The Wallabies have a terrific track record at the Rugby World Cup. But can Michael Cheika really conjure up another miracle in Japan? Here are the arguments for and against Australia.
Yes, rugby is very much a team game. But these four Wallabies will have more pressure on their shoulders than the others as they hold the key to success at next week’s World Cup in Japan.
The legendary George Smith wants Wallabies coach Michael Cheika to persist with his recent backrow combo, even if it means leaving David Pocock on the bench. Owen Finegan disagrees.
Argentina head to the Rugby World Cup relying heavily on the tried and tested, with their squad made up almost entirely of the Jaguares side that reached the Super Rugby final this season.
HOSTS England have shaken off some early nerves to post a bonus point win in their Rugby World Cup opener against Fiji at Twickenham.
MATT Giteau says he and Toulon teammate Drew Mitchell were “very thankful” for a reprieve in Australian selection rules regarding overseas-based players.
ATTACKING wizards are vital but if you want to win a Rugby World Cup, inescapably there is one asset you must also take to the tournament: a brick wall.
JAPAN coach Eddie Jones, who also guided the Wallabies to the gripping extra-time final against England in 2003, answers the big questions of the 2015 tournament.
A HANDFUL of Wallabies stars won’t have played for five weeks but rustiness won’t be a problem for their World Cup opener, according to James Slipper.
HE’S the irrepressible force that could prove vital to the Wallabies’s World Cup hopes. But he is also likely watch most of Australia’s games in a suit.
WALLABIES lock Dean Mumm is far too modest a man to entertain comparisons with Jarryd Hayne … but there are definitely similar themes in their stories.
REVENGE never goes this smoothly. A local council may have taken the ultimate revenge against the rugby stars that called their home a “sad suburb”.
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