There are fears that Jordan Petaia’s Reds career could be over after confirmation that his dislocated shoulder would rule him out for the rest of the Super Rugby Pacific season. Wallabies star Petaia is off contract with Queensland and Rugby Australia at the end of the year and has attracted …
Read More »Wallabies great Hooper finally making sevens debut
Michael Hooper’s long-awaited sevens debut has been confirmed with the former Wallabies captain to play at the upcoming Hong Kong leg of the world series. The four-time John Eales Medallist with 125 caps for Australia will play on April 5-7 with his first match against sevens titans Fiji. Hooper joined …
Read More »Jones quits, ending train wreck Wallabies tenure
Eddie Jones has resigned as coach of the Wallabies less than one month after Australia’s disastrous campaign at the World Cup ended in the group stages. The Sydney Morning Herald reports Jones has struck a deal to walk away from the role. Sources with knowledge of the situation, who requested …
Read More »Alarming Wallabies fallout as Eddie marooned
Eddie Jones has given another qualified commitment to his Wallabies coaching future as his Rugby World Cup support staff continues to disband in the wake of the historic French flop. In a wide ranging interview with the Sydney Morning Herald’s Peter FitzSimons, Jones was again asked whether he would honour …
Read More »Eddie set to ditch Wallabies for top job in Japan
Eddie Jones looks set to resign from his post as the Wallabies head coach. According to Japanese outlet Sponichi, Jones is expected to be confirmed as Japan’s head coach. It comes just days after Australia was sensationally knocked out of the Rugby World Cup after Portugal’s one-point win over Fiji. …
Read More »Wallabies facing axe, brutal reality to be found by review
MARSEILLE: For the first time in the Rugby World Cup’s 36 year history, the Wallabies must watch the quarter-finals rather than play. Humbling losses to Fiji and Wales tipped Australia out of the tournament and plunged the game into crisis mode. Here are five burning questions that need to be …
Read More »‘Laughing at us’: Lynagh’s fears for scarred Wallabies
SAINT-ETIENNE: Wallabies legend Michael Lynagh fears young players will be deeply scarred after becoming the first Australian squad to be dumped out of the Rugby World Cup in the pool stage. Fiji’s bonus point loss against Portugal on a dramatic day in Toulouse on Monday (AEDT) confirmed Australia’s embarrassing exit …
Read More »Try blitz keeps Wallabies in quarter-final hunt
SAINT-ETIENNE: The Wallabies have kept their slim Rugby World Cup hopes alive with a 34-14 win over Portugal in Saint-Etienne. The five points banked sees Australia jump Fiji into second place in Pool C but Fiji will advance to the quarter-finals if they pick up a point or more in …
Read More »LIVE: Wallabies find their groove in must win match
Marika Koroibete stretches the Wallabies lead and settles a few nerves with his first try of the 2023 Rugby World Cup. Australia is back to 15 men and Samu Kerevi gave them great field position with a big bust up field. Koroibete picked and went from a ruck to crash …
Read More »‘Gutted’ rugby boss fronts on Eddie’s Wallabies future
SAINT-ETIENNE: Rugby Australia chief executive Phil Waugh has the unenviable job of picking up the pieces from the Wallabies’ historic failure at the Rugby World Cup in France. Barring a miracle, Eddie Jones’ team will become the first Australian side in 10 World Cups to fail to progress from the …
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