Tom Decent is a journalist with Fairfax Media.
Wallabies five-eighth Bernard Foley is back to his best with the boot but has heaped praise on Israel Folau, saying the fullback has grown to a new level in what will surely go down as his most outstanding year in a gold jersey.
Michael Cheika says he can find a way to get Karmichael Hunt back in an Australian starting XV alongside Kurtley Beale and is prepared to fly him to Argentina at the halfway mark of the team's upcoming tour, such is the value he adds to the Wallabies.
A lack of first half urgency had Australian coach Michael Cheika seeing red and questioning the effort of his players but the Wallabies managed to salvage themselves and get their Rugby Championship campaign off the ground with a convincing 45-20 win over Argentina in Canberra.
The Australian rugby player market is in full swing as Western Force players continue to sort their futures out now they are without a Super Rugby club.
The Australian Rugby Union and Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest have put aside their differences and are on the same page, for now, after the game's governing body announced the establishment of a working group to help develop and work on the billionaire's new Indo Pacific Rugby Championship.
The Wallabies have won just two games from six starts this year but assistant coach Stephen Larkham insists there is plenty to be proud of as the group looks to get its Rugby Championship campaign off the ground with a victory against Argentina in Canberra.
Former Melbourne Storm winger Marika Koroibete is in line to make his Wallabies debut against Argentina on Saturday in Canberra.
Canberra Vikings boss Anthony Hill is keen to see the NRC and Indo-Pacific Rugby Championship join forces.
Wallabies coach Michael Cheika believes the Australian public needs to be respectful of Israel Folau's opposition to same-sex marriage and has refuted a suggestion the star fullback's opinion could create team disharmony ahead of Saturday's Test.
Wallabies coach Michael Cheika says he walked away from a meeting last week with Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest feeling assured the billionaire is hell-bent on improving Australian rugby.
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