August 19 will be one of the most important days in recent history for Australian rugby. It's got nothing to do with the performances of our Super Rugby teams or the drama surrounding one franchise being culled. But August 19 is the date of the first Bledisloe Cup clash.
Sun-Herald rugby columnist Matt Burke sits down with Israel Folau to talk form and Super Rugby on the eve of the Waratahs' clash with the Melbourne Rebels.
Why would the Australian coach endorse – even suggest – the recruitment of a 33-year-old rugby league player. I just can't understand it.
Sixteen members of the Lions squad toured Australia four years ago. How many of the Wallabies side have survived from 2013?
Six weeks ago, I was adamant the Western Force should be the team to go – but now I'm not so sure.
Constant tinkering with the laws by the powers that be has changed the 15-man game significantly – and not for the better.
I sat down through the week with Waratahs head coach Daryl Gibson and got some insight into the team, pressure, SAANZAR and how they are going to approach this game today at the SFS.
A quarter of the way through the Super Rugby season and you don't need me to tell you it's been a battle for the Australian teams.
The move from Eastwood Rugby to put TG Millner Field up for sale to ensure the club's survival shouldn't come as too much of a shock – more sadness that it has to come to this point.
In my Super Rugby season preview, I suggested the Australian teams could see the heels of the Kiwi teams and, just maybe, they might close the gap this year. But the gap is as wide as ever. So what is driving the men from across the ditch?
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