Why ‘15th Indigenous Wallaby’ is a source of pride and frustration
Dylan Pietsch holds immense pride in his status as the 15th Indigenous man to represent the Wallabies, but it’s also a source of frustration for the flyer.
Dylan Pietsch holds immense pride in his status as the 15th Indigenous man to represent the Wallabies, but it’s also a source of frustration for the flyer.
James Slipper’s decade-long quest for revenge against the Lions, along with a desire to give everything for the green and gold, is enough motivation for Australia’s most capped player to put off retirement for now.
When the Wallabies named their 36-man squad for the first Test against the Lions, there were plenty of surprises. But the biggest mystery of all was that which surrounds the team’s captaincy.
The Wallabies have pulled some major selection shocks to take on the British and Irish Lions – headlined by the recall of James O’Connor. See the bizarre way the outcast playmaker found out about his selection.
In a ludicrous scenario, Lions fans were shut out from watching Wednesday night’s Origin decider due to a bizarre scheduling clash that robbed both rugby union and rugby league.
The 2001 Lions team arrived to play Australia A with more swagger than usual – and a monster payday in their sights. Until Phil Waugh’s team made it a very expensive night for their rivals.
It is one of the most infamous scandals in Wallabies history. Now, James O’Connor lifts the lid on what really happened when he and Kurtley Beale were caught at a Hungry Jack’s at 4am during a Lions series.
New Zealand has poached yet another Wallaby, who will follow in James O’Connor’s steps in pursuit of a title, as a surprise name emerged as the next Wallabies lineout coach.
They are the two most exciting young talents in world rugby, but that’s where the similarities end for Wallabies superstar Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii and Lions sensation Henry Pollock.
A cornerstone of the Wallabies over the past two years, as evidenced by back-to-back John Eales medals, has succumbed to injury just weeks out from the first Test of the Lions’ series.
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