In the early rounds of the Super Rugby season, not only have the Australian teams been winning but they’re developing talents who could be key to beating the British and Irish Lions this year, writes JULIAN LINDEN.
The ACT Brumbies have given themselves – and by extension the Wallabies – a massive confidence boost ahead of the upcoming British and Irish Lions series after pulling off one of the biggest upsets in Super Rugby for years.
A Queensland rugby star is embroiled in a bitter legal stoush with a tenant, with the player trying to forcibly sell the tenant’s $3m Brisbane mansion.
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.
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.
There’s a long way to go before the British and Irish Lions tour but the early signs augur well for Australia. Good luck to anyone tipping a 3-0 Lions whitewash, writes STUART BARNES.
If the Wallabies seriously want to challenge the British and Irish Lions in 2025, coach Joe Schmidt needs to make the sort of bold selections that can rejuvenate a fanbase, writes JULIAN LINDEN.
Superstar NRL convert Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii has been sidelined for the NSW Waratahs after being injured in the opening round of the Super Rugby season.
One of NSW’s key signings for 2025, Taniela Tupou is aware of the daunting task facing the Waratahs. But it pales in comparison to a terrifying off-season activity.
Australia has lost one of its brightest stars to foreign rugby in a brutal blow to the Wallabies – and a major backroom battle over his long-term future could shape our national team’s identity.
Hunter Paisami held the Wallabies No.12 jersey for most of last year – before injury ruled him out of the spring tour. Now he plans on exploiting a loophole to boost his chances of facing the British and Irish Lions.
Just two rounds into the Super Rugby season, Rugby Australia’s call to axe the Melbourne Rebels has been vindicated. But there remains an elephant in the room that no one wants to talk about.
The Joe Schmidt saga is set for another swerve, plus the contract call that has dashed any chance of Joey Manu making a swift return to the Roosters. That, and more, in RUGBY CONFIDENTIAL.
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