Eddie Jones’ Wallabies will enter the Rugby World Cup without a single win after being outclassed 41-17 by rampant hosts France in Paris on Monday (AEST). Australia, now 0-5 in 2023, were never seriously competitive against one of the tournament favourites, who were led superbly by star halfback Antoine Dupont. …
Read More »Wallabies World Cup rivals spring historic first
Wales will head into the Rugby World Cup with co-captains in a break from tradition by coach Warren Gatland, with hooker Dewi Lake and flanker Jac Morgan getting the honour. Ken Owens was ruled out because of a back injury, forcing Gatland to pick a new leader for the September-October …
Read More »‘Gutted’ Wallabies blow big lead in comeback thriller
The more things change, the more they stay the same – and although the All Blacks made sweeping changes to their starting XV, the Wallabies couldn’t convert a scintillating start into victory on Saturday. The men in gold stunned the sea of fans dressed in black to lead 17-3 at …
Read More »Fired up Jones defends radical Wallabies rebuild
Wallabies coach Eddie Jones insists his bold captaincy and selection choices are part of a necessary “regeneration” of the team just 36 days out from the Rugby World Cup. A fired up Jones also declared he would be proven right by throwing Carter Gordon into the Bledisloe Cup fire after …
Read More »New captain among Wallabies selection shocks
Brumbies prop Allan Alaalatoa will captain a radical Wallabies team featuring seven starting changes in Saturday’s Bledisloe Cup opener at the MCG. Alaalatoa will lead Australia for the first time since last year’s disastrous loss to Italy as coach Eddie Jones unveiled several bold decisions on Thursday. Michael Hooper was …
Read More »LIVE: ‘Stuff of dreams’ in epic Wallabies comeback
In an incredible finish the Pumas have stunned the Wallabies in a 34-31 upset in Sydney. Juan Martin Gonzalez scored the match winner by jumping over the Wallabies defence to find enough grass to satisfy referee Jaco Peyper. The Wallabies are now 0-2 under Eddie Jones in his second stint …
Read More »‘Disaster’: Wallabies bullied by second string Springboks
Eddie Jones’ return as Wallabies coach has ended in disaster as Australia was mauled 43-12 by a second string Springboks side in Pretoria on Sunday (AEST). Wallabies winger Marika Koroibete and five-eighth Carter Gordon scored the first and last tries of the Rugby Championship opener but in between it was …
Read More »‘Imagine being first’: Eddie delivers Wallabies war cry
Eddie Jones declared it was time to set “a new standard” for Wallabies rugby before the world’s seventh ranked team hopped on a plane for a daunting trip to Pretoria. Jones, starting his second tenure as Wallabies coach, has been alarmed and saddened by the slide of the national team …
Read More »Junior Wallabies overpowered at world champs
Australia were overpowered by Six Nations champions Ireland in a 30-10 loss at the under-20 world championship in South Africa on Thursday night (AEST). The Junior Wallabies scored the first try of the Pool B clash in Paarl and it was a beauty in wet and heavy conditions. David Vaihu …
Read More »‘Menace’: Twin towers loom as Wallabies ‘edge’
Will Skelton is licking his lips at the prospect of teaming up with Richie Arnold in the Wallabies pack. Australia’s rugby rivals are probably less enthused. These sorts of facts aren’t readily available but if Skelton and Arnold do team up in Australia’s second row, it would surely rank among …
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