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.

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.

Rory Arnold has shunned big-money interest from French glamour club Toulon to pledge his future to Australian rugby, signing a new three-year deal with the ACT Brumbies.

For Michael Hooper, an open road up to Palm Beach, a Harley Davidson and some time away from Rugby are perfect before kicking off his 2017 season.

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.

The Australian Women's Rugby Sevens team and the Waratahs are training together to bring the best out of each other.

Future Wallabies and Pearls might have been running around at the Manly Roos Game On Gala last week, but if the Australian Rugby Union can't realise the error of its ways, those boys and girls won't have a game to play at senior level.

Western Sydney must have a Super Rugby team, according to the new man in charge of the Shute Shield.

Wallabies star Kurtley Beale will put his seven-month injury hell behind him this weekend when he makes his long-awaited Wasps debut.

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Wallabies five-eighth Bernard Foley insists the tough times endured by Australia this year have laid the foundation for future success.

Wallabies captain Stephen Moore has thrown his support behind a state of origin concept being discussed by the Queensland and NSW rugby unions, saying the more Australian local derbies the better.

England coach Eddie Jones could have been afforded some time to celebrate a fourth consecutive win over his home country this year but quickly put the breaks on by saying he would not be completely satisfied until England won the World Cup.

Michael Cheika says Australia's 37-21 loss to England at Twickenham was no more disappointing because it was once again orchestrated by Eddie Jones, but made it clear there was a great degree of mutual respect between the two former Randwick teammates.

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Not for first time the 50-50 calls went against Australia although England are clearly the better side.

England have continued their dominance over the Wallabies, running out 37-21 winners at Twickenham on the back of a sensational second half from the hosts that will only deepen the wounds of a humiliating series loss in June.

A breakdown of how each Australian player performed in the Wallabies' 37-21 loss to England at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday.

Why David Pocock earns the silly money in rugby, even on his year off.

David Pocock is somewhat daunted by the twelve-month sabbatical he will take from the game but says he will throw everything he's got at breaking back into the Wallabies set-up in a push for a possible final hurrah at the 2019 World Cup.