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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 30: Wallabies Head Coach Joe Schmidt speaks to the media during a Rugby Australia media opportunity at Suncorp Stadium on May 30, 2025 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images for Rugby Australia)

From Dengue fever to Lions bolter? The burning questions around the Wallabies squad

Joe Schmidt will name a 40-man squad on Thursday ahead of the British and Irish Lions series next month. We answer the big questions.

  • Iain Payten

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Waratah Langi Gleeson is tackled during the clash against the Reds in Brisbane.

‘Don’t drop it’: Gleeson silences inner critic with Lions dream in sight

After being uninvited to Wallabies camp and with a move to France on the horizon, Gleeson’s breakout season could still force the No.8 onto the Lions series squad.

  • Jonathan Drennan
Tane Edmed is on his way to Canberra.

The Waratahs missed the finals. Now a Wallaby of theirs is off to the Brumbies

Wanting a fresh start, five-eighth Tane Edmed has agreed to move to Canberra to play under Stephen Larkham.

  • Iain Payten
Losing Waratahs.

The harsh truth about Australian rugby

Despite having more players to pick from this season, the Australian Super Rugby franchises performed worse than a year ago.

  • Paul Cully
Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii was superb in his first Super Rugby Pacific season - when he wasn’t injured.

‘Not going to happen quickly’: McKellar says Tahs re-build will be long haul

With mixed results in his first Super Rugby Pacific season at NSW, coach Dan McKellar says the Tahs’ next gen are a key to long-term success.

  • Iain Payten
Mark Telea of the Blues celebrates after scoring the opening try

Waratahs’ season over after humiliating defeat in Auckland

The Waratahs’ Super Rugby season is over after a humiliating and record-breaking 46-6 defeat against the Blues at Eden Park.

  • Jonathan Drennan
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Joyous Waratahs players celebrate.

Waratahs need to win at Eden Park to make the finals. Here’s why it’s mission impossible

NSW’s play-off hopes go on the line against the Blues at Eden Park on Saturday.

  • Paul Cully
Jack Bowen (right) celebrating a Waratahs win.

Waratahs coach wants to ‘pick and stick’. But the Brumbies may snare one of his key playmakers

The Waratahs will use a third different five-eighth this season in a must-win clash against the Blues, continuing a long-running merry-go-round.

  • Iain Payten
Tane Edmed on a frustrating night for the Waratahs

The 29-year finals curse Australian sides must overcome to win Super Rugby

To win a Super Rugby title, an Australian team may need to do what none has managed in nearly three decades: beat a New Zealand side on their own turf in the finals.

  • Jonathan Drennan
The arrival of Wallabies prop Taniela Tupou is good news for the Waratahs.

The trouble with Taniela Tupou

Can Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt trust the big prop to keep his cool during the British and Irish Lions tour?

  • Paul Cully

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