After naming another predictably powerful squad, All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has started the mind games early by declaring the Wallabies favourites for the Bledisloe Cup. Australia, of course, is in the midst of a now 16 year Bledisloe drought but that didn’t stop Hansen from doing his best to keep his champion team on […]
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Wallabies waiting on Samu
Video Wallabies waiting on Samu1:31 Rugby: Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has named 5 uncapped players in the 32 man squad for the three test series in Ireland. However, he is waiting eagerly on Pete Samu to get clearance from the NZ rugby union for him to play. May 31st 2018 2 minutes ago /display/newscorpaustralia.com/Web/NewsNetwork/Sport news […]
Curtis Rona wants a Wallabies spot
Video Curtis Rona wants a Wallabies spot1:02 Rugby: Curtis Rona says that he joined the Warratah’s due to a desire to play for the Wallabies January 18th 2018 14 minutes ago /display/newscorpaustralia.com/Web/NewsNetwork/Sport news and galleries/ Sport NRL News AFL Rugby Gold Football Cricket SuperRacing MotorSport Tennis Boxing Basketball Golf Cycling US Sports More Sports Curtis […]
New Wallabies star eyes comeback grudge match
STAR backrower Jack Dempsey is targeting the NSW Waratahs’ nostalgic return to the SCG next season as his own comeback date following five months out with a hamstring injury. Man of the match in Australia’s drought breaking Bledisloe Cup win over the All Blacks in October, Dempsey tore two tendons off the bone during the […]
Wallabies gun would be a cross-code star
QUADE Cooper could become a star in the NRL next season if there was a club prepared to take a risk on him. That’s the view of former dual-code international Mat Rogers, who believes the dumped Queensland Reds playmaker can transition between the codes. Cooper is mulling his options after being told by new Reds […]
Hunt re-signs with Reds and Wallabies
Video Hunt re-signs with Reds and Wallabies0:40 Rugby: Karmichael Hunt has re-signed with the Reds and Wallabies. November 23rd 2017 2 hours ago /display/newscorpaustralia.com/Web/NewsNetwork/Sport news and galleries/ Sport NRL News AFL Rugby Gold Football Cricket SuperRacing MotorSport Tennis Boxing Basketball Golf Cycling US Sports More Sports Hunt re-signs with Reds and Wallabies0:40 November 23rd 2017 […]
Live blog: Wallabies v England at Twickenham
IT has become customary for England coach Eddie Jones to rip into the Wallabies ahead of rugby Tests against Australia, where he was born and where he was previously coach of the national team. Not this week. “We are anticipating a tough game against probably the form team in the world,” Jones says, striking a […]
Taniela Tupou set for Wallabies debut
Video Taniela Tupou set for Wallabies debut1:26 Rugby Union: Taniela Tupou is set to make his debut for Australia. November 15th 2017 5 minutes ago /display/newscorpaustralia.com/Web/NewsNetwork/Sport news and galleries/ Sport NRL News AFL Rugby Gold Football Cricket SuperRacing MotorSport Tennis Boxing Basketball Golf Cycling US Sports More Sports Aussie discipline needs to improve0:49 November 15th […]
The main man behind Wallabies’ resurgence
AN apology for swearing in public after being chastised by his 93-year-old mother was the dive into the world of Eddie Jones, bad karaoke, stolen secrets, the Wallabies revival and escaping rugby’s perfect world. Welcome to the non-stop mind of the master coach who has turned England from a mess into the world’s No.2 team […]
Wallabies and Wales brothers in arms
THE Wallabies took on the new cosy spirit of co-operation between rugby Test nations on Sunday by training against the Welsh in Cardiff and finishing with an arm-in-arm moment of silence to mark Remembrance Day. The eight Wallabies not part of the Test-match 23 and development players Jack Maddocks and Liam Wright were involved against […]