Samoa recover from early sins to smash Russians
Samoa had to dig deep after being reduced to 13 men in the first half after two sin-binnings to overpower Russia and score a bonus-point victory at Kumagaya Rugby Stadium.
Rugby World Cup
Cup secret All Blacks refuse to reveal
Sonny Bill Williams is at the centre of an All Blacks mind game that Kiwi coaches have admitted they will play all the way to the World Cup final.
‘Mate, I’m not planning for failure’
Wallabies coach Michael Cheika is confident Australia can mount a compelling case to ensure winger Reece Hodge beat his dangerous tackle rap and be available to face Wales.
‘Biggest load of tripe we’ve seen in world rugby’
Reece Hodge will be hauled in front of a hearing over the tackle which left Fiji’s Peceli Yato concussed in the Wallabies’ World Cup opener – but the charge has left one former legend fuming.
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Wallabies to learn from Fighting Irish
GPS helped the Australian Rugby Union team get to Notre Dame — and it has nothing to do with the Wallabies having difficulty finding the campus.
Wallabies confident in hooker policy
THE Wallabies have dismissed English suggestions they could lose points at the Rugby World Cup if the selection of only two hookers backfires.
Naiyaravoro a debutant by choice
MICHAEL Cheika said his selection of Taqele Naiyaravoro for a Wallabies debut on Sunday morning was only made when he got the green light from one man: Taqele Naiyaravoro.
The English have no idea about rugby
TWICKENHAM might be considered the home of rugby union but it appears many Britons are baffled when it comes to some of the rules.
Revealed: All Blacks’ World Cup strategy
ALL Blacks coach Steve Hansen has revealed how New Zealand will handle their brutal Rugby World Cup pool schedule.
Douglas in a battle of Wills
HE’S gone from fighting off the Irish in Dublin to training with the Fighting Irish in America. But it was fighting Will Skelton in Sydney that proved Kane Douglas is ready for a return to the Wallabies.
Grounding Eagles key to stopping Fijian flair
THE Wallabies will use a tricky outing against the United States on Sunday to fine-tune a disciplined gameplan for their opening World Cup clash against Fiji.
Wallabies in awe of ‘amazing’ facilities
A SMALL crowd of Notre Dame rugby players watched the Wallabies train, but it’s the Aussies doing most of the gawking after arriving at the famous university.
Cheika’s suspended sentence over
WALLABIES coach Michael Cheika can officially breathe easy knowing his suspended sentence imposed by SANZAR officially expired on Monday night.
Wallabies call for US reinforcements
TAQELE Naiyaravoro, Sam Carter and James Hanson are joining the Wallabies as part of a 34-man squad for Sunday’s Test against the USA.
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