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TEDDINGTON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 08: Joseph-Aukuso Sua’ali’i of Australia looks on as the team huddle together during a training session at The Lensbury on November 08, 2024 in Teddington, England. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)

Talk about a revolution? Wallabies weren’t even aware of LIV-style rugby breakaway league

Wallabies players and coaches were playing catch-up on news they could be targeted to join a lucrative new global franchise competition.

  • Iain Payten

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The Wallabies are improving. So where does Joseph Suaalii fit in?

If you look beyond the final Rugby Championship standings, Joe Schmidt’s side has achieved several big ticks. It’s not immediately obvious how they accommodate the big-money code-hopper.

  • Paul Cully
Angus Bell leaves the field against the Springboks in Perth.

‘We want to scrum’: Wallabies reject South African injury rort ploy

South Africa reportedly raised formal questions about the Wallabies injuries that led to uncontested scrums in Perth last month.

  • Iain Payten
Wallabies after defeat in the second Test in Perth

What the Wallabies must learn from their Boks bashing

After a pair of heavy defeats to the Springboks on home soil, the Wallabies travel to Argentina for the next stage of their Rugby Championship campaign.

  • Jonathan Drennan
It is hoped France-based Wallabies second row Will Skelton will play a role in the Rugby Championship.

‘It’s complicated’: Skelton caught between club and country ahead of Argentina trip

Though currently in the middle of pre-season training with La Rochelle, Rugby Australia has not given up hope of having Will Skelton involved with the Wallabies’ Rugby Championship campaign.

  • Jonathan Drennan
South Africa’s Pieter-Steph du Toit , top, is held up after gathering a high ball against Australia during their rugby union test match in Perth, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Trevor Collens)

As it happened: Second-string Springboks still way too good for Wallabies

It was a tough - and wet - night at the office for Australia at Perth’s Optus Stadium as they fell 30-12 to the reigning world champions.

  • Vince Rugari
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Hunter Paisami is brought down by the Springboks

Improved Wallabies lose Springbok sequel in the rain

The Springboks recorded their first back-to-back win over the Wallabies in the professional era.

  • Jonathan Drennan
Matt Giteau, Drew Mitchell and Adam Ashley-Cooper before a Test against South Africa in 2015.

Is it time for the Wallabies to call on the international brigade?

Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt favours a domestic-based squad after considerable success with the All Blacks and Ireland, but does it still work for the Wallabies?

  • Jonathan Drennan
Joseph Suaalii escaped with a fine.

The Smallabies: How Australia lost size – and can get some back

Size matters in Test rugby. The Wallabies don’t have much of it in the back line, but they need to find some if they are to match it with the game’s best.

  • Paul Cully
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Schmidt calls on Wallabies fans to part Springboks’ sea of green

Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt has called on home fans to turn out in force after being taken aback by the huge South African contingent at Suncorp Stadium last weekend.

  • Jonathan Drennan

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