Blues key to Australian chances
Which Blues team turns up will determine whether the Brumbies or the NSW Waratahs wins the Australian conference.
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Reds show encouraging signs
Taniela Tupou and Lukan Tui’s performance against the Brumbies suggests a corner might finally have been turned for the Reds.
Waratahs demolish Sunwolves
Waratahs keep pace with Brumbies at the top of Super Rugby’s Australian conference with win over Japan’s Sunwolves.
Sevens lives up to standards
As far as get-out-of-jail cards go, it has to be said that the Zika virus is pretty much all-encompassing.
Cubelli lifts Brumbies over Reds
Pumas halfback Tomas Cubelli came off the bench to spark a ferocious Brumbies second half breakout to kill off the Reds.
Tahs would jump at Hayne deal
The NSW Waratahs will seriously consider sharing Jarryd Hayne with a rich Japanese club.
Rio just the start of journey
Rio might just be the start of a long journey for Australia’s women’s rugby sevens team.
Half measures hurting confidence
When Nick Farr-Jones made his Test debut he asked me how I wanted the ball. I said, “You throw it and I’ll catch it”.
O’Connor favoured for Reds job
Matt O’Connor is firming as favourite to win the Queensland Reds coaching position.
Break a weight on Super Rugby
Waratahs chairman Roger Davis says the June break for Tests is an anchor weighing Super Rugby down.
Test centre pair face to face
Tevita Kuridrani and Samu Kerevi stood side-by-side as the Australian centre pairing but now they face each other.
Sevens squad face cruel cuts
Australia’s sevens coach Andy Friend is just four days away from the toughest decision of his coaching career.
Toomua back for the Brumbies
The Brumbies will roll out a revamped backline tomorrow night against Queensland, with Matt Toomua coming back from injury.
Douglas on bench for Reds debut
Wallabies lock Kane Douglas is one of three players set to make their Reds debut in tomorrow night’s game against the Brumbies.
Dwyer says all is not lost
Bob Dwyer is disappointed, but not disheartened, by the Wallabies’ performances against England.
Lucas rejects criticism of Phipps
Waratahs back-up half Matt Lucas has defended teammate Nick Phipps against criticism over the series loss to England.
Guildford leaves the Waratahs
Former All Blacks winger Zac Guildford has left the NSW Waratahs, cutting short his Super Rugby season.
Phipps on borrowed time
He is the heart and soul of Michael Cheika’s Wallabies but Nick Phipps is on borrowed time unless he can reinvent his game.
Reds add southern twist
The Queensland Rugby Union will start interviewing the seven finalists for the Reds coaching position this week.
Devil in the detail
The autopsy of the Cook Cup tells a tale not of major organ shutdown but of a death by a thousand cuts.
Eden Park could unlock the key
The Brumbies and NSW Waratahs will resume their battle for the Australian conference title this weekend.
Lineout nudge and Spidercam
Photographic evidence backs the Wallabies’ claim that a linesman touched Stephen Moore as he was throwing to a lineout.
Are the All Blacks next?
Eddie Jones has slayed the Wallabies but can his England rugby squad now do the same to the All Blacks?
Cheika’s ire hits the wire
Michael Cheika’s displeasure with the officiating in the Test rugby series against England has reached new heights.
Diligent England wins nailbiter
For the first time in 45 years of rugby union, Australia has been beaten 3-0 in a series by a visiting side — England.
All Blacks crush tired Wales
The Welsh dam finally burst as the All Blacks romped to a 46-6 win in Dunedin to sweep their three-Test series.
Players must be able to adapt
Watching the Wallabies vainly attempt to breach the England defensive line reminded me of my own coaching days in Italy.
Wallabies lack rugby literacy
While the Wallabies’ path to redemption won’t come through academia, improvement in their rugby literacy might be the tonic.
We’ve invited England in
British and Irish Lions legend Brian O’Driscoll used to speak of the Wallabies as “the cleverest team in world rugby”.
The tears that drive Eddie Jones
Eddie Jones’s tears of 2005 are now tears of joy. But, say those who know him best, revenge is not his motivation.
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