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Joe Schmidt hoping World Cup hurt will breed new edge in Wallaby mentality

New coach Joe Schmidt is warning it will take time for the Wallabies' scars to heal from Eddie Jones's ill-fated second coming.

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19 Jan 2024, 14:34

Liam Mitchell outstanding in Wild Knights' mauling: Japan League One wrap

Kiwi second row Liam Mitchell, partnered with Springbok Lood de Jager, was outstanding all day as the Wild Knights racked up 81-po…

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14 Jan 2024, 5:56

'I know Australia': Andy Farrell insists Lions wary of Wallabies 'psyche'

British and Irish Lions coach Andy Farrell is confident the Wallabies will overcome their woes and "get it right" in time for the …

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11 Jan 2024, 14:21

Quade Cooper return marred after just 11 minutes

A yellow card and a 27-point hammering have marked an inglorious start for World Cup outcast Quade Cooper as he began his quest to…

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06 Jan 2024, 5:29

Perth to Paris: Gold on the mind for Australia Women's Sevens

Sevens star Charlotte Caslick says it sucked not snaring a medal at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, but she's liking what she sees from t…

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04 Jan 2024, 15:10

Wallabies coach candidate gains momentum as Nucifora returns

Phil Waugh said RA would ramp up the chase for a successor to Eddie Jones following Friday's confirmation that journeyman Peter Ho…

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21 Dec 2023, 21:54

Rugby Australia recruit two big fish to help steer Wallabies ship

The appointment of the pair could help lure former Ireland coach Joe Schmidt, after the Kiwi mentor worked in a World Rugby high-p…

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21 Dec 2023, 14:36

Phil Waugh on the potential return of Michael Cheika: 'Everyone's in the hunt'

Phil Waugh isn't ruling out Rugby Australia going back to the well once more and hiring Michael Cheika as Wallabies coach for a se…

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19 Dec 2023, 15:10

'We've got options': Les Kiss undecided on Reds' best first five-eighth

Les Kiss wants his team to be clinical and courageous and, with that in mind, is tossing up his options at No.10 for the Queenslan…

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19 Dec 2023, 14:41

Quade Cooper still a no show as Shannon Frizell makes his mark in Japan

Robbie Deans remains the coach to beat in Japanese club rugby after his seven-time national champions, Saitama Wild Knights, made …

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17 Dec 2023, 6:26

'You can only peak once': Australia measuring SVNS success for Olympics

Australian rugby sevens gun Maddison Levi is borrowing from the nation's world-beating swimmers in an attempt to peak for Paris.

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15 Dec 2023, 15:18

Eddie Jones out to salvage reputation back in Japan

Eddie Jones's reputation as a rugby coaching guru can now perhaps only be resurrected in the country where they still remember him…

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13 Dec 2023, 16:37

'Clean slate': Wallaby Fraser McReight vows to use ‘tough’ World Cup for good

Fraser McReight is adamant he's the kind of person who will use the Wallabies' World Cup disappointment to flourish, not flounder.

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13 Dec 2023, 16:27

Former Wallabies skipper weighs in on next Australian coach options

Stephen Moore has urged Rugby Australia to learn from a "pretty unfortunate 12 months" and not be afraid of the prospect of appoin…

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12 Dec 2023, 4:30

Jo Yapp named Wallaroos head coach in historic appointment

England's Jo Yapp will become the first female head coach of a senior Australian football team after being named as Wallaroos boss…

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11 Dec 2023, 22:08

Phil Waugh: Super Rugby must speed up to lure fans back

Rugby Australian boss Phil Waugh is adamant speeding up the game and having the ball in play longer is paramount to winning back d…

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11 Dec 2023, 8:28

Foley thrashed, All Black icons score in first round of Japanese rugby season

The title defence of Wallaby Bernard Foley's Kubota Spears Tokyo Bay in Japan's club rugby has got off to the worst possible start…

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10 Dec 2023, 7:03

The rare list of rugby union stars who tried a code switch to league

In the days when rugby union was amateur, code switches to rugby league were the norm but for the last 30 years it has been mo…

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09 Dec 2023, 19:55

'We played ruthlessly': Australia chasing back-to-back SVNS circuit wins

Australia's flying Olympic hopefuls in the women's sevens are determined to make it back-to-back world series triumphs in Cape Tow…

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07 Dec 2023, 21:15

Taniela Tupou looking to 'reach the next level' in fresh start with Rebels

Melbourne Rebels recruit Taniela Tupou has narrowed his focus as he seeks to put a painful World Cup experience and injury-riddled…

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07 Dec 2023, 20:21
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