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
As the Lions’ series fast approaches, the first Wallabies squad of 2025 will be pivotal, and the hopes for a number of veterans could be extinguished with this selection call.
Nine games. One month. A tour 12 years in the making. The British and Irish Lions are bound for Australia. Here’s all your need to know about the historic tour.
A Shute Shield contender has a new nickname with a deep dive into the famous rugby competition exposing some interesting trends and statistics ahead of the second half of the season
When Australia announce a 40-man squad for the Fiji Test, there is unlikely to be a captain appointed. So who could lead the Wallabies against the touring Lions? Here are the contenders.
The Sydney Rugby Union 1st Colts enter the business end of the season and we’ve done a deep dive to find new favourites, best attacking side, most erratic and other insight in our special wrap
Good on the Brumbies for making the Super Rugby finals, but JULIAN LINDEN writes their semi final loss is another reason for Aussie rugby to be embarrassed by an endless cycle of defeat.
Rugby’s rising stars and future Wallaroos and Wallabies were in the frame at the NSW U16, U18s junior championships. Best action photograps showcasing the sports future stars.
One week they are battling it out in club rugby. Now these young guns are causing a stir as the new faces of the Australian under 20s World Rugby Championships squad
More than a decade since the last title, Australia’s long wait for a Super Rugby champion goes on, with Brumbies crashing out of the competition at the hands of the Chiefs to create an all-New Zealand final.
The former Rugby Australia boss is tired of the lack of ambition in the game and wants the code to fix the glaring mistake made by past Waratahs administrators.
A stack of Wallabies contenders are set to be picked for an Adelaide showdown that is likely to see the Lions field their best team ahead of the first Test.
Rugby administrators may think they have covered their bases to withstand a Saudi-backed rebel league – which would sign the world’s best 360 players at double their current salaries – but there is another move on the horizon that could yet drain Australia of talent.
The weight of history is against the Brumbies, but a famous win for the franchise in 2013 is a reminder that anything is possible.
To win this series, Australia must get creative or else the Lions will be able to pick off every tactic, writes Quade Cooper. And there’s no more ‘outside the box’ move than picking James O’Connor.
A former All Black who still remains ineligible to represent Australia until next month has surged into the Wallabies frame for the British and Irish Lions tour.
Now Wallabies’ star, Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii has made a declaration which is sure to ruffle the feathers of rugby league fans, especially those passionate NSW Blues supporters.
They bowed out of Super Rugby earlier than hoped but the future of the NSW Waratahs still looks bright with almost half the U20 World Rugby Championship squad from their junior ranks
The Brumbies are staring down the barrel of unwanted Super Rugby history, and must play “two grand finals” to clinch a long-awaited title.
They could be the toughest kids in Australia – the young guns playing on and in snow at the NSW Junior Rugby championships. Stars, standouts, every winner in our 2025 result wrap.
A Sydney club and another from country dominated the battles for the NSW Country and Sydney Cups at the state junior rugby championships. Stars, standouts, every winner and result wrap.
There were try scoring sensations galore and hot boots aplenty with a Penrith young gun scoring four tries and kicking six conversions on day two of the NSW Junior rugby state titles.
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