Rugby’s X-factor stars, Israel Folau and Quade Cooper, are savouring the chance to combine for the first time as partners in crime against South Africa on Saturday night. The Wallabies …
Australian Rory Arnold was given a seven-match ban Wednesday for biting an opponent during a Currie Cup match last weekend. The suspension rules the 2.08-metre lock out of the rest …
Midfield back Francis Saili will make his debut in an otherwise Test-hardened All Blacks side named to face Argentina in Hamilton on Saturday. Saili replaces Ma’a Nonu at inside centre …
Israel Folau predicts his Test rugby frustrations will disappear with an exciting shift to fullback aimed to shake up the Springboks’ blueprint and shock their defenders at Suncorp Stadium. Since …
Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie’s giving nothing away, Quade Cooper is keeping the secret and Israel Folau says it won’t be him – so who’ll be Cooper’s defensive stuntman against the …
The Springboks are braced for a Queensland Reds-style attacking onslaught from the Quade Cooper-piloted Wallabies on Saturday night. South Africa coach Heyneke Meyer rated Australia’s refined backline – featuring mercurial …
Like the Wallabies, South Africa have made three changes to their starting side for Saturday night’s Rugby Championship battle at Suncorp Stadium. Springboks coach Heyneke Meyer delivered on his promise …
Argentina prop Marcos Ayerza backs the new scrum laws despite still getting used to them and believing one or two things need tweaking. Ayerza will get another chance to experience …
The Wallabies have put the heat on South Africa’s big-kicking game by selecting game-breaker Israel Folau at fullback for Saturday night’s Rugby Championship clash at Suncorp Stadium. Coach Ewen McKenzie …
Israel Folau has been named at fullback for the Wallabies Rugby Championship game against South Africa in Brisbane on Saturday night. And controversial playmaker Quade Cooper has been named at …
Former Test hooker Brendan Cannon believes Quade Cooper, for so long Australian rugby’s maverick, is the “safe option” to pilot the Wallabies on Saturday night. Cooper is expected to be …
Sidelined Wallabies speedster Lachie Turner has left the NSW Waratahs to sign with the Queensland Reds for the next two Super Rugby seasons. The Reds have swooped on Turner to …
Argentina coach Santiago Phelan has made four changes to the team who last week lost 22-17 to South Africa for Saturday’s Rugby Championship match against the All Blacks in Hamilton. …
The torment of Australia’s miraculous World Cup quarter-final victory two years ago has the Springboks wary of another drubbing at the breakdown from the Wallabies at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday. …
Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie believes Test rugby will see the best of Israel Folau now that his head has been cleared of contractual worries. McKenzie faces a tough choice whether …
Powerhouse hooker Bismarck du Plessis is set to be rushed back into a South African pack desperate to end their ugly drought against the Wallabies at Suncorp Stadium. The world-class …
All has been forgiven by senior Wallabies as a more mature Quade Cooper looks set to start his first Wallabies Test since his “toxic” outburst 11 months ago. Despite coach …
South Africa will make a number of changes to their team as they aim to end a horrendous losing record at the Wallabies’ happiest hunting ground, Suncorp Stadium. The Springboks …
