Cheika masterminds ‘brilliant’ World Cup win
Aussie Michael Cheika has steered Argentina to an epic comeback at the Rugby World Cup, showing the Wallabies what they’re missing
Aussie Michael Cheika has steered Argentina to an epic comeback at the Rugby World Cup, showing the Wallabies what they’re missing
Michael Cheika ended his first stint as Wallabies coach with an uninspiring record, but the current Argentina coach is a significantly better mentor now as he just showed at the World Cup.
The full toll of Rugby Australia’s decision to sign Eddie Jones is becoming clearer by the day, and it appears destined to end in disaster – with two catastrophic scenarios possible.
Eddie Jones denied it during a disastrous World Cup campaign, but his team as Wallabies coach appears over – with a move to Japan afoot. These are the numbers behind his horror tenure.
All Blacks star Beauden Barrett wants revenge against Ireland in the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals, yet might not be there were it not for Gaelic football.
There have been calls for heads to roll after news dropped Eddie Jones is set to quit the Wallabies after a humiliating World Cup campaign.
Scotland may have followed the Wallabies out of the Rugby World Cup but one of the Scottish fans has won over the world big time.
Australia took a squad that had less than half the experience of most quarterfinalists, a failed tactic that left Eddie Jones exposed, writes Brendan Cannon.
The Wallabies’ World Cup is officially done, and now change must begin, yet getting rid of Hamish McLennan and Eddie Jones should only be the start of them, writes Alan Jones.
The final nail in the Wallabies’ ugly Rugby World Cup coffin has been hammered in, leaving the sport back home in tatters.
Portugal has pulled off one of the biggest shocks in Rugby World Cup history — but it wasn’t a large enough miracle to prevent the Wallabies being eliminated in stunning fashion.
Sonny Bill Williams has paid tribute to a Rugby World Cup star who was left with a nightmarish choice after a tragic personal loss.
The time to hit the reset button is long overdue. But for Rugby Australia to really address their many problems and stabilise, there must be a truly independent review, writes Brendan Cannon.
It’s been a World Cup of woe for the Wallabies but under-fire coach Eddie Jones hasn’t given up hope his side can pull off a miracle and reach the quarter finals.
The Wallabies face a nervous wait after they did just enough to keep their hopes of making the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals alive.
Any remaining Wallabies fans out there can put the Rugby World Cup calculators away – for a few more hours at least.
Wallabies fans don’t cheer the All Blacks – until now, that is. Because with the most radical change in rugby coming in 2026, we need the southern hemisphere to be strong once again.
Eddie Jones isn’t shying away from the Wallabies’ poor World Cup so far as he continues to deny any links to a possible return to Japan.
Already under immense pressure, Eddie Jones’ new-look Rugby World Cup squad named to face Portugal has been mocked.
Following the Wallabies’ dismal display against Wales, centres Samu Kerevi and Jordan Petaia have been axed.
It’s been a disastrous campaign, but Eddie Jones has made one last big move at the selection table in an attempt to keep the Wallabies cup chances alive.
The pictures of Wallabies players openly weeping in front of the world after their loss to Wales are here forever, with only Hamish McLennan and Eddie Jones to blame, writes ALAN JONES.
There is a glaring elephant in the room behind Australia’s terrible World Cup – and it’s not a lack of talent. So when is Australian rugby going to acknowledge the problems with Super Rugby?
Some contracted Wallabies look set to try their hand overseas, fed up with the direction of the sport. But is a national club competition the answer to fix Australian rugby?
The Wallabies have sunk to an historic low and are staring at a World Cup exit at the pool stage, so why are players and coaching staff right behind embattled coach Eddie Jones?
Working as a miner when he was 18, Semi Radradra was long odds to be leading Fiji at a World Cup. But dig into his past and it’s clear he was always destined for the big stage.
Wallabies flyhalf Carter Gordon is happy for fullback Ben Donaldson to again be Australia’s goalkicker against Fiji.
For the Wallabies with Fijian heritage lining up against the island nation this weekend, the World Cup pool game will have some extra spice.
A Wallabies star has suffered an untimely hamstring injury ahead of their clash against a Fiji side needing a win to stay in tournament contention.
The Rugby World Cup started with a bang, then killed its own momentum. As JULIAN LINDEN writes, it’s a mistake that can’t be repeated at future tournaments.
Every player at the Rugby World Cup has been put on notice by “overzealous officialdom”, writes Julian Linden. He analyses what it means for the game’s showpiece event.
Having taken the advice of Eddie Jones to get fitter, Langi Gleeson is living his Rugby World Cup dream.
A foreigner like Dave Rennie must never coach the Wallabies again, writes ALAN JONES, but of all the Aussies they could have chosen going back to Eddie Jones is hubris.
England needed urgent improvement after a meek loss to Fiji in a World Cup tune-up. WILL KELLEHER discovers how defence coach Kevin Sinfield inspired the squad with a few home truths.
A stack of cards in the Rugby World Cup’s opening encounters have brought confusion rather than clarity, and risk blacking out the game’s greatest shop window, writes ALEX LOWE.
An Irish rugby fan was allegedly abducted and gang-raped by three men while in France for the World Cup.
Halfback Tate McDermott has been ruled out of the Wallabies next match, who Eddie Jones picks as a replacement will tell us much about what the team stands for, writes JULIAN LINDEN.
A win in the Wallabies’ next game will all but put them in the quarter-finals, but Eddie Jones’ men will need to be watchful as they get set to face a familiar opponent.
It hasn’t been the prettiest start for Eddie Jones since he came back to the Wallabies, but the coach had the last laugh after being booed in Paris.
Australia has escaped to make a winning start to the Rugby World Cup — and one star announced himself on the world stage.
Watching the All Blacks lose at World Cups is a sport in itself, writes JULIAN LINDEN, and the Wallabies can find more than schadenfreude from the result.
France, South Africa and Ireland all do the basics better than the All Blacks. The pecking order in world rugby has changed drastically and it’s a stark reality for the Kiwis to accept.
They haven’t won a test in over 300 days and the time for excuses is over. If the Wallabies want to breathe new life into Australian rugby, it has to start this weekend, writes Julian Linden.
Eddie Jones knows the referee for Australia’s World Cup opener well — and couldn’t resist a dig at him before the Wallabies get their campaign underway.
The Wallabies have pulled off a selection shock ahead of their opening World Cup match against Georgia, with Eddie Jones axing fullback Andrew Kellaway.
Eddie Jones’ Wallabies are under huge pressure as the 2023 Rugby World Cup prepares to kick-off in France.
On the eve of the Rugby World Cup, host nation France has been rocked by a dramatic racism scandal involving one its players.
After five-straight losses since taking over Eddie Jones has failed to silence the doubters but the Wallabies are convinced the team is heading in the right direction as the World Cup kicks off.
Former Wallaby Brendan Cannon says Eddie Jones should dump an established star from his opening World Cup team. In his first column, Cannon details the brave calls needed for success.
Fiji loom as a genuine World Cup’s threat, having soared up the world rankings. A torturous fitness regime, and reconnecting with “our people” has them ready to make their mark.
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