Down 16-7 with little over half an hour remaining, Australia were staring down a third straight loss. But they rallied to alleviate the pressure in what could be a turning point for coach Joe Schmidt.
He’s the tough nut his coach didn’t even know at season start helping transform Eastern Suburb’s image and eradicate old club rugby stereotypes.
It was a relationship forged in a backyard in a small country town which could deliver Norths the most important title in club rugby at Leichhardt oval.
It was an assurance this young gun was keen to have – that his dad would be cheering for him in Saturday’s Shute Shield decider between Eastern and Northern Suburbs.
You need speed, skills and stamina to impress in sevens. This young gun has found having a rugby fan in the family also works wonders.
They know their World Schools Sevens opposition will be big and aggressive but Australia’s youth coach said his charges have something special up their sleeve. Team list
This teen rugby talent went to a trial because he wanted to play a bit more football before Christmas. Now he’s heading to New Zealand for the world school sevens event in an Australian kit.
Eddie Jones has long been fascinated with coaching Rugby League, and all he needs now is an NRL club brave enough to give him a job, writes Paul Kent.
A rugby league player told a court he was king hit in the back of the head before a police officer struck him with a “barrage of punches”.
Super Rugby Pacific’s 12 teams will gather in Melbourne in March for three days of action.
Rugby Australia must sack Dave Rennie and get Eddie Jones back as coach if they want any shot at winning the World Cup, writes Julian Linden.
Former Wallabies coach Eddie Jones is set to be sacked as England coach following a string of recent poor results.
There are fears for South African rugby star Sbu Nkosi, with his club team reporting he has been missing for three weeks.
Powerhouse Rugby Sevens states NSW and Queensland battled for supremacy in an intriguing U17 State of Origin battle at the Next Gen Youth Cup. So who excelled? Stars, standouts, result wrap.
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