Editor's picks

Mitchell trades fat club for final

Georgina Robinson 5:16 PM   From 'fat club' to a World Cup final, Drew Mitchell's Australian rugby homecoming just keeps getting better.

'Put the players first on' eligiblity

Chris Dutton   Wallabies winger Henry Speight has urged World Rugby to put players first as it considers changing its controversial three-year Test eligibility rule.

The one man who can fix England

Richard Shute   Former England five-eighth Stuart Barnes has made a suggestion that is sure to have the All Blacks circling the wagons.

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AAC to put poetry in motion for final

Georgina Robinson 5:00 PM   His poetry was the finishing touch on a title-winning preparation for the Waratahs last year and Adam Ashley-Cooper has revealed he will put pen to paper again ahead of the World Cup final.

Rugby World Cup try celebrations

The fine art of celebrating a try is risky business - some popular routines in rugby union do not always end well.

Was Drew Mitchell's pass to AAC forward?

Chris Dutton 9:02 PM   Wallabies winger Drew Mitchell ran past almost the entire Argentina defensive line to set up the try that sent Australia into the World Cup final. But was his final pass forward?

RWC: The great controversies

Forget Joubert: Five great controversies from the Rugby World Cup annals.

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Fringe Wallabies sweeping changes

Chris Dutton   You might not see them on the field as often as they would like, but meet the men behind the Wallabies' World Cup campaign who are making the difference behind the scenes.

ARU takes big punt on Wallabies

Georgina Robinson   The Australian Rugby Union has placed a bet worth up to $300,000 on the Wallabies winning the World Cup.

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SBW's heart of gold wins fans

Georgina Robinson   Sonny Bill Williams was praised for the compassion he showed to a beaten opponent.

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Waratahs at crossroads

Georgina Robinson   Waratahs chief executive Greg Harris has confirmed he has not re-applied for the top job at NSW as the 2014 Super Rugby champions reach a crossroads after the departure of Michael Cheika.

Insight & Analysis

Foley, Genia re-tune the orchestra

Paul Cully 6:24 AM   Scotland was an escape, and the performance an aberration. In the second World Cup semi-final the Wallabies returned to the line speed, breakdown dominance and clinical use of the ball that has been the trademark of their World Cup campaign.

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Why Wallabies can go all the way

Peter FitzSimons 6:09 PM   The All Blacks are the incumbents and the favourites to win the World Cup. But Australia have history on their side.

Feeling tired? Suck it up

Andrew Webster 12:44 PM   The Wallabies' magical World Cup campaign has rewarded those prepared to pull themselves out of bed at an ungodly hour.

Why McCaw will play in the final

Paul Cully   The Richie McCaw-Francois Louw incident sent social media into overdrive, but it would be a huge surprise if McCaw were to miss the final.

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