When putting together the motivational theme for his Australian Olympics squad, rugby sevens coach John Manenti only had to look across the gym to the 2016 Rio gold medal-winning pioneers.
Australian rugby sevens star Maurice Longbottom has revealed all about his “weird” superstitions and opened up on the upcoming Olympics campaign in the latest episode of En Route to Paris.
Joe Schmidt’s first Wallabies team is set to feature a surprise choice as captain, and a landmark Indigenous selection.
New Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt has been thrown curveball after curveball in the opening days of his tenure at the top, with finding a new captain his first priority.
When a former Wallaby suggested a move from the back row to prop, Isaac Kailea was not interested. Four years later, he’s about to represent Australia for the first time – in the front row.
Mark Nawaqanitawase will be a shock inclusion in Australia’s rugby sevens team for the Paris Olympics, denying the Sydney Roosters the chance to play him in the NRL this year.
“The battles we had last time at Edgbaston was nearly 20 years ago,” Brett Lee is set to lead Australia at a new World Championships of Legends and face old foe in Kevin Pietersen.
It was an inadvertent giveaway by Quade Cooper but the point was clear; Australian rugby does not have a face, writes JAMIE PANDARAM.
New coach Joe Schmidt has named 38 players in his first Wallabies squad which includes 13 uncapped players – the inclusion of 35-year-old Kurtley Beale. The new Wallabies mentor speaks ahead of the upcoming Test series.
There are eight leading candidates for the Wallabies captaincy as coach Joe Schmidt is set to keep fans guessing. Have your say on who should be Australian rugby’s next skipper here.
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