Folau rejects $1m peace offering to walk
Rugby Australia’s massive offer to Israel Folau ahead of his code of conduct hearing suggests there may be serious concerns about the result in the upper echelons of the game’s governing body.
Rugby Australia’s massive offer to Israel Folau ahead of his code of conduct hearing suggests there may be serious concerns about the result in the upper echelons of the game’s governing body.
Taniela Tupou has been a Queenslander for less than five years yet an unguarded moment in the dressing room has captured just how much it will mean to break the Waratahs’ 10-game stranglehold.
From the moment this season kicked off, the Waratahs have been cursed, relentlessly punished both on and off the field, with NSW’s latest antagonist coming in the form of referee Egon Seconds.
The NSW Waratahs’ Super Rugby finals hopes are hanging by a thread following a gut-wrenching one-point loss to the Lions in Johannesburg.
ACCORDING to Waratahs lock Rob Simmons, there is just one thing wrong with the theory Wallabies star David Pocock can instantly resume playing at eight-out-of-ten, after even long-term injuries.
MITCH Short ruptured an anterior cruciate ligament in Durban on his first run in Waratahs colours. Remarkably, he was the starting halfback against the Rebels in Sydney two weeks later.
BERNARD Foley’s future has been the subject of much discussion in Australian rugby of late. While he says the horse has bolted on an Olympic sevens dream there is a reason for Wallabies fans to be cheerful.
THEY were forced off Allianz Stadium due to the A-League decider and now club rugby clashes may see the Waratahs have to cut a big cheque to shift a Super Rugby game to Brookvale Oval.
THE Waratahs have burst the Rebels’ bubble to revive their Super Rugby season with a dazzling 51-27 comeback win over the Australian conference leaders. Watch the highlights here!
MELBOURNE Rebels captain Adam Coleman says the element of surprise is disappearing and now other teams will start to put a target on his side’s back.
SUNDAY’S derby between the NSW Waratahs and the Melbourne Rebels will tell us if the early-season Australian conference frontrunners are the real deal says BRENDAN CANNON.
THE Rebels won’t change their aggressive defensive tactics despite the Waratahs shifting Israel Folau to the wing and openly admitting they plan to kick to him in behind the fast-moving Melbourne line.
COULD Super Rugby be about to tipped on its head yet again?That’s the question after whispers emerged the Sunwolves could exit the competition after 2020, leaving the door ajar for a potential Force return.
THE Rebels heavyweight pack wants to throw its weight around on Sunday but the Waratahs forwards say they won’t take a backward step in the blockbuster clash at Allianz Stadium.
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