• ANALYSIS

The fans want it, so do the pundits, and probably the player himself. Will Australian coach Michael Cheika ever give Israel Folau a taste of life in the Wallabies mid field?

Defiant Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has declared "bring it on," as his side looks to break a 15-year, 19-Test winless streak against the All Blacks in New Zealand.

Wallabies coach Michael Cheika and former Munster coach Alan Gaffney have led the antipodean tributes to Anthony Foley, who died in Paris at the weekend. 

Kiwis have won 35 on trot at Eden Park but fear Australian habit of foiling winning streaks

As a footy-mad girl on the NSW south coast, Wallaroos captain Ash Hewson could only dream of the opportunities young girls now have to play rugby.

Fiji's inclusion in the National Rugby Championship is the most meaningful gesture any tier one rugby nation has made to the Pacific Island nations. Here is the story behind Friday's historic announcement

The Wallabies will face the All Blacks next week without Will Genia but could be boosted by the surprise return of David Pocock and Sean McMahon.

Fiji will play in Australia's National Rugby Championship next year in a historic development for the talent-rich Pacific Island nation.

The shaky 33-21 victory over the Pumas at Twickenham entrenched the Wallabies in second place in The Rugby Championship. They won three matches in the tournament, both Tests against the Pumas and a home Test against the Springboks. Under the Zavos Achievement Rating system the Wallabies merit a 5 out of 10.

The All Blacks simply don't have a weakness the Australians can exploit.

In 1986, Nelson Mandela was still in prison, the Berlin Wall stood and Neville Wran was the Premier of NSW. It was also the last time the Wallabies beat the All Blacks at Eden Park.

The southern hemisphere provides the talent but the north takes the cash. And the SANZAAR nations have had enough.

Michael Cheika is sweating on the fitness of back-rowers David Pocock and Sean McMahon after the Wallabies coach revealed they could both be in contention to make returns for the all-important All Blacks fixture at Eden Park in two weeks' time.

Tribalism is delivering the A-League its time in the sun just as Australian Super Rugby teams are being forced to survive on less and less of it.

Wallabies halfback Nick Phipps has come under fire after bizarrely shoving a Pumas team medical officer onto the ground as he appeared to move towards the ball in a break in play.

No.8 Leroy Houston says he's the happiest man alive and has vowed to sleep in his new Wallabies cap after making his long-awaited debut off the bench against Argentina at Twickenham.

Michael Cheika says the Wallabies were "rattled" when Michael Hooper was shown a yellow card against Argentina at Twickenham but he was thoroughly impressed with the way they fought back to grind out a 33-21 victory to clinch second spot in the Rugby Championship.

A Samu Kerevi double has guided the Wallabies to an improbable 33-21 win over Argentina at Twickenham given the amount of adversity they had to overcome during the bruising encounter.

When you ask Bernard Foley if deep down he wants to be back at five-eighth for the Wallabies, he pauses for a second.