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Ben Donaldson crosses late for the Force.

Donaldson is Australia’s form No.10, and big reason Force have shocked Super Rugby

The Western Force are 2-0 to start the season and coach Simon Cron must be delighted by how his five-eighth is managing games.

  • Paul Cully

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Waratahs fullback Max Jorgensen makes a break against the Brumbies on Saturday.

Why Waratahs will start the Super Rugby season on the back foot

NSW start their 2025 campaign this Friday, but will they be ready for the challenge?

  • Paul Cully
Joseph Suaalii-Aukuso was a late withdrawal from the Waratahs’ trial against the ACT Brumbies.

The two questions Australian rugby need answers to ASAP

Decisions need to be made about two of the biggest names in rugby.

  • Paul Cully
Ireland and prospection Lions five-eighth Sam Prendergast.

The Six Nations starts this weekend. Here’s what Wallabies fans should look for

With the British and Irish Lions arriving in Australia in June, there is much to be learnt as Home Nations stars battle for selection.

  • Paul Cully
David Nucifora during his role working with Ireland.

He was talked up as a saviour of Australian rugby. Now he’ll be coaching the Lions instead

David Nucifora is set to become the first Australian to join the coaching staff of the British and Irish Lions, just a year after being recruited to help rebuild Aussie rugby.

  • Iain Payten
Former Wallabies captain Michael Hooper who is now playing for Australia 7s team Rugby Australia at Moore Park, Monday 20th of November 2023. Photo: Dion Georgopoulos / The Sydney Morning Herald

His World Cup and Olympics went up in smoke. Will Hooper finally get a farewell against the Lions?

Former Wallabies captain Michael Hooper is making a professional comeback in Japan, and it’s opened the door for a role in the massive British and Irish Lions tour later this year.

  • Iain Payten
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The Wallabies celebrate victory in Cardiff

The 15 things we learnt about the Wallabies in 2024

They started the year in a deep hole and ended it on a comparative high. So what parts of the Wallabies’ game are flying, and what still needs work?

  • Iain Payten
Former Rebels back Sione Tuipulotu is a midfield weapon for Scotland.

He played for the Junior Wallabies. On Monday he will lead out Scotland against Australia

Sione Tuipulotu was named as Scotland captain last month and, unlike the last Australian to hold the role, he’s been widely embraced.

  • Iain Payten
Kurtley Beale playing against the British and Irish Lions in 2013.

Indigenous and Pasifika team to play Lions

The demise of the Melbourne Rebels left a hole in the nine-game schedule for the British and Irish Lions next year.

  • Iain Payten
Nic White with the ball against Wales in Melbourne

Schmidt axes halves after Santa Fe, five Wallabies stars return for All Blacks

The Wallabies have welcomed back five stars who missed the Santa Fe slaughter through injury – and one veteran who will play his first Test in three years.

  • Iain Payten

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