Optus last bidder standing as RA brace for huge loss
Three weeks after putting their broadcast package to the open market, Rugby Australia has not had a single offer, leaving Optus to snap up the broadcast rights in a new low for the game.
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92-Test Wallaby set for shock French defection
The mass exodus of Australian rugby talent is set to be compounded by the defection of one the Wallabies’ modern day greats. PLUS, Kalyn Ponga can realise All Blacks dream.
Nerves jangling as Beale ends 13-year wait
A crippling injury toll has paved the way for 147-game veteran Kurtley Beale to become captain of the Waratahs for the very first time as the Chiefs come to town for a vital Super Rugby clash.
Hunt takes long road to Waratahs extension
Karmichael Hunt’s Waratahs career seemed finished last year when they signed an NRL star, but the 33-year-old triple-code gun is ready to fight for a contract extension.
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Western Force axing leaves a nasty stain
FANS endured the most miserable season in Super Rugby history, with Australian teams not only losing all 26 clashes with New Zealand opposition. But it’s not all doom and gloom for 2018.
Rebels snap up former scaffolder
THE Melbourne Rebels have added another quality halfback with the signature of New Zealand-born former scaffolder Michael Ruru until the end of the 2019 Super Rugby season.
New Wallabies star eyes comeback grudge match
STAR backrower Jack Dempsey is targeting the NSW Waratahs’ nostalgic return to the SCG next season as his own comeback date following five months out with a hamstring injury.
Waratahs to host Reds in historic SCG clash
TRADITIONAL rivals the NSW Waratahs and Queensland Reds will return to the scene of past glories next year as they try to resurrect their clubs’ flagging fortunes.
Teammates’ take on ‘shock’ Cooper cull
QUADE Cooper is too good a player for Australian rugby to lose, according to Wallabies star Kurtley Beale, but Reds teammate James Slipper says Cooper has earned the right to not only do “whatever he wants” but make the decision at his own pace.
The Brumbies’ bold new goal for 2018
THE Brumbies have set themselves a goal of conceding under 20 points a game and becoming the best defensive unit in Super Rugby.
How Waratahs plan to bounce back from horror season
THE NSW Waratahs are training the house down and aiming high as they strive to bounce back from their worst season in a decade by winning the 2018 Super Rugby title.
Sunwolves coach’s brave Super Rugby target
THE new coach of Japan’s Sunwolves Super Rugby side said he was targeting a top-five finish next season, despite the team being on the wrong end of multiple hidings in recent years.
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