• Tom Decent

Michael Cheika believes June Test matches should be scrapped and the Super Rugby season should run uninterrupted from start to finish.

• Tom Decent

Michael Cheika says Leroy Houston is "a contender for sure" to fill the void at No.8 left by Sean McMahon after he was re-called into the Wallabies squad ahead of their Test against Argentina at Twickenham on Saturday (Sunday AEDT).

• Tom Decent

The mood in the Wallabies camp after their recent eight-point loss to the Springboks can best be described as frustration.

• Tom Decent

Scott Sio is stoked to have scored his first Test try – even if his dad thought he should have celebrated more – but hehas quickly turned his attention to conquering the Pumas at Twickenham.

• Roy Ward

New Wallabies prospect Marika Koroibete could start his rugby union career with a suspension.

• Georgina Robinson

Australia look set to play a crucial midweek game against a French Barbarians team as the ranks of Wallabies debutants swell to double digits this year.

• Tom Decent

Michael Cheika says the Wallabies failed to take chances during their eight-point loss against the Springboks but believes they played some of their best rugby of the year.

• Tom Decent

The Wallabies are searching for a new starting No.8 after Sean McMahon suffered a serious ankle injury in Australia's 18-10 defeat to South Africa on Saturday evening (Sunday AEST).

• Tom Decent

The Wallabies have once again come up empty-handed in South Africa after they left too many points out on the park in their 18-10 loss to the Springboks on Saturday.

• Tom Decent

When Wallabies vice-captain Michael Hooper burst onto the scene, he cared so much about what people thought of his performances that he would read online comment sections.

• Tom Decent

Wallabies assistant coach Stephen Larkham says Israel Folau has never been more motivated and believes he has grown as a player in the last 18 months.

• Tom Decent

Wallabies No.8 Sean McMahon says he won't take a backward step against the Springboks in Pretoria.

• Tom Decent

A catch-up with Darren Lehmann may have ignited the patriotic fire in Michael Cheika, with the Wallabies coach saying he wants his side to bring a more Australian brand of football to the table when they tackle South Africa on Saturday night in Pretoria.

• Georgina Robinson

The RFU are sitting pretty on the field and off it. It appears its position of strength has left it in no mood to compromise on Australia and New Zealand's campaign for a globally aligned – and fairly remunerated – season.

• Spiro Zavos

On October 8,1969 the lead letter in The Sydney Morning Herald was headlined: South Africa and Sport.

• Tom Decent

If you had to pick a cricket team made of Wallabies players to represent the nation, who would be in your side?

• Tom Decent

Wallabies skills coach and former AFL player Mick Byrne says Reece Hodge possesses one of the best kicks he has seen.

• Tom Decent

The Wallabies have never beaten the Springboks at Pretoria but vice-captain Michael Hooper assures his men will "dig deep" and is confident the hard work of recent weeks will pay off.

• COMMENT
• Paul Cully

Forget the Wallabies' dreadful record in Pretoria. The international game is in such a state of flux, disrupted by money and the rising power of clubs, that the history books can be temporarily discounted. The win is there if they're good enough.

• Tom Decent

Michael Cheika says Sean McMahon is in the box seat to become Australia's long-term No.8 after he got the nod to fill David Pocock's spot at the back of the scrum for the Wallabies in their upcoming game against the Springboks.

• Mick Cleary

The Rugby Football Union is to consider appointing another overseas coach to take over from Eddie Jones in three years' time, despite stating when the Australian was appointed 10 months ago that it intended to nurture English coaches as a fundamental part of its succession plan.

• Tom Decent

Sefa Naivalu plans on giving everything he's got to fulfil his dream of playing for the Wallabies and featuring in at least one Test this year after waiting a "long time" to qualify for selection.

• Tom Decent

Wallabies winger Henry Speight says he has no intention of returning to sevens for the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games – even if some of his teammates want to – but believes his time in the truncated code has been pivotal for his development and overall conditioning.

Wallaby Samu Kerevi has defended rugby-bound winger Marika Koroibete from accusations he is money hungry for describing his move away from the NRL as a "business decision".

• Tom Decent

When Stephen Moore first came to South Africa as a 20-year-old in 2003 he was so nervous he prayed the ball did not go out so he wouldn't have to throw a lineout. Now, he embraces the challenge.

• Tom Decent

Johannesburg: Sekope Kepu says it's "scary" to think he is almost a decade older than up and coming tight-head props Tom Robertson and Allan Alaalatoa, but is impressed with the new generation, even if it they are keeping him on his toes.

• Tom Decent

Bernard Foley says the selection of Quade Cooper at five-eighth has given the pair more freedom in attack and will continue to benefit the Wallabies when they tackle South Africa this weekend.

• Tom Decent

Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has been in contact with his Australian cricket counterpart Darren Lehmann and is keen for the sides to catch up in what will be the first time both have toured South Africa simultaneously

• Tom Decent

Tolu Latu has described his Wallabies selection as "pretty surprising" and can sympathise with Queensland Reds hooker Andrew Ready if he was disappointed to not be rewarded for an auspicious Super Rugby season.