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The Australian Rugby Union are set to watch another another high-profile executive walk out the door.

Wallabies back-rower Sean McMahon has all but conceded he will not take part in the 2019 Rugby World Cup and leave Australian rugby for a two-year flexible deal in Japan.

Australian sevens gold medallist Nicole Beck has returned to training after a second pregnancy and is aiming to win a spot on the Commonwealth Games team next year.

ACT Brumbies coach Stephen Larkham was left disappointed with a poor Canberra crowd for Friday's quarter-final.

Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has ruled out adding Christian Lealiifano to the Wallabies camp this week.

New Wallabies squad member Campbell Magnay says a phone call from coach Michael Cheika only reignited his passion to one day wear a gold jersey despite plans to leave Australian rugby as soon as next month.

Michael Cheika has no desire to recall Quade Cooper to the Wallabies squad despite Karmichael Hunt being ruled out of the Bledisloe Cup opener.

The Wallabies have been dealt a major Bledisloe Cup blow, with inside-centre Karmichael Hunt ruled out for eight weeks with an ankle injury.

Returning Wallaby Nick Phipps says Michael Cheika's "unrelenting" fitness regime ahead of the first Bledisloe Cup Test will instil a mental toughness in the squad required to beat the All Blacks.

Australian Rugby Union chairman Cameron Clyne has indicated he will stand down from his position if the game's governing body comes to the unwanted conclusion it cannot legally cut a Super Rugby team next season.

Missing a couple of pre-season matches will allow Sonny Bill Williams to return from suspension to face the Wallabies in the Bledisloe Cup series opener in Sydney.

The former Wallabies coach will lead a Barbarians side against the Wallabies in October.

Quade Cooper has been dropped from an extended Wallabies squad.

Former Wallabies back Rod Kafer wants to help make Australian rugby great again after being charged with setting up a National Coaching Advisory Panel, his first official role in the game for more than a decade.

Wallabies star Kurtley Beale was overcome with emotion and said it was a special feeling to unveil a special Indigenous jersey in Redfern on Monday.

Kurtley Beale says he is eyeing off a Wallabies No.12 jersey ahead of the international season and wants to help the NSW Waratahs turn their fortunes around after a torrid year.

If you're the Wallabies and Springboks, you just might want to put that ticker-tape order on the back-burner, writes March Hinton

Alan Jones is set to make a shock return to coaching by taking charge of a Barbarians team that will play the Wallabies in October.

This time last year Wallabies star David Pocock was digging balls out of breakdowns and winning turnovers for his country and beloved ACT Brumbies. Now he's digging holes in a garden in South Africa.