Super Rugby
Suaalii’s debut another stunner as Waratahs pip Highlanders
If Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii’s international debut was spectacular, his Super Rugby sequel for the Waratahs was just as thrilling.
- Jonathan Drennan and Dominic Brock
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The 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season shapes as one of the most even in years. How will the ladder look at the end of May? Here is our fearless prediction.
- Paul Cully
Can Suaalii take the Waratahs from wooden-spooners to Super contenders?
They have a new star-studded squad, a new coach and new set of expectations. Can the Waratahs live up to the hype?
- Jonathan Drennan
Why Roger Federer’s coach is helping a young Waratah chase his rugby dream
Jack Bowen wants to play for the Wallabies one day. Australian tennis icon champion Tony Roche wants to help him get there.
- Frances Howe
Wallabies great reveals the man he’d pick first against Lions. It isn’t Suaalii
Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii may have stolen headlines, but one of Australia’s top dual-code stars names another who must be picked.
- Nick Wright
Tane Edmed went to Nathan Cleary for advice. Here’s what the Panthers star told him
The NSW Waratahs playmaker needed help switching off from rugby. He had coffee with the Penrith captain – who was just as interested in Edmed’s experiences in the 15-man code.
- Jonathan Drennan
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Why Waratahs will start the Super Rugby season on the back foot
NSW start their 2025 campaign this Friday, but will they be ready for the challenge?
- Paul Cully
Suaalii is set to play fullback on Waratahs debut. A Wallabies great thinks it’s the wrong call
Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii is being lined up to play in the back field for the Waratahs against the Highlanders on Friday. But a Hall of Famer reckons the million-dollar man should be closer to the action.
- Iain Payten
The day a World Rugby player of the year and a John Eales medallist took a back seat to a rookie
Surrounded by future opponents in Super Rugby, including two-time player of the year Beauden Barrett, Joseph Aukuso-Suaalii was the main attraction.
- Jonathan Drennan
The Wallabies star about to finally bury his World Cup demons
Most people in Australian rugby used 2024 to dust off and move on from Eddie Jones and the 2023 Rugby World Cup. But Dave Porecki was stuck injured on the sidelines, and feared his career was over.
- Iain Payten
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