Wallabies’ sham embarrassing the game
The players hate it. So do the coaches. And the fans? Yep, they hate it too. And it’s the reason the Wallabies have become the laughing stock of Australian sport.
The players hate it. So do the coaches. And the fans? Yep, they hate it too. And it’s the reason the Wallabies have become the laughing stock of Australian sport.
Waratahs coach Daryl Gibson doesn’t want to use the Israel Folau saga as an excuse for his side’s underwhelming season, but he has conceded the fullback’s talent could have altered a string of tight losses.
With Australia struggling ahead of the World Cup, now is not the time to be playing favourites — and that means only one Waratah can be confident of holding his place ahead of the showpiece event in Japan, writes JULIAN LINDEN.
As their season coughed and spluttered to an embarrassing finish, the Waratahs finally admitted to the toll of the Israel Folau saga which crippled their hopes this year.
THE Waratahs have blown a record lead and suffered the most heartbreaking loss of their season, as New Zealand’s winning streak over Australian teams extended to 39 games.
AS it stands, the All Blacks-stacked Crusaders would probably prevail against a Wallabies side lacking depth and form. And the gap widens with each Kiwi Super Rugby win.
AFTER doubling-down on his controversial views on homosexuality during the week, Israel Folau endured heckles and hard questions when the Waratahs landed at Christchurch airport.
SUCCESSFUL forward strategies used by the Jaguares in New Zealand recently — as laid down by Mario Ledesma — are valuable pointers for the Waratahs when they take on the Crusaders.
MELBOURNE Rebels’ English recruit Geoff Parling has given his unique perspective on the current struggles the game is facing in Australia and the key to breaking the Kiwi curse.
THE success of the Waratahs’ game at Brookvale Oval last weekend has convinced NSW Rugby to play as many as three Super Rugby games on the northern beaches in 2019.
NSW Waratahs coach Daryl Gibson is offering Israel Folau no positional promises despite conceding the Wallabies star’s best position is fullback.
THE Crusaders are shorter-odds to beat the Waratahs on Saturday than Winx has ever been in her unbeaten career. And it’s only a two-horse race in Christchurch.
BRAD Thorn says the Queensland Reds wouldn’t stand in Quade Cooper’s way if more interstate offers come for the unwanted Super Rugby star.
WOULD Israel Folau be a good signing for the Reds? Hell yeah. An enormously talented athlete who can lead them from the wilderness of the past seven years, writes Mike Colman.
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