Australian rugby
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Wallabies
My Wallabies team against Wales - and Kurtley Beale is in
Beale’s return to top-level rugby has been a surprising subplot this year, and his selection indicates Joe Schmidt has a particular role for him in mind.
- by Paul Cully
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Cheika out of the running for NRL, Waratahs roles after joining English club
Michael Cheika has been linked with multiple roles in the NRL and Super Rugby. But he’s signed to coach a rugby team in England - who just sacked an Aussie.
- by Iain Payten
‘Tongan Thor’ a priority target for new Waratahs supremo
Simon Raiwalui has identified star Wallabies prop Taniela Tupou as a man he plans to recruit to the Tahs.
- by Iain Payten
‘It’s a clean slate’: Kellaway keen to put Rebels, Wallabies woes in past
Life has come full circle for Andrew Kellaway, who is back home at the Waratahs after a rollercoaster six years that left him questioning his international future.
- by Jonathan Drennan
‘It’s the pinnacle of the game’: Beale relishing return to Wallabies fold
During his year-long exile from the game, the veteran fullback had plenty of time to reflect on his career. It was then that he truly realised how much the national team meant to him.
- by Jonathan Drennan
McKellar in the frame for Waratahs job after sudden Tigers departure
Former Brumbies coach Dan McKellar is a late addition in the mix for the Waratahs’ head coach job after his English club parted ways with him in a shock move.
- by Iain Payten
Opinion
Opinion
Another hammering for Eddie will test his revered status in Japan
Club coaches in Japan have worked hard to enhance the esteem in which their competition is held, and they won’t take kindly to heavy losses for the Brave Blossoms.
- by Paul Cully
Opinion
Wallabies
The unluckiest omission from Joe Schmidt’s first Wallabies squad
It’s a relatively big squad for this time of year and the absence of Melbourne Rebels lock Josh Canham, therefore, is something of a surprise.
- by Paul Cully
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NRL 2024
Roosters attempt to lure Wallabies star for finals countdown
There is a tug of war between the Roosters and Rugby Australia over the immediate services of Wallaby star Mark Nawaqanitawase.
- by Adrian Proszenko
Analysis
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Domestic comps over Super Rugby? Be careful what you wish for
The exit of the Brumbies has prompted the annual debate, with the familiar calls to blow up Super Rugby and let Australia and New Zealand go their own way.
- by Paul Cully
‘It was a brutal task’: How Gordon Bray picked 15 Wallabies ‘Immortals’ from 125 years of rugby history
The “Voice of Rugby”″ has been calling the game for almost 50 years. It didn’t make it any easier to nominate 15 Australian Immortals.
- by Iain Payten