Winger Drew Mitchell has vigorously defended the recall of the Wallabies’ overseas-based veteran backs. Mitchell (aged 32, 70 caps) and fellow World Cup final starters and backs Adam Ashley-Cooper (32, …
Canterbury NRL winger Curtis Rona will switch to the 15-man code after signing with Super Rugby club the Western Force. Rona will return to Perth, where he grew up, after …
He won’t be bumping bodies with old adversary Richie McCaw in next week’s Rugby Championship and Bledisloe Cup opener, but Wallabies dynamo David Pocock has warned New Zealand still have …
Wallabies winger Drew Mitchell is confident he will be fit to face the All Blacks in Sydney on August 20 despite another slight fitness setback this week. Mitchell, who hasn’t …
Young Chiefs centre Anton Lienert-Brown has been called into the All Blacks squad to replace the injured Sonny Bill Williams. The 21-year-old was named on Thursday after Williams ruptured an …
New national skills coach Mick Byrne is heartened by the Wallabies’ enthusiasm for his message on what’s required to play attacking Test rugby successfully. After three World Cup campaigns with …
Wallabies coach Michael Cheika is toying with the idea of turning to Quade Cooper as his playmaker for Australia’s Rugby Championship opener against the All Blacks. While Bernard Foley remains …
Wallabies coach Michael Cheika says it’d be foolish not to have a succession plan in place despite recalling of veteran trio Matt Giteau, Adam Ashley-Cooper and Drew Mitchell. The selection …
The ARU is looking to cash in on Rio’s golden girls and hopes the introduction of new sevens pathways will have other young Australians following in their footsteps. A long-time …
Sonny Bill Williams’ season-ending injury has widened a rare chink in the All Blacks’ armour for the Wallabies to exploit in their bid for Bledisloe Cup glory. News that Williams …
Sonny Bill Williams will miss the All Blacks’ entire Rugby Championship and Bledisloe Cup series after being ruled out for up to nine months with an Achilles injury. Centre Williams …
Wallabies star Adam Ashley-Cooper is bracing for a showdown with his French employers as he resumes his decade-long quest for Bledisloe Cup glory. While Bordeaux have freed up Ashley-Cooper for …
Australia’s world-title winning women have claimed an historic Olympic gold medal by defeating New Zealand 24-17 in an entertaining women’s rugby sevens final at the Rio Games. In the first …
Australia have claimed an historic Olympic gold medal by defeating New Zealand 24-17 in an entertaining women’s rugby sevens final at the Rio Games. In the first women’s rugby final …
Australia will play arch-rivals New Zealand for the first women’s rugby gold medal in a mouth-watering Rio Olympics sevens final. The world series champions set up the trans-Tasman clash with …
Doing extra work on his own has paid off for Rugby Championship squad bolter Reece Hodge, who is prepared to parlay his utility value into taking any opportunity he’s given. …
Wallabies coach Michael Cheika says Christian Lealiifano is up for his fight against leukaemia and the team will give him whatever support he needs. Wallabies and Brumbies star Lealiifano was …
His personal duel with Beauden Barrett looms as key, but playmaker Bernard Foley has implored the Wallabies to band together to stop the All Blacks juggernaut. “That’s what we’re going …
