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Locked and loaded: Schmidt on big Wallabies omission

Locked and loaded: Schmidt on big Wallabies omission

Joe Schmidt has left Lukhan Salakaia-Loto out of his Nations Championship squad, instead keen to blood two younger locks as the Wallabies assess options.

Former league great accused of blocking star's return

Former league great accused of blocking star's return

Former league great accused of blocking star's return

Former league great accused of blocking star's return

Israel Folau's hopes of returning to the NRL after more than a decade were blocked by former league great Wayne Pearce, according to Folau's wife.

Flyhalf heads west as Reds bolster lock stocks

Flyhalf heads west as Reds bolster lock stocks

Flyhalf heads west as Reds bolster lock stocks

Flyhalf heads west as Reds bolster lock stocks

Two Australian playmakers are on the move while the Queensland Reds have addressed a depth issue in a key area.

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Waratahs young gun bags Super Rugby rookie honours

Waratahs young gun bags Super Rugby rookie honours

He didn't get onto the field until round 4 but Sid Harvey made such an impression since that he's been named Super Rugby Pacific rookie of the year.

'Age is irrelevant': Slipper set for Wallabies comeback

'Age is irrelevant': Slipper set for Wallabies comeback

Ageless prop James Slipper could become rugby's all-time most-capped player after announcing a comeback for the Wallabies less than a year into retirement.

Exiting coach doesn't fancy Wallabies' World Cup hopes

Exiting coach doesn't fancy Wallabies' World Cup hopes

One of Australia's longest serving and most experienced coaches has cast doubts on the Wallabies' hopes of contending for Rugby World Cup glory next year.

No doubt about it: Chiefs' Aussie gets Super final shot

No doubt about it: Chiefs' Aussie gets Super final shot

Aussie centre Lalakai Foketi has explained the differences between the environments at the Chiefs and Waratahs ahead of the Kiwi club's fourth-straight final.

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Numbers expose void, Brumbies sift through Super ashes

Numbers expose void, Brumbies sift through Super ashes

Numbers expose void, Brumbies sift through Super ashes

Numbers expose void, Brumbies sift through Super ashes

Stephen Larkham has identified why the wheels fell off the Brumbies' Super campaign, while the Reds have locked in a young No.10 among a raft of list changes.

Waratahs set up Super W win with rousing first half

Waratahs set up Super W win with rousing first half

Waratahs set up Super W win with rousing first half

Waratahs set up Super W win with rousing first half

The Waratahs are unbeaten in the first two rounds of Super W after beating the Brumbies in Canberra while the Fijian Drua rallied to overhaul the Western Force.

Drua unleash frenetic comeback to down Force women

Drua unleash frenetic comeback to down Force women

Drua unleash frenetic comeback to down Force women

Drua unleash frenetic comeback to down Force women

The Western Force have opened their Super Rugby Women season with a loss, coughing up a 24-10 lead against an inspired Fijian Drua side.

Waratah out for using ADHD medication without exemption

Waratah out for using ADHD medication without exemption

Waratah out for using ADHD medication without exemption

Waratah out for using ADHD medication without exemption

A rising NSW Waratahs star has accepted an 18-month ban for using ADHD medication without an appropriate exemption that he now has.

'Freak' and French muscle bolster Junior Wallabies

'Freak' and French muscle bolster Junior Wallabies

'Freak' and French muscle bolster Junior Wallabies

'Freak' and French muscle bolster Junior Wallabies

Tom Robinson will lead a Junior Wallabies team that will for the first time include overseas talent in two hulking French-based props, and a local freak.

Forgotten Wallabies skipper lands Welsh club deal

Forgotten Wallabies skipper lands Welsh club deal

Forgotten Wallabies skipper lands Welsh club deal

Forgotten Wallabies skipper lands Welsh club deal

Former Wallabies captain Liam Wright will play for Welsh club Ospreys, keen to reinvigorate his career after injuries derailed his stint with the Reds.

Levi-powered Aussie women roar to world sevens title

Levi-powered Aussie women roar to world sevens title

Levi-powered Aussie women roar to world sevens title

Levi-powered Aussie women roar to world sevens title

Australia's rugby women have become world sevens champions after defeating their great rivals New Zealand in the final match of the season in Bordeaux.

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Rennie steers Steelers to victory in Japan grand final

There was joy for ex-Wallabies coach Dave Rennie but heartbreak for his former charge Bernard Foley in the Japan Rugby League One decider in Tokyo.

Brumbies women stun Reds with after-the-siren penalty

The Brumbies have snapped a seven-match winless streak after Faitala Moleka scored an after-the-siren penalty in a thrilling win over Queensland.

Aussie sevens women eye world title as men crash out

Australia's women rugby sevens team are two matches away from lifting the world championship crown in Bordeaux - but New Zealand stand ominously in their path.

Farewell Kiss ends on Super downer as Wallabies beckon

Incoming Wallabies coach Les Kiss remains optimistic about the state of Australian rugby despite no teams making Super semis for the first time since 2017.

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Reds' run over as Chiefs set up all-Kiwi Super semis

Queensland have fallen short in their bid to make history as the first Australian side to win a Super Rugby final in New Zealand, outplayed by the Chiefs.

Here's Johnny! Crusaders stretch Super Rugby streak

The Crusaders have cemented a Super Rugby Pacific semi-final berth, with fullback Johnny McNicoll scoring three tries as they trounced the Blues.

Physical win but no bonus point for Waratahs women

The NSW Waratahs have made a winning start to their title defence with a six-tries-to-four win over Fijian Drua, but they let a bonus point slip through.

Hurricanes' 'washing machine' spins out busted Brumbies

A record total, set up by five first-half Hurricanes tries, has emphatically ended the Brumbies' Super Rugby season and extended a horror Australian record.

Reds dance to different beat, Super recruits make mark

A former NRLW Indigenous All Stars playmaker, Japanese prop, Dutch flyhalf and Black Ferns scrum menace will debut in the Super Rugby Women's opening round.

Force lose backline trio in big Super setback

Darby Lancaster was a revelation at the Western Force before being cut down by injury, but the one-cap Wallabies flyer is now set to join the Blues.

Simple formula in prop's Reds return to upset Chiefs

Aidan Ross played in two Chiefs finals wins against the Reds and returns to Hamilton to face his former side adamant there's no secret formula to their success.

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