Wales rugby
In 695 Tests over 125 years, no Wallabies hooker had done what Matt Faessler did
The man who starred in the win over Wales in Cardiff didn’t have a Super Rugby contract three years ago.
- by Iain Payten
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Opinion
Wallabies
Redemption. Revenge. Renaissance. The Wallabies are back, baby
Two down and two to go. The Wallabies are reborn under Joe Schmidt.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Wallabies 52 Wales 20
Australian rugby
‘Really proud’: Wallabies overcome red card to thump Wales
The Wallabies have kept their Grand Slam dream alive by scoring a 32-point win over Wales in Cardiff.
- by Iain Payten
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Australian rugby
Wallabies player ratings: How the men in gold fared against Wales
The Grand Slam tour remains on track for the Wallabies after a commanding 32-point victory over Wales in Cardiff, despite losing Samu Kerevi to a red card.
- by Jonathan Drennan
Talk about a revolution? Wallabies weren’t even aware of LIV-style rugby breakaway league
Wallabies players and coaches were playing catch-up on news they could be targeted to join a lucrative new global franchise competition.
- by Iain Payten
Opinion
Wallabies
The Wallabies lost 40-6 to Wales last year. Why it’ll be different this time around
The darkest moments of a miserable 2023 World Cup came against Wales. But a refreshed Wallabies team should prove too strong in Cardiff.
- by Paul Cully
Code-hopping trailblazer: The Welsh Bulldog who walked so Suaalii and Co can run
Long before Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii and SBW, Jonathan Davies turned up at Belmore Oval - and made jaws drop.
- by Iain Payten
Wales have lost 10 straight Tests. Their coach is under siege. Should the Wallabies be worried?
After last week’s win over England, the difference in mood between the Wallabies and Wales camps could not be starker. But Joe Schmidt’s side won’t be taking their hosts lightly.
- by Iain Payten
‘Lenny Flickitau’: How Wallabies’ matchwinning play spawned a legend
Len Ikitau laid on the Wallabies’ match-winning try against England with an audacious flick pass. Or as he calls it: “A rugby decision”.
- by Iain Payten
Analysis
Australian rugby
The Wallabies are flying high after a famous win. Time to start worrying
The Wallabies are favourites to beat a Wales side who haven’t won in more than 400 days. Here’s why fans should be nervous.
- by Iain Payten
‘We all realised what we’d achieved’: Inside the Wallabies’ legendary Grand Slam tour
Forty years after the historic 1984 Wallabies’ tour of the UK and Ireland, Mark Ella and teammates recount how he scored a try in every Test win - and then shocked the world by retiring.
- by Iain Payten
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