Big inclusions for Qld Reds trial
Having recovered from Covid-19, some key Reds, including James O’Connor and Jordan Petaia, will return to Queensland duty this weekend.
Nsw Waratahs
Big change to Super Rugby Pacific schedule
Travel restrictions caused by Covid-19 have led to next year’s Super Rugby Pacific schedule being changed.
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.
Brutal reality check for Australian rugby
If Friday night’s results are anything to go by, the gulf between Australian and New Zealand rugby is getting wider year on year.
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Super Rugby secures breakthrough broadcast deal
Rugby fans can breathe a sigh of relief, with both the Australian and New Zealand Super Rugby tournaments set to beamed around the country – starting this Saturday.
Penney: Taking on Kiwis is vital for Aussie progress
Waratahs coach Rob Penney is convinced the best way to develop Australia’s next crop of stars is by throwing them into the deep end against Kiwi teams, and Australia should push for a trans-Tasman comp next year.
The young gun a ‘Ponga step’ closer to Reds debut
Isaac Lucas’ baffling decision to jump ship for Japanese rugby has opened the possibility for quick-stepping 18-year-old whiz Mac Grealy to make a Super Rugby debut seven months after leaving school.
Life in Cell 1818: Tahs coach’s COVID ordeal
When NSW went into its COVID lockdown, Waratahs coach Rob Penney jetted home to New Zealand. Now, with the Super Rugby season resumption fast approaching, he’s trapped in ‘Cell 1818’.
The ‘glimmer of hope’ driving Kookaburras star
The COVID lockdown and postponement of the Tokyo Games left Jake Whetton completely lost. But the star Kookaburra has had his spirits lifted in isolation with light at the end of the tunnel.
Beale departs as players told to ‘look after No.1’
Kurtley Beale was first. Luke Jones was next and now a third Wallaby is defecting to mega-rich French rugby as Aussie players look for ways out amid the game’s financial crisis.
Castle’s phone call to ‘gutted’ Wallabies coach
Despite Raelene Castle’s ugly exit from Australian rugby, new Wallabies coach Dave Rennie has revealed the selfless message she gave him following her departure.
Trans-Tasman comp set to erase Super Rugby forever
The mooted trans-Tasman series could become the permanent norm following rugby’s greatest nation becoming resigned to the fact that Super Rugby in its existing form is dead.
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