NSW’s fast-approaching clash with the Lions has all the makings of a massacre — which should embarrass everyone into action, as the Waratahs are the canary in the coalmine on the health of Australian rugby.
Brumbies backrower Tuaina Tualima ended the Reds’ dream of a home final, putting the finishing touch on Queensland’s loss in the nation’s capital.
The Waratahs have been so bad for so long that their latest humiliation was neither a surprise nor even upsetting to their few remaining supporters, writes JULIAN LINDEN.
James O’Connor says he was ‘a quarter of the player’ he is now, when he lined up for the Wallabies during the Lions last tour of Australia, and has a series of lifestyle changes to thank for that.
Skills, traits and characters the coach charged with bringing through the next generation of Wallabies wants to see as rugby’s best teenagers from the Waratahs and Force take the field,
Major announcements in Australian rugby are incoming, as the national body begins mass re-signing. But who will stay or go? Plus the game’s good guy, Cyclone Alfred’s impact and more in Rugby Confidential.
James O’Connor has been happy to share Queensland Reds secrets with his new Crusaders teammates.
It was the best week of her life, but teenage Waratahs rugby gun Millie Parker spent a fair bit of it in tears as she made a very special debut.
The Waratahs have made a bombshell selection for their crucial game against the Western Force, dropping a playmaker to the bench in favour of a new recruit. See the teams inside.
A boom rugby rookie once wanted by the Brisbane Broncos is set to make his Queensland Reds Super Rugby Pacific debut against the Crusaders on Sunday.
The Reds are fully aware of the damage former Queensland star James O’Connor can cause them on Sunday in Christchurch.
Western Force’s boom backrower Nick Champion de Crespigny has signed a long-term contract with the club as he makes a case for Wallabies selection, while Tahs prepare for Force attack.
The opening Super Rugby rounds have caused a shake-up in Joe Schmidt’s planning for the British and Irish Lions – with a star who’d been firmly on the outer surging back into the mix.
It was supposed to be a game showcasing the future of the sport but very little went to plan as the Waratahs hosted Fiji Drua in a match where records fell from the first minute of the match.
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