Wallabies
New-look Wallabies want to make Sydney a Test fortress. There’s one problem ...
Wallabies fans in Sydney have endured a miserable time over the past two World Cup cycles. Could Saturday’s opening Test of the year against Wales turn a corner?
- by Tom Decent
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‘One of the best to do it’: McReight’s praise for Wallabies mentor Hooper
It was a hard weekend for Wallabies veterans Michael Hooper and Kurtley Beale.
- by Jonathan Drennan
Beale’s ruptured Achilles tendon puts career in balance
Kurtley Beale’s rugby career is in jeopardy ahead of surgery on Monday after a scan revealed he had ruptured his achilles tendon.
- by Jonathan Drennan
Hooper announces retirement after missing Olympics
Former Wallabies captain Michael Hooper has missed the cut for the men’s Olympic sevens team, bringing down the curtain on a distinguished career for Australia.
- by Iain Payten
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NSW’s latest ‘one that got away’ shows why Simon Raiwalui is so badly needed
Waratahs’ new director of performance must take a hard line on retention to prevent players like Under-20s star Ronan Leahy being lost to the state.
- by Paul Cully
From Transylvania to the Wallabies: The wild journey of rugby’s ‘Romanian Rumbler’
David Feliaui always had a dream to play for Australia. He just had to go on a Mormon mission and play in Dracula’s backyard first.
- by Iain Payten
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Olympic gold and NRL premiership: Nawaqanitawase in line for double in cross-code shock
It was thought Mark Nawaqanitawase would have to choose between Olympic gold and a crack at an NRL premiership this season. Instead, he could do both.
- by Adrian Proszenko
‘I have given everything’: Why Wallabies star Gordon looked at Tahs exit door
When news emerged the Waratahs captain was investigating a mid-contract release to play in France, it was another gut punch for fans in a season full of them.
- by Iain Payten
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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
‘Never been so unprepared’: Schmidt flags Wallabies experimentation in July Tests
He is one of the most experienced Test rugby coaches in the world, but new Wallabies boss Joe Schmidt is battling the butterflies.
- by Iain Payten
Why breakout Reds star missed Wallabies squad, and how another could jump the queue
Joe Schmidt pulled Tim Ryan aside to discuss his future, and revealed what was needed of the tearaway winger to make his Wallabies’ dreams a reality.
- by Nick Wright