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Eddie Jones’ RWC squad includes a large number of young, inexperienced Wallabies who have been charged by the Director of Rugby to compete in France. The squad, which has 25 players with zero Rugby World Cup experience, heads to France in the wake of four straight losses, and will be hoping to prove teams wrong […] READ MORE
Last weekend, on the eve of the first Rugby Championship Test match, Wallabies captain Michael Hooper made the call to take time off from the spotlight of International rugby, to take care of his Mental Health. Rugby Australia acted quickly and the 121 Test capped skipper was flown out of Argentina with another teammate who […] READ MORE
Back on the normal schedule this week and running as smoothly as Beauden Barrett; it’s the ‘In the Bin’ rugby pod. Autumn Internationals in Focus Starting you off with Autumn Internationals, England defeated Australia in a tightly contested game. This one was ultimately decided by Australia’s inability to take ‘Care’ of England’s replacements. The Aussies […] READ MORE
In a morale-boosting result, the Fighting Wallabies spirit saw the hosts claim a 2-1 French Test series win in the most trying circumstances. Joyful scenes followed the completion of the third test, with another narrow win going the way of Australia 33-30 after an early setback jolted the hopes of the crowd in Suncorp Stadium. […] READ MORE
With an uprising defeat of the All Blacks, the Wallabies Tri Nations win has rejuvenated a contest that had appeared to be unassailable. Their 40 point turnaround, from the record 38-point margin loss a week ago, was a superb reaction. The swing in favour of the Wallabies was caused by a positive response from the […] READ MORE
All that, as in ‘all that good’ insinuates that the 2020 Wallabies are of vast difference to sides of previous years/eras after just one test. This is after one match so jumping the gun, however, that is how some Australian media and former players are reacting. Speaking of times where the All Blacks aura has […] READ MORE
As neither side will be particularly happy with a drawn test match, one side will have a better grasp on how well they played (than the other). Both sides will feel displeased to not take away the advantage in the annual trans-Tasman contest yet, Dave Rennie will feel much better because his side held the […] READ MORE
Complete drama and ultimate entertainment summed up a brilliant fightback as the All Blacks retain the Bledisloe Cup, in dramatic fashion. The match ended with an All Blacks victory over Australia, with a scoreline of 35-29. But, the winner wasn’t determined until the very final moments. When fans look back at this match, the end […] READ MORE
A hugely exciting weekend of Rugby World Cup quarterfinal action starts with England v Australia on Saturday morning. The team’s selection, and the Australia line up are critical to the hopes of the national side. Charlie Inglefield previews the two confirmed line-ups to see who might have the slight advantage. Australia line up 15. Kurtley […] READ MORE
Following two strong games to open their Rugby World Cup Robert Rees looks at why the Welsh breakdown work is not only some of the best in the world but, how it will be vital to any success in Japan. There’s method to the intensity Wales began their Australian onslaught within the first minute. The […] 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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