Consistency is something that any successful rugby team must have. So the ongoing Wallabies’ first five issues have plagued the Dave Rennie era. The latest crisis began when Quade Cooper got injured in the opening test of The Rugby Championship campaign. That was followed by the failure of James O’Connor to step into the starting […] READ MORE
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James O’Connor recommits to Queensland Reds/Rugby Australia and long-term RWC2027
Positive messages continue to come from Rugby Australia, as the news that James O’Connor recommits to the Queensland Reds, and importantly towards the Rugby World Cup 2023. The 30-year-old has re-signed for the next two seasons that will see him remain at Ballymore, until the 2023 tournament in France. 🔐 JOC signs on until 2023! #Wallabies […] READ MORE
Straight back to work: Super Rugby Trans-Tasman form must continue
By direct comparison between the Australian and New Zealand franchises, rugby fans can find where Super Rugby Trans-Tasman form has been established. Each competition crowned their own separate Super Rugby champions Saturday night; the second year that local teams claimed each nation’s domestic trophies. Now, the two opposing forces collide in a cross-border format that […] READ MORE
Bledisloe Cup: first match in two-game series on Kiwi soil
This first match of the two-game series for the Bledisloe Cup with be played on Kiwi soil between New Zealand and Australia. With that, the return to International rugby has begun. Suitably, the same nation who was the first to restart domestic rugby back in May, New Zealand will host the first of the annual […] READ MORE
Australian Wallabies team selected for South Africa TRC fixture
With everything riding on the success or failure of the 2019 Australian Wallabies team results leading up to the Rugby World Cup, much of that depends on the opening South Africa Rugby Championship (TRC) fixture. The old cliche is that ‘a team is only as good as its last outing’ means that the Australian Wallabies […] READ MORE
Rugby’s Most Notorious Players in Recent Memory
“You have the right to remain silent…” Until you hear those words, you’re really not one of rugby’s most notorious players. Maybe it doesn’t have to go that far but that’s roughly what Rebels’ player, Amanaki Mafi, heard on Sunday. New Zealand police arrested the Rebels’ loose forward due to an incident involving his own […] READ MORE