Tight Five
Super Rugby
New Zealand no longer the lions’ den as Australian stocks rise
The ‘Lions phenomenon’ may be helping Australia’s Super Rugby contingent with the Rebels uncovering a new rising star.
- by Paul Cully
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Opinion
International rugby
South Africa will be back if they can’t make Europe pay off
Move to Europe and the cash will flow, they said. Well, it hasn’t for South African teams just yet. If it doesn’t, they might be back in Super Rugby given the extraordinary cost of keeping up with the giants of European rugby.
- by Paul Cully
Analysis
Super Rugby
Blues-print for success: Rugby Australia must look to Auckland to rescue Waratahs
NSW’s malaise would appear to be terminal. But the example of the Blues – for so long New Zealand rugby’s great underachievers – shows a turnaround is possible.
- by Paul Cully
Opinion
Wallabies
The hire that proves Rugby Australia is planning for the future
The significance of Joe Schmidt’s latest recruit cannot be overestimated – and it shows the Wallabies coach wants to leave a lasting legacy.
- by Paul Cully
Tight Five
Super Rugby
Brumbies playmakers thrive, while things could still get worse for Waratahs
The Brumbies and Reds put on a quality display on Saturday, but it’s still a step below Test rugby and that complicates matters for the Wallabies’ coach.
- by Paul Cully
Opinion
Australian rugby
Rugby will be a winter sport forever - or will it?
A few years ago I would have been hostile to even contemplate a switch to summer to align with the northern hemisphere. Now I am merely neutral, not to mention curious.
- by Paul Cully
Analysis
Super Rugby
Kiwi sides are unusually weak. The Waratahs are blowing their chance
Perhaps the Waratahs haven’t had the results their Super Rugby performances deserved. But with New Zealand teams in a post-World Cup transition, Darren Coleman’s men are missing a great opportunity.
- by Paul Cully
Opinion
World Rugby
Seventeen dead minutes: Why World Rugby had to act after Cup final
The 2011 Rugby World Cup final was by no means a classic. But comparing it to last year’s showpiece event proves that rule changes have turned rugby into a waiting game.
- by Paul Cully
Tight Five
Super Rugby
Don’t adjust your sets: Australia has a genuine Super Rugby contender
The Queensland Reds continue to impress – and the rest of Super Rugby Pacific is taking notice.
- by Paul Cully
Opinion
Wallabies
The 30 players Rugby Australia must try to keep
The current crop of Wallabies were winning less than 40 per cent of matches, even before Eddie Jones. No one is indispensable. But, that said...
- by Paul Cully
Opinion
Super Rugby
Super Rugby rediscovers a magic ingredient – jeopardy
It is still early days, but the predictability that hurt the competition last year has all but evaporated in 2024.
- by Paul Cully