Sevens
Can Charlotte Caslick and co help Australia win a Rugby World Cup? We’re about to find out
A group of Australia’s sevens superstars, including Charlotte Caslick and Maddison Levi, will switch to 15s next year to try to help the Wallaroos win a world crown.
- by Iain Payten
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‘She doesn’t even need her hands’: Levi magic shows why every code wants her
Maddison Levi again showed why she’s one of Australia’s most sought-after athletes with a last-gasp try to seal victory against New Zealand.
- by Billie Eder
She’s played AFLW and is a sevens superstar. Now Levi wants 15-a-side rugby … and then rugby league
Maddison Levi has ruled out an immediate switch to the NRLW, saying she wants to play for Australia in the 15-a-side rugby world cup.
- by Jonathan Drennan
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Rugby Australia
Sevens superstars tell Rugby Australia they want to play NRLW
A tug-of-war for the services of Maddison and Teagan Levi has broken out after RA chief executive Phil Waugh knocked back the sisters’ request to play rugby league.
- by Michael Chammas
As it happened – Paris 2024 Olympics, Day 4: Kaylee McKeown wins gold, men’s relay bronze; tough losses for rugby sevens and Boomers
Kaylee McKeown is an Olympic champion once again after a blistering swim in the 100m backstroke on a joyful night of the swimming – after tough Australian losses elsewhere on Day 4 of Paris 2024.
- by Chris Paine, Rob Harris and Chloe Saltau
They woke up as favourites for gold. They left Stade de France in tears with their fans
A tearful Charlotte Caslick has been left to ponder what went wrong as Australia’s rugby sevens ambitions evaporated inside three long hours in the Parisian sun.
- by Murray Wenzel
Major coup in siblings’ path to global glory, but one mystery remains
Two powerhouse siblings are on the cusp of achieving international milestones, but a highly sought-after Queensland star’s future remains unclear.
- by Nick Wright
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Women in sport
The last-gasp kick that gave Australia the edge in race for Olympic gold
The women’s sevens side beat France in this year’s world series decider in Spain – but their semi-final victory may prove even more important in the Paris podium battle.
- by Jonathan Drennan
Injury threatens Hooper’s Paris Olympics sevens dream
Less than a year after missing Rugby World Cup selection, Michael Hooper is facing more heartbreak.
- by Iain Payten
Analysis
Australian rugby
The moment Michael Hooper showed he was up to the challenge of sevens
The former Wallabies captain’s bid to represent Australia at the Paris Olympics is up and running after 19 minutes of rugby over the weekend in Hong Kong. Here’s how he went.
- by Tom Decent
‘Be loud and proud’: Top female athletes on pay, power, passion … and GOATs
For International Women’s Day, we asked a star cricketer, a Matilda, a Diamond, an AFLW spearhead, a rugby sevens Olympian and an NRLW captain what they would change if they had the power.
- by Carla Jaeger, Billie Eder, Emma Kemp and Marnie Vinall
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