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'Not everything's a fairytale': Michael Cheika

Cheika meets with Waugh as search for next Wallabies coach heats up

Former Wallabies coach Michael Cheika took Australia to the 2015 Rugby World Cup final. Could he be the shock choice to replace Joe Schmidt and go one better in 2027?

  • Iain Payten

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Rugby Australia CEO Phil Waugh at the launch of the ‘Green and gold’ report.

Rugby Australia has a plan. To me, it looks more like a Christmas wish list

I want rugby to succeed, and you want rugby to succeed. But achieving the aims of the governing body’s strategy report will be easier said than done.

  • Peter FitzSimons
Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii takes on England at Twickenham.

Win Bledisloe every two years: Rugby Australia sets out bold five-year goals

A new strategy paper through to 2029 released by RA includes some lofty ambitions.

  • Iain Payten
Joseph Suaalii poses during the Wallabies jersey launch for the 2025 British & Irish Lions Tour

‘Joey is all anyone is talking about’: Inside the deal that delivered rugby its new face

All eyes are on the Wallabies thanks to Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii, but Hamish McLennan’s pursuit of the Roosters star sparked a boardroom split at Rugby Australia. This is how the deal went down – and how much it will cost RA.

  • Michael Chammas
Joseph Suaalii is about to begin his three-year deal with Rugby Australia.

Rugby considered unique loan deal for Suaalii to play NRL in season 2026

The Sydney Roosters and Rugby Australia held high-level talks about teenage superstar spending a gap year back in rugby league.

  • Michael Chammas
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 27: Joseph-Aukuso Sua’ali’i of the Roosters inspects the field ahead of the NRL Preliminary Final match between the Melbourne Storm and Sydney Roosters at AAMI Park on September 27, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

The good faith gesture that could clear Suaalii for Spring Tour take-off

Eighteen months after making a shock decision to switch codes, Joseph Suaalii’s first steps in professional rugby will be determined this week.

  • Iain Payten
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The Rebels are victims of a long-overdue austerity drive in Australian rugby

Is Rugby Australia’s decision to axe Melbourne another episode of calamity in the 15-man code, or a necessary act of leadership?

  • Iain Payten
Michael Cheika shakes hands with Eddie Jones during a Argentina-Wallabies clash in 2023.

‘Different coaches’: Waugh says Eddie Jones chaos won’t be a factor in Cheika call

Rugby Australia boss Phil Waugh says the search for a new Waratahs coach will be fast, but thorough.

  • Iain Payten
Carter Gordon will duel with Quade Cooper for the no.10 jersey.

Rebels’ future cloudy as Australian rugby tackles thorny five-team question. Again.

At the end of a horror year for Rugby Australia, the financial struggles of its Super Rugby clubs have reopened a debate that only six years ago almost tore the game apart.

  • Iain Payten
Phil Waugh is hopeful for the future of Rugby Australia

RA’s new high-performance chief revealed as post-Eddie era begins

After a year of chaos, Rugby Australia is poised to finish the year on a positive note with the recruitment of a highly experienced World Rugby figure to help the rebuild.

  • Iain Payten

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