‘Tahs make mass changes to arrest slump
BERNARD Foley has returned and Israel Folau moves back to fullback in a new-look Waratahs team to play the Melbourne Rebels.
BERNARD Foley has returned and Israel Folau moves back to fullback in a new-look Waratahs team to play the Melbourne Rebels.
WARATAHS coach Daryl Gibson unracked the broom and cleaned house ahead of NSW’s must-win derby against the winless Rebels in Melbourne.
WARATAHS coaching staff are scratching their heads, players are furious with the lack of results, and the Melbourne Rebels lie in wait to cause a boilover.
AFTER emerging from the departed Tatafu Polota-Nau’s immense shadow, Waratahs hooker Tolu Latu has set his sights on Wallaby gold.
WARATAHS hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau could make a shock return before the end of the season, despite breaking his arm on Saturday night.
ISRAEL Folau confronted by an army of journalists which sought answers to claims he was “greedy”, “dishonourable”, and using rugby for money.
BERRICK Barnes plans to return to Australia for the 2015 World Cup following his Japanese stint, but is determine to depart on top this year.
HE may be a household name in Australia but Israel Folau says comparative anonymity in world rugby could help him shock the British and Irish Lions.
EWEN McKenzie has rejected Wallabies coach Robbie Deans’ explanation for snubbing Quade Cooper from his 25-man squad for the British & Irish Lions series.
IGNORING Quade Cooper is a “crazy” call which sends the Wallabies into next month’s blockbuster series against Lions without Australia’s top playmaker.
THE Waratahs are deflecting talk of a playoffs charge despite moving into striking distance of the top six after beating the Brumbies.
LUKE Burgess’s absence from Australian rugby is now his greatest asset, with the halfback favourite to be Will Genia’s understudy during the Lions series.
THE Brumbies say they control their own finals destiny but are fuming at referee Steve Walsh over a contentious decision in their loss to NSW.
A WELL-TIMED Wallabies audition by Berrick Barnes has helped the Waratahs get revenge over the Brumbies on a night of Wallaby carnage.
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