There’s new names heading the tryscorers comp, a club racked up the season’s biggest win and a top gun ended the run of a title contender. Rd 5 Sydney 1st Colts rugby stars, standouts, results
Barring a massive turnaround in the final month of the regular season, the Waratahs won’t be required for the Super Rugby playoffs, let alone the grand final.
A final minute try has denied Queensland Reds a drought-breaking win in Fiji and puts their chances of hosting a Super Rugby finals match in doubt.
It’s time for World Rugby to take a stand on French clubs raiding the best young talent in the south – with Australia losing two teenage stars to cashed-up foreign raiders.
The complicated Wallabies coaching succession plan looks set to pay immediate dividends – with Waratahs captain Jake Gordon to shelve his plans to quit Australian rugby in pursuit of France.
Eddie Jones hasn’t held back on his tenure as Wallabies’ coach, decisions made and the ‘worst press conference ever’, while French rugby has snared a prodigious Aussie 17-year-old.
There’s smiles, grimaces, joy, pain and passion captured in these photos from an assortment of early season 1st Colts rugby matches. Picture special and big match-ups to watch for.
He hails from one of the least likely places to produce a rugby talent and only playing because of a mixup. But this Sydney 1st Colts and Tane Edmed lookalike has big goals in the game
Ellia Green has won Olympic gold and competed on the biggest stages in sport, yet a club rugby match on a suburban field in Clovelly proved one of the most special games of his career.
Joe Schmidt was meant to leave the Wallabies this year, with one eye on the health and wellbeing of his wife and son. He’s signed on until mid-2026 after a special gesture from Rugby Australia.
Incoming Wallabies coach Les Kiss has declared his short runway to the World Cup no excuse for a poor performance, as he was officially unveiled in the top job.
The Waratahs have their eye on these young guns so its no surprise they are ripping it up in 1st Colts rugby. Teens turning heads, club with a target on its back in Rd 5 talking points
Rugby’s worst kept secret has been confirmed, with the Wallabies’ next coach officially announced. But there has been a significant change in how the transition will take place, reports JAMIE PANDARAM.
The NRL is set to attack a 60-player expansion void with the biggest financial weapon in its history – leaving the Wallabies helpless in the firing line. With cashed-up clubs ready to lure code converts, we reveal the targets.
There was a three-try hero, 125 reasons one team was urgent to win, a breakthrough and a major contender with injury troubles again. 1st Colts rugby stars, standouts, Rd 4 wrap
The Wallabies have locked in their next head coach – with the arrival of their fifth head coach in six years following a last-minute travel booking switch.
How much is too much to pay to watch the Shute Shield? BRENDAN BRADFORD dives into ticket prices at every club – and finds the one that’s bucking the trend and keeping prices low.
Country hardmen, sons of guns, an Olympic hopeful and young guns tearing it up in 1st Colts are part of a new wave of rugby hoping to make a mark on the international stage in May.
Les Kiss might breathe new life into Australian rugby but for all his likeable traits and success rate, Wallabies fans shouldn’t be expecting him to perform miracles. Here’s why.
The Queensland Reds flexed considerable championship muscle in its 35-21 thwarting of the Auckland Blues, capitalising on a hot start fuelled by Tom Lynagh’s early double.
One of the biggest names in Australian rugby could be on his way back to Super Rugby – as part of a significant coaching switch-up involving the Wallabies’ search for a new mentor.
By day they are his friends and college mates but come rivalry round in Sydney 1st Colts they will be this teenagers’ fiercest rivals – and he’s up for making them suffer.
There’s nothing like a rivalry round to get the blood pumping and the adrenaline racing. And in 1st Colts, these grudge games could be extra significant. Round four news, injuries and talking points
There was a big shock, a thriller and a win to cheer along with done Covid drama in Rd 3 of 1st Colts. Stars, standouts, result wrap and great photos.
Despite a strong Irish flavour expected in the Lions’ squad to take on the Wallabies, one of Ireland’s greatest has suggested an English captain may be the way to go.
The Rugby World Cup dream for a couple of Olympians is alive after being picked in the Australian squad.
He works in demolition by day, trains at night to be a chef and on the weekend is ripping it up as one of 1st Colts rugby’s try scoring sensations.
Joe Schmidt is set to make key selection changes for the Wallabies’ series against the Lion. JULIAN LINDEN writes how a clutch James O’Connor could fix the Aussies’ playmaking woes.
Unbeaten in five matches at home this season, it is a stark contrast when the NSW Waratahs leave Sydney, with another loss on foreign soil.
Former Wallaby Quade Cooper is making a comeback – but not for Australian rugby. The veteran star is switching sports completely in a bid to make the Olympic team.
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