Opinion
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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Opinion
Australian rugby
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
Analysis
Australian rugby
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
Opinion
Australian rugby
Rugby’s latest clown show is more tragedy than comedy
Gold Coast Titans recruit Carter Gordon has not let rugby down with his impending NRL defection. It’s the other way around.
- by Paul Cully
Analysis
Australian rugby
Lock him in, Joe: The rookie who can keep Rebels spirit alive in a gold jersey
As a club, the Rebels came to an end at the weekend in the Super Rugby Pacific quarter-finals. But the career of one Melbourne youngster is only just getting started.
- by Paul Cully
Analysis
World Rugby
Rugby’s Qatar option would be a cynical, soulless money grab
If rugby bosses are going to accept vast sums to take the Nations Championship finals to Qatar, they must at least be honest about their motives.
- by Paul Cully
Opinion
Super Rugby
Waratahs rebuild creates opportunities – and issues
Powering up the Waratahs scrum with Rebels stars could help NSW regain some lost ground. But it could also fuel one of the Tahs’ oldest problems.
- by Paul Cully
Opinion
Australian rugby
Super Rugby struggles turn blowtorch on new-look Wallabies
The Tests in July against Wales are so important for brightening the national mood that they are in the must-win category.
- by Paul Cully
Opinion
Super Rugby
Waratahs are not the only problem child in Super Rugby’s dysfunctional family
Rugby Australia must be learning that centralisation means taking on the problems of the franchises, not magically making them disappear.
- by Paul Cully
This is the hardest Wallabies squad to pick in a decade, but there is a core to build around
After the World Cup car crash, the Wallabies squad is wide open for July’s Tests. From now on, every game in Super Rugby will be a virtual final, or a real one. There really are Wallabies jerseys up for grabs.
- by Paul Cully