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Ireland and prospection Lions five-eighth Sam Prendergast.

The Six Nations starts this weekend. Here’s what Wallabies fans should look for

With the British and Irish Lions arriving in Australia in June, there is much to be learnt as Home Nations stars battle for selection.

  • Paul Cully

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David Nucifora during his role working with Ireland.

He was talked up as a saviour of Australian rugby. Now he’ll be coaching the Lions instead

David Nucifora is set to become the first Australian to join the coaching staff of the British and Irish Lions, just a year after being recruited to help rebuild Aussie rugby.

  • Iain Payten
Former Wallabies captain Michael Hooper who is now playing for Australia 7s team Rugby Australia at Moore Park, Monday 20th of November 2023. Photo: Dion Georgopoulos / The Sydney Morning Herald

His World Cup and Olympics went up in smoke. Will Hooper finally get a farewell against the Lions?

Former Wallabies captain Michael Hooper is making a professional comeback in Japan, and it’s opened the door for a role in the massive British and Irish Lions tour later this year.

  • Iain Payten
The Wallabies celebrate victory in Cardiff

The 15 things we learnt about the Wallabies in 2024

They started the year in a deep hole and ended it on a comparative high. So what parts of the Wallabies’ game are flying, and what still needs work?

  • Iain Payten
Former Rebels back Sione Tuipulotu is a midfield weapon for Scotland.

He played for the Junior Wallabies. On Monday he will lead out Scotland against Australia

Sione Tuipulotu was named as Scotland captain last month and, unlike the last Australian to hold the role, he’s been widely embraced.

  • Iain Payten
Kurtley Beale playing against the British and Irish Lions in 2013.

Indigenous and Pasifika team to play Lions

The demise of the Melbourne Rebels left a hole in the nine-game schedule for the British and Irish Lions next year.

  • Iain Payten
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Nic White with the ball against Wales in Melbourne

Schmidt axes halves after Santa Fe, five Wallabies stars return for All Blacks

The Wallabies have welcomed back five stars who missed the Santa Fe slaughter through injury – and one veteran who will play his first Test in three years.

  • Iain Payten
Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt with Wallabies CEO Phil Waugh during their captain’s run training at Allianz Stadium. Sydney. July 19, 2024. Photo: Louise Kennerley SMH

‘Context is important’: Waugh dismisses fears Wallabies will be easy meat for Lions

The Wallabies’ record loss saw one ex-England star bemoan the “proper dark” state of Australian rugby, and suggest the Lions tour South Africa instead.

  • Iain Payten
Lions fans packed out the Gabba in 2001.

‘Off the charts’: Wallabies’ woes no problem as $300m Lions tour looms

In a year’s time, up to 40,000 travelling fans will start arriving for the British and Irish Lions tour. And they’ll be cashed up.

  • Iain Payten
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 06: The Lions supporters celebrate the Lions victory during the International Test match between the Australian Wallabies and British & Irish Lions at ANZ Stadium on July 6, 2013 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Gone in 24 hours: Tickets for British and Irish Lions tour almost sold out

The woes of the 2023 Rugby World Cup have been quickly forgotten by Wallabies fans keen to secure seats during the 2025 Lions series.

  • Iain Payten and Tom Decent

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