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Rugby union
When the police brought out the water cannons, the Georgians packed down a scrum
The Georgian ability to scrum can be partly explained by history, cultural expression and natural athletic gifts in a country of less than four million people.
- by Jonathan Drennan
Wallabies 36 Wales 28
Wallabies
‘We have to be better’: Flying Filipo saves blushes as Wallabies secure win over Wales
- by Iain Payten
Insight & Analysis
Wallabies player ratings: How the men in gold fared in second Test against Wales
The Wallabies sealed their second win of 2024 and here’s how they rated in Melbourne against Wales.
Jonathan Drennan
Sports Reporter
Why success for Wallabies this year is finishing top of ‘second division’
Painfully modest as it sounds, a realistic aim for Australia would be to finish sixth in the world rankings, ahead of Scotland, Argentina and the increasingly solid Fiji.
Paul Cully
Rugby columnist
Returning Lolesio the conductor the Wallabies badly needed
There were a handful of promising signs for the Wallabies in their win over Wales.
Paul Cully
Rugby columnist
More News
Biola Dawa was born in a refugee camp in Uganda. Now she plays rugby for Australia
After her family fled the civil war and sought a better life in Australia, Biola Dawa became the first person of Sudanese heritage to play Test rugby for Australia last weekend.
- by Iain Payten
Chip off the old Beef: Another Botham aims to torment Australia in Melbourne
James Botham’s grandfather was an Ashes menace at the MCG. And as a Welsh rugby star, James is aiming to keep up the family tradition a few hundred metres away.
- by Iain Payten
Extras
‘It was bizarre’: The inside story of Eddie Jones’ chaotic second coming
- by Iain Payten and Tom Decent