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Cooper to return to Reds
IT’S official. Quade Cooper is finally to be unveiled as the prized signing to revive the pulse of the Queensland Reds for the next three seasons.
Secret ref meeting claim ‘quite sad, not true’
STEVE Hansen has advised Michael Cheika to stop complaining about refs while also denying he secretly met with the one who presided over Saturday’s big win.
Wallabies won’t win before 2020
WALLABIES fans face a grim reality after All Blacks coach Steve Hansen declared he does not plan to lose grip of the Bledisloe Cup until he steps away at the end of 2019.
Pumas pull off first home win over Springboks
REPLACEMENT fly-half Santiago Gonzalez Iglesias kicked a penalty two minutes from time to give Argentina a 26-24 Rugby Championship victory over South Africa.
Quade, Foley combo ‘worth perservering with’
WALLABIES coach Michael Cheika says he will persist with Quade Cooper and Bernard Foley as the team’s playmaking axis despite the heavy loss to the All Blacks.
ARU to make official complaint over ref
THE ARU will make an official complaint to World Rugby in a dramatic aftermath to Australia’s 14th straight Bledisloe Cup defeat.
Not Sydney bad but Wallabies still outclassed
IT wasn’t a 34-point thrashing this time. It was only a 20-point thrashing. That is the little consolation the Wallabies can take away from a 14th consecutive Bledisloe series defeat.
Bledisloe II: Wallabies and All Blacks player ratings
SEE who starred and who struggled in our player ratings from the second Bledisloe Cup Test in Wellington.
Cheika left ‘bitterly disappointed’ with officials
WALLABIES coach Michael Cheika has slammed referee Romain Poite for “absolutely ignoring” approaches from Australian captain Stephen Moore.
Bledisloe blues continue for Wallabies
BETTER — but still miles off the pace. A rampant All Blacks side inflicted further pain on the Wallabies with a 29-9 victory to extend Australia’s Bledisloe Cup drought to a 15th year.
Rebels reach deal with former Wallabies flyer
THE Rebels have received a boost on the eve of the National Rugby Championship with prolific winger Dom Shipperley recommitting to the Super Rugby club.
Wallabies rebuild starts with Super Rugby cull
THE former rugby supremo who helped usher the code into the professional era 21-years-ago has revealed a ruthless solution that could save the Wallabies.
Wallabies, world rally around Lealiifano
THE Wallabies have rallied around cancer-stricken teammate Christian Lealiifano, with coach Michael Cheika declaring he is “up for it” in his battle with leukaemia.
Canes’ Tweet revenge burns Kearns
“THE Hurricanes look fat, slow and unfit.” The new Super Rugby champions have mocked Phil Kearns over his comments that they were fat.
Aussie Kerevi fighting on
WHEN Samu Kerevi received his Australian citizenship last Wednesday, the emotions flowed freely. This wasn’t the ordinary journey towards becoming an Australian.
Wallabies won’t win before 2020
WALLABIES fans face a grim reality after All Blacks coach Steve Hansen declared he does not plan to lose grip of the Bledisloe Cup until he steps away at the end of 2019.
ARU to make official complaint over ref
THE ARU will make an official complaint to World Rugby in a dramatic aftermath to Australia’s 14th straight Bledisloe Cup defeat.
Bledisloe II: Wallabies and All Blacks player ratings
SEE who starred and who struggled in our player ratings from the second Bledisloe Cup Test in Wellington.
Bledisloe blues continue for Wallabies
BETTER — but still miles off the pace. A rampant All Blacks side inflicted further pain on the Wallabies with a 29-9 victory to extend Australia’s Bledisloe Cup drought to a 15th year.
Secret ref meeting claim ‘quite sad, not true’
STEVE Hansen has advised Michael Cheika to stop complaining about refs while also denying he secretly met with the one who presided over Saturday’s big win.
Bledisloe blues continue for Wallabies
BETTER — but still miles off the pace. A rampant All Blacks side inflicted further pain on the Wallabies with a 29-9 victory to extend Australia’s Bledisloe Cup drought to a 15th year.
What Cheika doesn’t get about Quade Cooper
MICHAEL Cheika has taken an incredible gamble by recalling Quade Cooper at No.10 for a must-win Bledisloe Test but says there’s one thing he doesn’t get.