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After hugely unpopular public statements from the Wallabies/New South Wales player, the recent Israel Folau social media statements has lead to a Contract Breach notice being issued by Rugby Australia. The Rugby Australia Integrity Unit deemed that Folau had committed a high-level breach of the Professional Players’ Code of Conduct, warranting termination of his employment […] READ MORE
Australian rugby has some major problems at the moment. The revelation that the board seemed to be seriously considering changing their coach less than a year before the World Cup begins only served to highlight the issues. Though Rugby Australia have cancelled their call with Jake White, the fact that they even scheduled one speaks […] READ MORE
Australia and England are two rugby superpowers that have had poor 2018 campaigns to say the least. The annual Cook Cup contest on Saturday is therefore vitally important for both teams to lay down a convincing marker and respectively finish tough years on a high. Will the real England and Wallabies stand-up? Both England and […] READ MORE
The Qantas Wallabies have named their side to face the All Blacks in the third Bledisloe Cup match, next Saturday in Japan. The named squad will then go on their 2018 European Tour, where they play four further matches, before the end of Australia’s season. It will not be one to be overly-delighted with, however, […] READ MORE
After the dust has settled, any post-Rugby Championship analysis can begin. This will have been at the boardroom level, in the team sheds after the final matches, and in the sports club and bars of rugby fans across all countries. Digesting the outcome can be simplified; New Zealand were only beaten once. Few teams could […] READ MORE
After another loss, there are moments when teams and management have to face the facts. Times when results mount up, and the questions raised of; Where to now for Australia? (after 4/5 losses) in The Rugby Championship. Questions will be raised due to the inconsistency of performance; combined with the 2018 Super Rugby results. It […] READ MORE
A crowd of 41 000 spectators witnessed the Springboks beat the Wallabies in their Rugby Championship match in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. Springboks Beat The Wallabies The scorers for both teams can be viewed here. A game of two halves The Springboks dominated the first half, yet seemed to take their foot off the pedal […] READ MORE
Of all the June International test series, a mouth-watering prospect for rugby fans is Australia v Ireland (AUSvIRE) READ MORE
Of all the June Internationals that will be contested, one is a 'juicy' looking feature. The Australia v Ireland Test Series. One where the form challenger in 2018 will meet a battled host who needs to ensure their players are on song. The Wallabies might face-up, but the reality is Ireland are a force in World Rugby READ MORE
Scotland humble Australia, with a 53-24 demolition of the visitors. Australia – who ended the game with 13 men – had never lost to Scotland with a margin of more than nine points. Scotland Humble Australia It was Scotland who got off the the better start with a Finn Russell penalty, followed by a debut […] READ MORE
Rugby journalist, specializing on all things Welsh rugby, United Rugby Championship, and the Gallagher Premiership. A freelance journalist published in The Rugby Paper, Telegraph, RugbyPass et al.
Robert has a BA in Sports Journalism from the University of Gloucestershire.
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