Force
Schmidt leaves Roosters-bound Nawaqanitawase out of Wallabies train-on squad
Rugby recruit Joseph Suaalii is playing State of Origin for NSW, but the man who will replace him at the Roosters has been left out of Joe Schmidt’s first Wallabies squad.
- by Iain Payten
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Opinion
Super Rugby
Waratahs rebuild creates opportunities – and issues
Powering up the Waratahs scrum with Rebels stars could help NSW regain some lost ground. But it could also fuel one of the Tahs’ oldest problems.
- by Paul Cully
Opinion
Super Rugby
Waratahs are not the only problem child in Super Rugby’s dysfunctional family
Rugby Australia must be learning that centralisation means taking on the problems of the franchises, not magically making them disappear.
- by Paul Cully
Wallabies stocks rise for rookie duo: Four things learned from Reds’ demolition
Two rising stars never would have considered themselves Wallabies chances heading into the season. Their star showings on Saturday night could change that.
- by Nick Wright
Inside Beale’s obsession to get back in a Wallabies jersey
Kurtley Beale lines up against his old team the Waratahs on Saturday. Is an international comeback on the cards? Those close to the 95-Test stalwart believe so.
- by Tom Decent
Donaldson scores 23 points as Force crush Drua
Western Force flyhalf Ben Donaldson has scored 23 points on the back of a perfect kicking display to lift his side to a crushing 48-10 win over Fijian Drua in Perth.
- by Justin Chadwick
Analysis
Super Rugby
Waratahs hit rock bottom as resurgent Reds put hands up for Wallabies
Serious questions must be asked about the Waratahs’ effort in their heavy defeat to the Hurricanes, while Test coach Joe Schmidt will have been delighted at the Reds’ win over the Crusaders in Christchurch.
- by Paul Cully
Chiefs serve up Super thrashing to poor Western Force
The Western Force’s disappointing Super Rugby Pacific campaign has hit another low point, thrashed by a merciless Chiefs outfit.
- by Alex Mitchell
Force fall to Highlanders in Super Rugby arm-wrestle
The Western Force have missed the chance to claim another Kiwi scalp, falling to the Highlanders in a 7-6 arm-wrestle in their Super Rugby Pacific clash in Dunedin.
- by Melissa Woods
Tight Five
Super Rugby
Beale’s comeback proves he can still be a force in Super Rugby
Kurtley Beale had a remarkable impact at fullback for the Force in Saturday’s victory over the Crusaders.
- by Paul Cully
Beale’s star debut as Force send Crusaders to bottom of Super Rugby table
The Western Force have heaped more pain on the Crusaders and dragged themselves off the bottom of the Super Rugby Pacific ladder with a bonus-point victory over the fallen champions in Perth.
- by Darren Walton
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