Israel Folau’s fight for his $4 million contract took a major blow after the panel presiding over the hearing deemed his social media post was a high-level breach of his Rugby Australia contract. But the under-fire star has been backed by a legend of the game.
The Wallabies’ longest serving prop Sekope Kepu is joining the exodus of players leaving Australia after the World Cup, with the Waratahs veteran moving to London next season.
Brumbies assistant coach Laurie Fisher has taken to social media to slam those criticising their style of play following a gritty Super Rugby win against the Blues.
The Waratahs will rue a series of missed opportunities in the final quarter of their match against the Bulls as they narrowly went down 28-21 at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria.
THE Waratahs are likely to play a Super Rugby game at Brookvale Oval in May after being forced to move their game against the Blues from Allianz Stadium due to the A-League grand final.
THE Waratahs were given inspiration about how to intimidate South Africans ahead of their clash with the Sharks by attending a training session of the Australian cricket team in Durban.
THE revamped Super Rugby competition has had its first full round, but where were the crowds?
WHAT all footballers crave is consistency on rulings and the increasingly penal judgement of dangerous tackles has opened a world of confounding cases, writes Jim Tucker.
IN the first full round of Super Rugby, contact with the head became a controversial topic but Super Rugby boss Andy Marinos says it is “black and white”.
A BAPTISM of fire will be followed by a fortnight of flames but NSW hooker Damien Fitzpatrick has backed a pair of rookie props to answer the scrum-heavy challenge in South Africa and Argentina.
WALLABIES prop Sekope Kepu won’t be rushed back for the Waratahs’ two-match trip to South Africa and Argentina despite the NSW team’s struggles in the scrum against the Stormers.
A TRY after the full-time siren by Ned Hanigan handed the Waratahs a thrilling 34-27 victory over the Stormers to start their Super Rugby campaign on a high note.
THE Waratahs were far from perfect in their epic 34-27 win over the Stormers, but there’s plenty to suggest 2018 can be a great leap forward.
THIS is the diabolic downward trend the Waratahs must overturn if they’re to win back fans and win a place in the 2018 Super Rugby finals.
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