Sport
Rugby union
Rebels set Wednesday deadline for RA rescue plan discussions
Legal action against Rugby Australia appears inevitable if the governing body shows no willingness to resolve the financial issues that have the Melbourne franchise on the brink of liquidation.
- by Roy Masters
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Waratahs
‘Sydney likes winners, we understand that’: Waratahs answer critics with shock victory
- by Jonathan Drennan
Insight & Analysis
Hard to swallow: The moment in Wallabies doco where Eddie’s excuses demand a reply
The documentary on Australia’s World Cup debacle is car-crash TV, but one scene should have veered from fly-on-the-wall to scripted film.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
And then there were four? Welcome to a Super Rugby season like no other
With the Crusaders losing talent, and in all likelihood a swansong campaign for the Rebels looming, at least one Australian side might just see a premiership window opening.
Paul Cully
Rugby columnist
What is Dupont’s law, why is it ruining the game, and how will Super Rugby stop it?
France halfback Antoine Dupont has exploited a loophole in the rugby rulebook. We explain how Super Rugby is closing it to create a better spectacle.
Jonathan Drennan
Sports Reporter
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Opinion
Super Rugby
A boring product trapped by pedantic rules: Why it’s time rugby joined the entertainment game
The game is going backwards economically because, aside from episodic scintillating moments like the first half of France-South Africa in the recent World Cup, it’s become lousy entertainment. Here’s how to fix it.
- by John Wylie
‘Soft’: Horan slams Rebels after Super Rugby capitulation
A 30-3 defeat to the Brumbies in the opening round has raised further questions about the embattled Melbourne franchise.
- by Tom Decent
Extras
‘It was bizarre’: The inside story of Eddie Jones’ chaotic second coming
- by Iain Payten and Tom Decent
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Eddie Jones
Here’s why Eddie Jones’ claims about Japan job are misleading
- by Tom Decent and Iain Payten