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Beastie noise: Why rise of Sydney’s strongest rugby club has caused a loud stir
The resurgent Eastern Suburbs were club champions this year and are chasing their first Shute Shield since 1969 – but there is no shortage of rivals hoping they’ll stumble.
- by Iain Payten
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Australian rugby
Fittler junior considering career in rugby after Waratahs, RA offer
- by Iain Payten
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Give the punters something, Joe: Wallabies fans need to see a cutting edge
It was always going to be hard to gauge the Wallabies in two Tests against the Springboks. But “work in progress” signs can’t stay up forever.
Paul Cully
Rugby columnist
Forty-three cards in 47 Tests: Why the Wallabies are always their own worst enemy
Forget the Springboks or All Blacks. When it comes to identifying the team most responsible for Wallabies’ defeats, they need a mirror.
Iain Payten
Senior Sports Reporter
Wallabies are on the canvas and there’s no easy way back up. Here’s why
The resounding defeat to South Africa on Saturday exposed the scale of the gap between Australia and the world’s best. It’s hard to see it closing any time soon.
Paul Cully
Rugby columnist
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Improved Wallabies lose Springbok sequel in the rain
The Springboks recorded their first back-to-back win over the Wallabies in the professional era.
- by Jonathan Drennan
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Wallabies
Forty-three cards in 47 Tests: Why the Wallabies are always their own worst enemy
Forget the Springboks or All Blacks. When it comes to identifying the team most responsible for Wallabies’ defeats, they need a mirror.
- by Iain Payten
Analysis
Wallabies
Is it time for the Wallabies to call on the international brigade?
- by Jonathan Drennan
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Wallabies
Back to reality for the Wallabies as world champion Springboks smash hoodoo
- by Iain Payten
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Analysis
Wallabies
Is it time for the Wallabies to call on the international brigade?
- by Jonathan Drennan
