Angus Blyth is putting his hand up for selection.
The Reds are relishing a meeting on home soil with Super Rugby AU leaders the ACT Brumbies, who broke Queensland hearts last month.
Wearing their indigenous round jerseys, the Reds will have a point to prove against the Brumbies this weekend.
Christian Lealiifano’s hopes of ending his long Brumbies career with an elusive title will be put to the test against a beefed-up Jaguares side packed with Argentine internationals.
With the selection race wide open, rugby writers JIM TUCKER and JAMIE PANDARAMhave run the rule over the Wallabies contenders and given us their teams to take on the rugby world.
The last three teams to win six games in a season by 11 points or more won the Super Rugby title. Now the Brumbies are just two wins away from completing one of the greatest seasons in the competition’s history.
Pete Samu was noticeably missing when Brumbies teammates left for the airport as they begin their Super Rugby semi final mission in Argentina. The injured back-rower is confident of recovering for the final… if his team gets that far.
The Brumbies continued their hot winning streak to smash past the Sharks and set up a Super Rugby semi-final with the Jaguares.
A collapse of World Rugby’s proposed global league has left Rugby Australia scrambling, but CEO Raelene Castle says sticking to the SANZAAR model is the way forward.
NSW is looking to a Wallabies try-scoring ace to boost their limp attack, a surprise name emerges in the national training camp and a big Brumbies boost – it’s all in Rugby Confidential.
Scott Sio was handed a formidable challenge at the start of the season. How the Brumbies prop responded has been a big part of the reason his side topped the Super Rugby Australian conference.
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