‘Flashback’ guiding Wallabies in 40-year quest
The Wallabies’ win over England was epic but recent memories of a second-up hammering are front of mind as they look to keep their grand slam quest alive.
The Wallabies’ win over England was epic but recent memories of a second-up hammering are front of mind as they look to keep their grand slam quest alive.
Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii has sparked a stunning Wallabies win over England in one of the greatest ever games between the old foes, with the match decided by a try four minutes after the hooter.
Former NRL star Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii had the UK’s rugby media fawning and their supporters suddenly worried after his man-of-the-match performance on debut for the Wallabies.
They have been rivals some days, teammates on others and now this close-knit group of young rugby players will share the honour of wearing an Australian uniform for the first time.
The Wallabies haven’t won the Bledisloe Cup since 2002 and the schedule for the 2025 showdown is a tough one.
Rugby Australia’s CEO and former Wallaby Phil Waugh has suggested he would be willing to meet Israel Folau and mend the relationship that famously broke down in 2019.
Two of Australia’s greatest backline stars have had their say on rugby’s highest-profile recruit in years, and made an enormous tip on NRL convert Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii’s Wallabies future.
Former Melbourne Storm star Suliasi Vunivalu is being chased by multiple NRL clubs, with speculation intensifying that the flying Wallaby is about to make a move away from Australian rugby.
Superstar NRL recruit Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii is set to cap the ultimate redemption, with his Spring Tour call-up set to deliver a debut Wallabies cap. See all the shocks and snubs inside.
The NRL’s expansion hopes have received a massive boost with a second-tier Test match blowing rugby union’s crown jewel, the Bledisloe Cup, out of the water in shock television ratings figures.
His last game was in an NRL final and now Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii is set to play his next match as a Wallaby in the UK after a rapid elevation and confirmation he’s not going to England just for a ride.
Five years on from the stellar Junior Wallabies run that came within one point of snaring the world U20 crown, we track down all the players and reveal which will figure in Australia’s looming Lions and home World Cup campaigns.
The high-profile code switch of Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii is set to be cemented with his selection in Joe Schmidt’s official Wallabies squad, while the future of another young gun remains clouded.
Twelve years after he wore the Wallabies No. 10 jersey against the British and Irish Lions, James O’Connor is dreaming of playing them again, but is taking the unconventional route to do so.
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