Rugby Australia is at an all-time low. The Wallabies are out of form, Super Rugby crowds are dropping and the Israel Folau scandal haunts the code. Club rugby, though, is thriving and it’s all thanks to the AFL.
The battle is on to save Super Rugby: While Sydney’s club competition flourishes, the conference-leading Brumbies have their lowest crowds ever, Waratahs interest has waned and the only team drawing fans is getting kicked out of the competition.
Nothing happens in Australian rugby without a good conspiracy theory and there may be more reason to certain selections around the country than we think, JIM TUCKER writes.
His Super Rugby season is over but Karmichael Hunt’s World Cup is set to win selection in Michael Cheika’s Wallabies side.
RUGBY Australia has tabled an unprecedented five-year contract offer to Wallabies captain Michael Hooper in a move that would see the captain replace Israel Folau as the face of rugby.
HE’S starring for the Crusaders, but the Wallabies are now interested in the Melbourne-born backrower for the World Cup, plus the latest on Sonny Bill Williams, Israel Folau and more.
ISRAEL Folau’s controversial views on homosexuality don’t appear to have dampened the interest of overseas clubs with one English outfit reportedly offering the Wallaby the second highest contract in the competition.
IT’S not often you get to cheer against New South Wales twice in one go. I had that pleasure on Friday night when the Queensland women’s team played the SuperW grand final against NSW.
AFTER the Waratahs suffered their biggest loss of the season, halfback Nick Phipps has vowed not to take any days off training this bye week despite getting married on Saturday.
THE Waratahs were outmuscled by a Lions outfit that turned up with a plan to pressure the breakdown and dominate the collision.
DARYL Gibson says he would like to extend his tenure as head coach of the Waratahs for one more season, before moving on at the end of 2019.
THE Waratahs will unleash a power pack against the Lions this weekend in a match coach Daryl Gibson has branded the leading Australian Super Rugby team’s ultimate test.
ONE of the game’s highest profile identities, gay referee Nigel Owens, has delivered a message to Israel Folau warning of the dangers of airing his homophobic and religious views.
KIWI rugby player Brad Weber has slammed Israel Folau, saying he is disgusted at having to play against the Wallaby after his comments regarding gays.
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