The Queensland Reds under 15s, 16s and 19s impressed at Sunnybank Rugby Club today as the state’s ultra-promising next generation of rugby talent took it to the Melbourne Rebels. How it unfolded here.
They are the giants of Australian rugby ready to represent the Wallabies on the game’s grandest stage, but to the local clubs and schools that nurtured them, they are so much more.
Wallabies coach Eddie Jones’ liking for versatility is good news for uncapped pair Josh Kemeny and Dylan Pietsch.
For a star player who has been in the sporting spotlight for over a decade, Michael Hooper remains an enigma. As he opens up on his Sydney farewell with the Waratahs, he’s also eyeing a big change.
Elimination finals spots have been booked but so have multiple appointments with doctors and specialists. One team is looking in particularly bad shape and another has a lost a star player.
The Waratahs have missed the Super Rugby finals after the game’s biggest chokers – the Melbourne Rebels – finally found a way to get the win a spot in the playoffs.
The new Australian Super Rugby competition has thrived amid the COVID-19 crisis because of how close the teams are to each other, but the cut throat format only makes it more gut-wrenching for the sides that miss the finals.
Departing Wallabies captain and the country’s highest-paid player, Michael Hooper, has revealed the reason behind his decision to quit the Waratahs – and he has a message for Australia’s fans.
The NSW Waratahs are not only in the box seat to make the Super Rugby AU semi-finals, but plenty of their players may end up getting the call from new Wallaby coach Dave Rennie when he sits down to pick the Wallaby Test squad.
Rugby’s version of State of Origin will be played next year and several of the game’s biggest stars will be forced to make shock allegiance switches. SEE THE POSSIBLE LINE-UPS
The Reds are in favour of rugby emulating league’s State of Origin series with its own State of Union.
Wallabies forward Jack Dempsey resorted to a schoolboy punishment to break up a brawl during Saturday’s Super Rugby clash.
All Blacks great and Queensland Reds coach Brad Thorn has pleaded for authorities to make a trans-Tasman rugby competition happen next year.
Positional battles take centre stage as Wallabies coach Dave Rennie sorts through an intriguing weekend of Super Rugby AU action ahead of the upcoming international season.
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