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Stephen Larkham is one of the Wallabies coach candidates.

Why Stephen Larkham got it right in the Super Rugby finals

The Brumbies leader produced a coaching master class in the playoffs.

  • Paul Cully

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 07: Brumbies players celebrate after winning the Super Rugby Pacific Qualifying Final match between Brumbies and Hurricanes at GIO Stadium, on June 07, 2025, in Canberra, Australia. (Photo by Mark Nolan/Getty Images)

Why the Brumbies have been dudded by new Super Rugby playoffs system

The Brumbies won a hard-fought qualifying final on Saturday. Their reward? Travelling to New Zealand for a semi-final at the home ground of a team who lost.

  • Iain Payten
Rob Valetini

From Canberra to the Cote d’Azur? Wallabies star Valetini eyes French sojourn

Wallabies star Rob Valetini is weighing up a sabbatical in France next season, while Brumbies teammate Billy Pollard has recommitted to Australian rugby through to the home World Cup.

  • Jonathan Drennan
Tom Wright making a break for the Brumbies against NSW.

Dead serious or dead rubber? Why one Super Rugby final could end up a training run

The Brumbies and Hurricanes will meet in Canberra on Saturday night, but depending on other matches, the result may not matter.

  • Iain Payten
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
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PERTH, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 11: Bryce Hegarty of the Force sets the ball up on the kicking tee for a penalty kick during the round three Super Rugby Pacific match between Western Force and Moana Pasifika at HBF Park, on March 11, 2023, in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images) .

The curious case of the disappearing penalty goal: Why rugby is no longer a 3-point game

Rugby used to be derided as a goal-kicking competition interrupted by live action. Not any more.

  • Iain Payten
Tane Edmed looks dejected after Friday night’s defeat.

Embrace the hairdryer: Can harsh truths from the coach help fix the Tahs?

Waratahs five-eighth Tane Edmed said players need to hear the strong criticisms of coach Dan McKellar.

  • Iain Payten
Les Kiss will be the next Wallabies coach.

Kiss to begin Wallabies apprenticeship by leading ANZAC side against Lions

Incoming Wallabies coach Les Kiss will get a valuable introduction to international rugby when he takes charge of the combined Australia-New Zealand team against the Lions.

  • Jonathan Drennan
Joe Schmidt

Joe Schmidt should let Wallabies play for their states against the Lions. Here’s why

The Wallabies coach has signalled it won’t happen, but there is a strong case for allowing his best players to have a crack at the Lions in the tour matches before the Tests.

  • Paul Cully

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