Jonathan Drennan
Jonathan Drennan is a sports reporter for the Sydney Morning Herald.
Super Rugby draw gives Waratahs’ ‘galacticos’ golden chance to hit the ground running
New coach Dan McKellar takes charge of a star-studded NSW team after an aggressive recruitment campaign. The 2025 season draw has done them a few favours, too.
- by Jonathan Drennan
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What have we learnt in Schmidt’s first six months in charge of the Wallabies?
Joe Schmidt arrived in Australia in March to take on one of the most challenging roles in world rugby. Nine Tests later, how is his side tracking?
- by Jonathan Drennan
Wallabies player ratings: How the men in gold fared against the All Blacks
The All Blacks were too good in Wellington against the Wallabies and shook off their six-year losing streak in the New Zealand capital.
- by Jonathan Drennan
Bledisloe Cup as it happened: All Blacks shake off capital curse in Wellington against Wallabies
Follow all the action as the Wallabies journey across the ditch to face New Zealand in the second Bledisloe Test.
- by Jonathan Drennan
Is Isaac Heeney too good to be true?
Ahead of the grand final Isaac Heeney has the opportunity to write a new chapter, not only as a superstar on the field, but one who can command even bigger paydays.
- by Jonathan Drennan
‘The hottest ticket in town’: Swans fans struggle to land grand final seats
The Swans’ allocation of just 17,500 tickets for Saturday’s AFL grand final means many of the club’s supporters are missing out on prized seats at the MCG.
- by Jonathan Drennan
Warner brothers: Swan tips younger siblings to be future AFL stars
Forget the acclaimed Sydney Swans academy – the Warner family back garden in Perth is poised to become one of the biggest producers of AFL talent in the game.
- by Jonathan Drennan
‘We know that our best is the best’: Heeney confident despite memories of 2022
Isaac Heeney had no preference as to who his side would face in the AFL grand final, taking confidence from the Swans’ strong body of work this season.
- by Jonathan Drennan
Golden Slipper relieved to get cap milestone out of the way
The spotlight surrounding his 140th appearance sat awkwardly with Wallabies prop James Slipper, who is looking forward to getting back to business minus the fanfare this week.
- by Jonathan Drennan
Wallabies player ratings: How the men in gold fared against the All Blacks
The Wallabies staged an improbable comeback against the All Blacks that fell just short in Sydney.
- by Jonathan Drennan
The brutal grand final history that will leave Swans wary of backing injured Mills
John Longmire has had major decisions to make on injured players in three of his previous four grand finals as coach. The time he made the brutal call, he won.
- by Andrew Wu and Jonathan Drennan
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