Joe Schmidt
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Australian rugby
The two vital decisions that could make or break Australian rugby this Christmas
It’s the time of the year when most workplaces shut down for the festive period. But Rugby Australia is sweating on a pair of massive calls as the year winds to a close.
- by Iain Payten
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Analysis
Australian rugby
The 15 things we learnt about the Wallabies in 2024
They started the year in a deep hole and ended it on a comparative high. So what parts of the Wallabies’ game are flying, and what still needs work?
- by Iain Payten
‘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.
- by Jonathan Drennan
Scotland 27 Wallabies 13
Australian rugby
Dominant Scots bring Wallabies’ grand slam dream to crashing halt
A former Junior Wallaby was one of the Scottish stars who ended Australia’s unbeaten run in a match in which Joseph Aukuso-Suaalii left the field injured.
- by Iain Payten
Wallabies player ratings: How the men in gold fared against Scotland
The Wallabies’ hopes of a grand slam tour are over after losing to a clinical Scotland side that made them pay in Edinburgh.
- by Jonathan Drennan
Analysis
Wallabies
Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt is unsure about his future. Here’s how to keep him
Rugby Australia must get creative to keep the Kiwi maestro involved after the British and Irish Lions series.
- by Paul Cully
Analysis
Joseph Suaalii
The Wallabies must work to eradicate this weakness in Suaalii’s game
The young Test sensation stands 196cm tall. In the NRL, that gave him an advantage – in rugby, it poses a problem for his defensive work.
- by Paul Cully
How the Scots plan to attack Suaalii
Scotland will be looking to exploit the inexperience of Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii in rugby when they meet the Wallabies at Murrayfield.
- by Iain Payten
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Australian rugby
‘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
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Australian rugby
‘It was a whirlwind’: Suaalii benched as Schmidt reshuffles Wallabies team
Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii has been moved out of the starting side for his second Test as Will Skelton and Samu Kerevi make their returns for the Wallabies.
- by Iain Payten
Opinion
Wallabies
The Joe show has started – for Schmidt and Suaalii
The foundations the Wallabies coach has been building all year paid off against England.
- by Paul Cully
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