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Watch: Joey Manu scores on debut in Japanese rugby but Aussie rival ices win
Former Sydney Roosters star Joey Manu crossed the line in his first game in rugby union.
- by Jonathan Drennan
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Respect regained, now polish is needed for Wallabies
The Wallabies and All Blacks played the British and Irish Lions unions a combined nine times this year and lost only twice. The Anzacs can still play footy.
Paul Cully
Rugby columnist
Breakaway rugby competition would flop - even with Saudi billions
Don’t confuse a concept like cricket’s Indian Premier League with what looks a series of exhibition games in non-rugby locales.
Paul Cully
Rugby columnist
‘Too much detail, too much tension’: The bitter ending to Schmidt’s Ireland story
Joe Schmidt took Ireland to the top of world rugby, but his coaching style caused a split within the squad. He returns to Dublin with a Wallabies side desperate to finish the spring tour on a high.
Jonathan Drennan
Sports Reporter
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‘I know I have to make a decision’: He rebuilt the Wallabies. But will Joe Schmidt stay on?
From the wreckage of the Eddie Jones era, the coach has led the Wallabies to within two wins of a grand slam. But as it stands, he’s set to walk away after next year’s Lions series.
- by Iain Payten
‘People putting us down’: Valetini’s mission to change the Wallabies story
Rob Valetini finished his 2024 with a strong performance in Dublin, but the breakaway believes there is far more to come from the Wallabies.
- by Jonathan Drennan
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‘Fell off a cliff’: Wallabies humiliated by Pumas in biggest ever defeat
- by Jonathan Drennan and Iain Payten
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