Next gen Waratahs unveiled
It’s a case of form over reputation, with NSW coach Rob Penney unafraid to name two debutants to start against three-time defending champions in his first game in charge.
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10 things to lift Queensland rugby in 2020
What does 2020 have in store for the Queensland Reds? JIM TUCKER consults his crystal ball and spies a return to the Super Rugby finals and an end to embarrassment against NSW.
Reds wild about egg-loving Harry
Reds rookie Harry Wilson has been selected for an exciting Super Rugby debut against the Brumbies after bulking up in the off-season and impressing in the trials.
10 questions facing every Aussie side
The 2020 Super Rugby season starts this weekend and for Australia to overturn years of misery in the competition, Tim Horan says all four teams must find their best fly-half early.
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‘I’m keen to have a crack and serve this club’
BRAD Thorn has admitted the axe that ruthlessly chopped Nick Stiles will be aimed at him unless he shakes a winning culture into the non-performing Queensland Reds.
Coaching coup for lowly Sunwolves
JAPAN head coach Jamie Joseph will replace fellow New Zealander Filo Tiatia as head coach of the Tokyo-based Sunwolves in Super Rugby next season.
Wessels a Rebel with ‘unfinished business’
THE Melbourne Rebels have scored a major victory by securing the signature of in-demand coach Dave Wessels on a two-year contract.
Red alert! Stiles axed for Thorn
SO the rumours were true. Nick Stiles will be replaced by Brad Thorn as Queensland Reds coach in 2018. Catch all latest rugby news here.
Report: Force coach close to Munster deal
MELBOURNE’S plans to recruit Dave Wessels are teetering on collapse following Irish reports that the ex-Western Force coach is close to finalising a deal with Munster.
‘100 per cent … the boys love Stilesy’
SCOTT Higginbotham has joined Samu Kerevi in strongly backing Nick Stiles amid continued stalling over whether he will still be Queensland Reds coach next year.
Massive endorsement for under-fire Reds coach
SAMU Kerevi says Queensland Reds players are behind Nick Stiles “100 per cent” and wants the Super Rugby franchise to sort out their coaching uncertainty as soon as possible.
‘They were calling teammates in tears’
WESTERN Force stalwart Pek Cowan has spoken of his concern for his teammates’ mental health and lack of support since the club’s Super Rugby axing.
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