New Zealand rugby
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Wallabies
The player Wallabies must make room for against All Blacks
An intriguing statistic from New Zealand’s four Rugby Championship Tests points to a chink in their armour the Wallabies can expose in Saturday’s Bledisloe Cup Test in Sydney.
- by Paul Cully
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Opinion
Bledisloe Cup
Why the Anzac Day Bledisloe Cup Test is a no-brainer
An Anzac Day Test including a Super Round is a fillip the code needs in Australia.
- by Paul Cully
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Wallabies
Anzac Day Bledisloe Cup Test set for green light
Rugby Australia and the New Zealand Rugby Union are close to finalising a historic shift of a Bledisloe Cup game to Anzac Day in 2026.
- by Iain Payten
Belly breathing in a group is the new NRL fad. But what is the science behind it?
The competition’s two most improved teams – the Bulldogs and Dragons – have taken to standing in a huddle and breathing during games. And they insist the one per-center is working.
- by Adam Pengilly
‘I’m starting to enjoy my footy again’: The Tahs playmaker thriving in New Zealand
Re-signed Waratahs five-eighth Tane Edmed is earning rave reviews for his form in the NPC and is setting his sights on a Wallabies call-up.
- by Iain Payten
Opinion
Bledisloe Cup
In the coffin of All Blacks rugby, the Bledisloe Cup is in play
The implosion of the once-invincible All Blacks has Wallabies fans passing the popcorn and dreaming of a Bledisloe upset.
- by Paul Cully
‘Worth a phone call’: Wallabies urged to swoop after All Blacks coaching bust-up
Kiwis were shocked by the sudden exit of assistant Leon MacDonald from the All Blacks coaching staff after a personality clash with head coach Scott Robertson.
- by Iain Payten
Opinion
Rugby Championship
Wallabies are on the canvas and there’s no easy way back up. Here’s why
The resounding defeat to South Africa on Saturday exposed the scale of the gap between Australia and the world’s best. It’s hard to see it closing any time soon.
- by Paul Cully
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International rugby
Shock loss to Argentina rocks All Blacks’ Rugby Championship hopes
It was only a third-ever win for the Pumas over New Zealand in 42 meetings as the adventurous spirit of the Argentines prevailed against a ragged-looking All Blacks.
Blacks and Blues: Why one of the best-paid rugby players in the world has joined NSW
One of the best-paid rugby players in the world has joined the NSW Blues as the team attempts to plug into the success of the All Blacks.
- by Christian Nicolussi
Biola Dawa was born in a refugee camp in Uganda. Now she plays rugby for Australia
After her family fled the civil war and sought a better life in Australia, Biola Dawa became the first person of Sudanese heritage to play Test rugby for Australia last weekend.
- by Iain Payten
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