Aussie rugby pride on the line
New Zealand teams well and truly have bragging rights after the first week of the Super Rugby Trans-Tasman competition.
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How Thorn inspired Reds’ greatest comeback
Reds coach Brad Thorn’s halftime speech to his rattled men helped seal him and the team’s place in Queensland rugby folklore.
Reds primed for Super Rugby AU grand final revenge
Queensland Reds star James O’Connor says the Brumbies “mind games” will mean nothing come Saturday night’s Super Rugby AU grand final.
Wright set for key role off the Reds’ bench
Reds captain Liam Wright is still an important part of Queensland’s Super Rugby AU grand final plans despite being dumped to the bench.
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Why State of Union will make enemies of friends
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Wallabies or bust! The big duels on a pivotal weekend
Positional battles take centre stage as Wallabies coach Dave Rennie sorts through an intriguing weekend of Super Rugby AU action ahead of the upcoming international season.
Brumbies young gun shows he’s worthy of rugby cash
If Rugby Australia can afford to throw the cash at a 16-year-old schoolboy, it should find enough change to re-sign winger Tom Wright, who was the star in the Brumbies’ thumping win over the Force.
Aussie Super teams drop kick Kiwi arrogance
No-one should be kidding themselves that Australia’s five-team domestic competition is at the same standard as New Zealand’s, but that’s hardly the point, as rugby fans witnessed on the weekend.
Future force: Young stars’ clash more than a game
Long-suffering Wallabies fans will be salivating at the chance to see young guns Will Harrison and Noah Lolesio square off in a taste of what they’re considerable potential might bring to the future of Australian rugby.
The final nail in the coffin for ambitious tour plans
The chances of Australia’s traditional end-of-season northern hemisphere tour going ahead this year is looking remote as coronavirus cases wreak havoc with English club rugby.
Rugby passes initial test, now for the internationals
It’s small steps, but in the new world of coronavirus sport, rugby will take any win. Australia’s domestic Super Rugby competition will proceed as planned this weekend. Now for the international schedule.
Strike threat just the beginning for code in crisis
While a threat to strike ahead of the revamped Super Rugby AU competition has eased, Rugby Australia’s latest pay cut demands are set to have even greater consequences.
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