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'Boring' Schmidt not here to sell Wallabies dream

'Boring' Schmidt not here to sell Wallabies dream

New Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt presented himself as the antithesis of predecessor Eddie Jones as he addressed the challenge of rebuilding the national team.

Schmidt firms as RA push on with Wallabies coach call

Schmidt firms as RA push on with Wallabies coach call

Schmidt firms as RA push on with Wallabies coach call

Schmidt firms as RA push on with Wallabies coach call

Joe Schmidt is set to become the third New Zealander to coach the Wallabies, with an announcement likely well before the March deadline initially forecast.

Rennie's Steelers fall again in Japan rugby

Rennie's Steelers fall again in Japan rugby

Rennie's Steelers fall again in Japan rugby

Rennie's Steelers fall again in Japan rugby

Ex-Wallabies coach Dave Rennie's Kobe Steelers have had a lean start to the Japan Rugby League One season, losing their third straight game.

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Lions coach Farrell sure Wallabies 'will get it right'

Lions coach Farrell sure Wallabies 'will get it right'

Andy Farrell, the new British and Irish Lions coach, is sure the Wallabies will rebound to ensure the 2025 series will be "massive for Australian sport".

Cooper's rugby return marred by yellow card, heavy loss

Cooper's rugby return marred by yellow card, heavy loss

Wallabies World Cup reject Quade Cooper's comeback in Japanese rugby has ended with a yellow card and a 27-point battering for his Hanazono Kintetsu Liners.

Quade Cooper rides road to rugby redemption in Tokyo

Quade Cooper rides road to rugby redemption in Tokyo

A controversial omission from the Wallabies squad for the Rugby World Cup, Quade Cooper will return to action with his Japanese club side Kintetsu.

Ireland link has Schmidt as Wallabies coach contender

Ireland link has Schmidt as Wallabies coach contender

David Nucifora and Peter Horne taking on key RA roles after helping Ireland to world No.1 has raised the prospect of Joe Schmidt coaching the Wallabies.

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Cheika quits Pumas, RA not ruling out Wallabies return

Cheika quits Pumas, RA not ruling out Wallabies return

Cheika quits Pumas, RA not ruling out Wallabies return

Cheika quits Pumas, RA not ruling out Wallabies return

Michael Cheika's decision to quit his post with the Pumas has raised the inevitable question as to whether or not he will return as Wallabies coach.

Kiss says Queensland Reds' No.10 race far from run

Kiss says Queensland Reds' No.10 race far from run

Kiss says Queensland Reds' No.10 race far from run

Kiss says Queensland Reds' No.10 race far from run

New coach Les Kiss has demanded the Queensland Reds be more clinical and versatile as he mulls his options at No.10 for the next Super Rugby Pacific season.

Guilt-free Jones denies early interview in Japan reveal

Guilt-free Jones denies early interview in Japan reveal

Guilt-free Jones denies early interview in Japan reveal

Guilt-free Jones denies early interview in Japan reveal

A guilt-free Eddie Jones says he is comfortable with the circumstances surrounding his controversial move from the Wallabies to coach Japan.

Eddie Jones out to salvage reputation back in Japan

Eddie Jones out to salvage reputation back in Japan

Eddie Jones out to salvage reputation back in Japan

Eddie Jones out to salvage reputation back in Japan

After his England and Australian adventures ended in failure and acrimony, Eddie Jones is looking for redemption with his new job on an old stamping ground.

Clean slate as McReight vows to use World Cup for good

Clean slate as McReight vows to use World Cup for good

Clean slate as McReight vows to use World Cup for good

Clean slate as McReight vows to use World Cup for good

Queensland Reds star Fraser McReight is enjoying the clean slate at club level after a World Cup campaign he thinks will have long-term benefits.

Invested Moore's simple advice to RA after Eddie exit

Invested Moore's simple advice to RA after Eddie exit

Invested Moore's simple advice to RA after Eddie exit

Invested Moore's simple advice to RA after Eddie exit

Stephen Moore has offered his thoughts on the appointment of the next Wallabies coach as he prepares for his own return of sorts to the Queensland Reds.

Trailblazing Englishwoman revealed as Wallaroos coach

Trailblazing Englishwoman revealed as Wallaroos coach

Trailblazing Englishwoman revealed as Wallaroos coach

Trailblazing Englishwoman revealed as Wallaroos coach

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

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Super Rugby must speed up to lure fans back: Waugh

RA chief executive Phil Waugh says speeding up the game and limiting the time the ball is out of play are ways to revive interest in Super Rugby.

Aussie sevens women triumph again but men lose final

Australia's sevens women have earned back-to-back world series triumphs in Cape Town in dramatic fashion while the Aussie men were beaten in their final.

Vest finds way out of 'long tunnel' after broken neck

Connor Vest has opened up about life under new coach Les Kiss and the broken neck that left the Queensland Reds enforcer pondering his future.

Rennie to begin Japan rugby season with star recruits

Ex-Wallabies coach Dave Rennie resumes club coaching when he guides Kobelco Kobe Steelers in the opening round of Japan Rugby League one this weekend.

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Wallaby Nawaqanitawase defects to NRL's Roosters

Mark Nawaqanitawase could still play for the Wallabies next year, despite signing a two-year NRL deal from 2025 with the Sydney Roosters

Rebels' Tupou seeks fresh start after RWC nightmare

Wallabies prop Taniela Tupou simply wants to stay fit and perform for the Melbourne Rebels after his high-profile Super Rugby Pacific switch from the Reds.

Australian Open golf may be lost to NSW despite success

Golf Australia has revealed free-to-air TV numbers were up almost 200 per cent during the compelling final round of the Australian Open in Sydney.

Sevens 'Queens of the Desert' out for Cape Town glory

Australia's Sevens women will be returning to the scene of their 2022 World Cup triumph in Cape Town as they seek back-to-back world series triumphs.

Bell throws hat into ring to captain wounded Wallabies

NSW Waratahs prop Angus Bell says he aspired to captain the Wallabies and would be happy to answer any SOS call from the new coach, whoever that may be.

Levi sisters power Aussie women to Dubai Sevens triumph

The Levi sisters, Maddison and Teagan, have played huge roles in powering Australia's rugby women to a Dubai Sevens triumph over previously invincible NZ.

Aussie sevens women soar as men scrape through in Dubai

Australia's women's sevens stars have made an emphatic start to the season in Dubai but their male counterparts struggled to make it to the last-eight.

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