• Tom Decent

Fullback Israel Folau believes the Wallabies' back line has gelled together nicely throughout the three June Tests.

• Tom Decent

Michael Cheika is adamant the Wallabies can beat the All Blacks and break a 15-year Bledisloe Cup drought. But if you happen to find yourself laughing at the Australian coach, he doesn't blame you.

Eben Etzebeth has scored a try epitomising the revival of South Africa following their disastrous 2016 with the Springboks clean-sweeping their three-match home series with France with a 35-12 victory at Ellis Park.

• Marc Hinton

Take a bow, Kieran Read. And a 1-0 series lead while you're at it.

• Phil Lutton

Captain Stephen Moore said the training intensity must lift at Super Rugby level in a concerning evaluation of fitness levels of Wallaby players ahead of Tests.

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• Tom Decent

Wallabies coach Michael Cheika says he was "going mad" at times during Australia's almighty scare against Italy in which they avoided what would have been their most embarrassing Test defeat.

• Tom Decent

Australian scrum coach Mario Ledesma says the Wallabies will be fully prepared if Italy try any sneaky tricks like they did against England this year.

• Tom Decent

Waratahs duo Rob Horne and Jack Dempsey never thought they would get the chance to don a Wallabies jersey this year, for completely different reasons.

Lions manager John Spencer has been reportedly attacked in an Auckland restaurant.

• Tom Decent

Stephen Moore is back as Wallabies captain and says Saturday's match against Italy cannot come quick enough after a disheartening loss to Scotland.

• Tom Decent

Wallabies coach Michael Cheika had the opening Bledisloe Cup match in the back of his mind when picking a team to face Italy on Saturday but believes the team will be quite different come August 19 at ANZ Stadium.

• Gavin Mairs

Peter O'Mahony will captain the British and Irish Lions for the opening Test match against the All Blacks as head coach Warren Gatland sprang a number of major surprises in his team selection.

• Gavin Mairs

​The British and Irish Lions have asked their security team to sweep their hotel rooms for listening devices in an effort to eradicate the risk of espionage ahead of the first Test against New Zealand on Saturday.

• Angelo Risso

HAMILTON: British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland is tipping plenty of lively debate in Wednesday's Test selection meeting after his supposed second-string troops outclassed the Chiefs 34-6 in Hamilton.

• Tom Decent

Bill Pulver will remain chief executive of the Australian Rugby Union, for now, with chairman Cameron Clyne saying his position was not discussed at an emergency general meeting on Tuesday.

• Phil Lutton

Halfback Will Genia has a new lease of life after returning from France, while Bernard Foley says the Wallabies back line can be as dangerous as any in the world.

• Phil Lutton

The Wallabies centre, back in rugby via league and AFL, says the emergence of Angus Crichton and Brodie Croft show the challenges for rugby in securing the best and brightest talents.

• Phil Lutton

Cooper said he respected the rights of fans to vent but wasn't standing for the notion that the team was mailing it in against Scotland, saying it was easy to 'throw barbs' from behind a keyboard.

• Gavin Mairs

Peter O'Mahony, the Ireland flanker, has emerged as the leading contender to captain the British and Irish Lions in the opening Test match against the All Blacks on -Saturday. His leadership skills were endorsed yesterday by assistant coach Andy Farrell.

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• Peter FitzSimons

Australian rugby needs to batten down the hatches and weather the storm before it can emerge as a world force again.

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• Phil Lutton

Wallabies coach Michael Cheika admits the supporter whose social media critique of the team went viral rose some relevant issues and said he shared the same emotions.

• EXCLUSIVE
• Tom Decent

ARU chief executive Bill Pulver says he will resign immediately from his position at Tuesday's emergency general meeting if everyone agrees he is no longer right for the job.

• Eamonn Tiernan

Wallabies great Owen Finegan says Scotland's champion team beat Australia's team of champions.

• Tom Decent

Wallabies coach Michael Cheika says there is plenty to improve on from Australia's defeat to Scotland but doesn't think there is anything wrong with the actual football they put on show.

• Tom Decent

Wallabies halfback Will Genia has taken responsibility for Australia's shock loss to Scotland and said the team needs to find the urgency required to compete at Test level in its next outing against Italy.

• Tom Decent

Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has forecast changes for Australia's next match against Italy and questioned the attitude of some players following a five-point loss to Scotland.

• Tom Decent

Scotland have got their sweet revenge by beating the Wallabies for just the third time in almost 35 years with a dogged 24-19 win on Saturday afternoon.

• Robert Lowe

The All Blacks have tuned up for their Test series against the British and Irish Lions by overpowering Samoa 78-0 in Auckland on Friday night.

• Tom Decent

Wallabies attack coach Stephen Larkham says he has never seen a player perform so well on such short notice at No.12 in the way Karmichael Hunt did last weekend against Fiji.