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Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii of the Waratahs poses during the 2025 Super Rugby Season Launch at Little Bay Beach

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

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Joseph Suaalii-Aukuso was a late withdrawal from the Waratahs’ trial against the ACT Brumbies.

The two questions Australian rugby need answers to ASAP

Decisions need to be made about two of the biggest names in rugby.

  • Paul Cully
Waratahs fullback Max Jorgensen makes a break against the Brumbies on Saturday.

What we learned from the Waratahs’ final dress rehearsal

The Waratahs fought back to draw 36-36 against the Brumbies in their final trial before the Super Rugby season.

  • Jonathan Drennan
NSW Waratahs recruit Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii.

Suaalii expected to face Highlanders despite missing Waratahs trial

The Waratahs expect Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii to be fully fit to face the Highlanders in round one after the star recruit missed Saturday’s trial against the Brumbies in Bowral.

  • Jonathan Drennan
Waratahs hooker David Porecki at training, ahead of his return.

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
NSW Waratahs player Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii will debut for the Waratahs on Saturday

Suaalii to debut as Tahs look for Wallabies-stacked team to fire

With a star-studded roster and a new coach, the Waratahs will find out how good they are against the Brumbies.

  • Jonathan Drennan
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Wallabies and Waratahs prop Taniela Tupou have been given a kind early draw

The simple fix to protect million of dollars of Waratahs talent

The Waratahs had 10 front-rowers on their books last season – and all 10 were lost to season-ending injuries. The unprecedented carnage prompted a major review.

  • Iain Payten
Jake Gordon of the Wallabies

Off-contract Wallabies considering European exit if Schmidt opts out

Off contract at the end of the year, Waratahs captain Jake Gordon is one of many people eager to know whether Joe Schmidt will stay involved with the Wallabies.

  • Iain Payten
NSW Waratahs player Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii poses for a photograph next to a window ahead of the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season.

‘It was kind of crazy’: Suaalii loving life outside the NRL

Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii is being tested in different positions at the Waratahs, but is determined to become one of the club’s goal-kicking options.

  • Jonathan Drennan
The Waratahs weekly sessions at the dojo.

‘You can’t hide’: Inside the viral bash-up sessions toughening up the Tahs

Every Friday morning of the last two months of 2024, the Waratahs gathered at a Botany dojo before smashing each other silly.

  • Iain Payten

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