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Eddie Jones has labelled Australia as “the best team in the world at the moment,” ahead of a fascinating Australia v England contest at Twickenham on Saturday. Despite stumbling to a 21-8 victory over Argentina last week, the England head coach knows exactly what awaits his England players. Speaking to the media ahead of Saturday’s clash, […] READ MORE
Wales will kick off their four-game Autumn test series this Saturday against Australia. Robert Rees looks at who should be in the Wales v Australia line-up with Wales set to announce their squad on Thursday morning. Forwards Front Row Rob Evans, Ken Owens and Tomas Francis are the men Gatland is set to use, with […] READ MORE
If ever there was a time to break into song for Australian Rugby, it is now. The choice needn’t matter, as the positive headlines keep coming. That is what happens whenever the Wallabies beat All Blacks–it makes front page news across the nation. The choice might be an Aussie rock song. It could be a […] READ MORE
The outcome of the game was an All Blacks win. And each side will walk away with questions over 'what went wrong' as much as 'what did we do right'. READ MORE
If he can bring his own energy and dynamism to the Wallabies leadership role, then [possibly] come Brisbane, he could be holding a cup that has been missing from the Wallabies trophy cabinet for over a decade. READ MORE
The big news, and surprise, to some Wallabies fans came in the form of the headline making decison ‘Quade Cooper cut from Australia squad’. But head coach Michael Cheika is looking piece together a team capable of taking on the All Blacks in four weeks time. He has been forced to make some decisions that […] READ MORE
Mick Byrne has been working with the Wallabies for a year now as he looks to build on the squads skills ahead of the 2019 Rugby World Cup. READ MORE
Celebrating our game, Last Word On Rugby have combined the wealth of knowledge from all our staff and writers, to come up with the MC50 Most Influential Player Series. A list that profiles the many and growing number of players in World Rugby who are either the MVP of their country, competition or code: we […] READ MORE
Over the development of professional rugby, the players voice seems to have softened. No longer as accessible, it appears that ‘Coach Speak’ is the popular channel for teams to communicate. Think Eddie Jones, Michael Cheika, Warren Gatland or Steve Hansen. Each is well spoken, and this shows how the manager today is speaking out. Today, […] READ MORE
In a pulsating match at Twickenham on Saturday, Australia look to avenge the summer series but ultimately, England show their strength. READ MORE
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