There was a schoolboy rival of Gout Gout and a couple of sons of NRL guns playing on day one of the under 18 schools and nationals selection trials in Sydney. Results.updated photo special.
The best U16 rugby talent will hit the pitch this weekend vying for spots in numerous squads – including one of the most successful juniors sides in NSW. Trials player list
The Wallabies’ historic series victory over the 2001 British and Irish Lions wasn’t just a triumph for what happened on the pitch. JULIAN LINDEN unpacks the bitter off-field conflict, and how John O’Neill outfoxed the mighty Lions at their own game.
Rugby’s $5 million man Joseph-Aukuso Sualii is off the market, confirming his relationship with a netballer after going Insta Official on Thursday evening.
It’s simmered for two decades, but the unresolved feud between ex-Wallaby Justin Harrison and England skipper Martin Johnson could explode after the rivals were paired on Lions coverage.
Medical marvel Dan Sheehan has been announced as the shock new British & Irish Lions captain, while wonder kid Henry Pollock will make his first start for the touring side.
Injury ruled out what was supposed to be Kurtley Beale’s first shot at renewing his rivalry with the British and Irish Lions, 12 years on, but he is set to get a reprieve, selected to represent his culture.
Western Force coach Simon Cron has explained the dialogue with the Wallabies that made possible Ben Donaldson’s return for the upcoming match against the Lions, following Kurtley Beale’s injury.
The war of words between the Wallabies and the British and Irish Lions has exploded with Australian Test legend David Campese ripping into the tourists.
One is better known as the Tongan Godzilla. Another is Mr Everywhere. This is our Shute Shield team of the season — so far. Check out every player, and have your say!
They are the best U18s rugby and league players in the state chasing spots at the Australian schools and national rugby junior titles at two trials this week. Players to watch, TEAM LISTS
Joe Schmidt has made a key decision about his Wallabies’ squad for tour matches against the Lions, but remains steadfast in the face of criticism. And Australia’s best attacking halfback shares feelings about cameo role.
They are more “random online messages” than in-your-face abuse two decades on. But there are still British and Irish Lions fans who won’t let Tana Umaga forget his role in a spear tackle controversy.
Schoolboy rugby trials on two suburban fields in Sydney this week could provide standout young talent with a springboard into their first national team. Boys U18s trials DRAW
Lions centre Garry Ringrose is shocked James O’Connor hasn’t been able to make the Wallabies squad, but believes coach Joe Schmidt could yet call on him for the series.
Dan Sheehan is poised to play a major role for the British & Irish Lions against the Wallabies, after returning to his freakish best just 12 months on from an injury which he feared would have ruled him out of the tour.
The British and Irish Lions declared Australia was in danger of breaching its tour agreement not long after arriving down under — find out why and the response they got here.
Kurtley Beale has experienced first hand how dangerous one of the Lions’ main playmakers can be and has identified him as the man to watch. The former Wallaby also reflects on his infamous slip, 12 years on.
The British & Irish Lions just arrived in Australia and tensions are already simmering after Joe Schmidt’s big call about his Wallabies stars ahead of the much-anticipated series opener.
He’s now among the best fullbacks in the game, but two years ago Wallabies star Tom Wright was snubbed for the World Cup. He reveals why he stayed loyal to Australian rugby.
The gentlemen’s agreement between the private school rugby juggernauts of QLD and NSW against poaching talent from each other’s backyards has been broken over a prodigious No.8 who made his First XV debut aged just 15.
One team piled on an extraordinary 100 points, numerous players scored trifectas and the son of a footy gun scored his first try in a crazy round of Sydney 1st Colts Rugby. Rd 11 stars, result wrap
Anyone gullible enough to write off the British and Irish Lions after the shock loss to Argentina hasn’t grasped the enormity of the challenge Australian rugby faces, writes JULIAN LINDEN. IN fact, the Pumas may have hurt the Wallabies’ hopes of a boilover.
Twelve years in the waiting, the Wallabies will roll their sleeves up and apply the finishing touches to their preparations for the eagerly-awaited series against the British and Irish Lions.
He’s the grandson, son, nephew and brother of sporting guns so it’s no surprise this teenager is turning plenty of heads himself as one of the highest scorers in Colts rugby.
The British and Irish Lions ’warm up’ for their tour of Australia has not gone to plan, with Andy Farrell’s squad stumbling to a tight defeat at the hands – and feet – of Argentina.
The Wallabies only overseas-based player, Will Skelton is a scary proposition for the British and Irish Lions and even he can’t recognise the player he was the last time he faced the Lions in 2013.
The Wallabies were crushed by the brutal British and Irish Lions series defeat in 1989, yet behind the bloody battles and infamous David Campese blunder lay the painful catalyst for Australia’s greatest rugby triumph.
They’ve copped a pasting in their homeland for their reliance on southern hemisphere talents, with the Lions to roll out a squad with 25 per cent of players from Australia, NZ or South Africa.
A conservative squad has all but ended four international careers ahead of the Lions series. Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt tackles the burning questions facing the most important Australian team in years | FULL SQUAD
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