'Play like a girl': why Australia must stay ahead of the sevens curve
Staggering predictions for the growth of women's rugby put Australia's strategy under the microscope.
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Georgina Robinson
Georgina Robinson is a Sports Reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald
Dempsey puts first things first in hunt for Wallaby gold
Up and coming NSW hard man Jack Dempsey has had a taste of higher honours but wants to nail the basics first.
Tahs wrap their heads around new tackle laws
The advent of strict new laws to rid rugby of the head-high tackle are already changing Super Rugby.
Olympic champs to boost domestic women's sevens comp
Australia's gold medal winning women's sevens stars will be coming to a university campus near you this August as the Australian Rugby Union prepares to launch its ambitious new domestic women's sevens competition.
Hooper can be Eales-esque: Gibson
With few boxes left to tick in Australian rugby, Waratahs coach Daryl Gibson has set his freakishly consistent No.7, Michael Hooper, a fresh challenge.
Green Machine on track to light up Sydney Sevens
Sevens star Ellia Green took her rehab timeline with a grain of salt and is now a good chance to return for the Sydney Sevens next month.
Sponsor drought hits Super Rugby but Sevens, 10s to provide spark
Less than seven weeks remain until the start of Super Rugby but the Australian Rugby Union have not been able to lock down a major sponsor.
Pearls shine and Wallabies flop in 2016
Rugby had it all this year, the good, the bad and the ugly. Eddie Jones loomed large all year as the Wallabies battled a World Cup hangover for the ages. Thank god for the Aussie women's sevens team, who broke New Zealand hearts to claim Olympic gold in Rio.
Red, yellow: rugby takes zero tolerance approach to head-high tackles
Expect to see many more yellow and red cards as World Rugby flags a zero tolerance approach to head-high tackles – even the accidental ones.
Eddie v Cheik, reloaded and live at Twickenham next year
Australian rugby's most heated rivalry is gearing up for an encore performance, when Twickenham Stadium hosts Eddie v Cheik, round three, in November next year.
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