Bledisloe Cup
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Australian rugby
Why rugby Bazball could be the answer for the Wallabies at the World Cup
Damn the torpedoes – Australia’s young players need to go full speed ahead.
- by Paul Cully
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Why Dunedin heartbreak could prove a World Cup blessing for Wallabies
Victory over the All Blacks on Saturday would have been a huge boost but would it have helped Australia go deep at the World Cup?
- by Iain Payten
Wallabies player ratings: How the men in gold fared against New Zealand
Australia looked like pulling off their first victory against the All Blacks on New Zealand soil in 22 years, but fell just short.
- by Tom Decent
Bledisloe Cup 2023 as it happened: All Blacks break Australian hearts with 23-20 win over ‘gutted’ Wallabies
After last week’s humbling at the MCG, the Wallabies suffered a nail-biting loss to the All Blacks at Forsyth Barr Stadium on Saturday.
- by Tom Decent
All Blacks deliver another heartbreaking loss after courageous Wallabies effort
Eddie Jones’ men shocked New Zealand by leading for most of the game in Dunedin, but the Kiwis took advantage of Australian mistakes and won in the final minutes.
- by Iain Payten
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FIFA Women's World Cup
Move over Socceroos: Matildas’ mighty deeds are a real game-changer
For my money, and I suspect yours, the Matildas’ demolition of Canada leapfrogs them in the nation’s consciousness well over and above the Socceroos.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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What an Eddie Jones press conference really tells you about him, and the Wallabies
There are two sides to the Wallabies coach. My advice? Take comments from “Jones the Salesman” for what they are, but laser in on what “Jones the Coach” is actually saying.
- by Paul Cully
The brain fades that cost the Wallabies .... but also give hope for the future
The Wallabies crashed to another big defeat in Melbourne but in an otherwise competitive showing, most of the damage can be traced to brief moments of madness.
- by Iain Payten
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Wallabies
Is Eddie Jones the sad clown of Australian rugby – or just diverting our attention?
The Wallabies coach and Tony Soprano might have more in common than many of us think.
- by Andrew Webster
An ‘alarming’ Achilles injury cluster in the Wallabies last year prompted a review. So why did another just occur?
Allan Alaalatoa became the fifth player on Australian duty to rupture his Achilles tendon in 13 months. It is an injury usually seen in a team once every few years.
- by Iain Payten
‘A load of rubbish’: Indignant Jones defends young playmaker after sticking with Wallabies rookies
Eddie Jones says he is throwing his faith in the Wallabies’ gang of youths for the second Bledisloe and beyond after launching a strident defence of three-Test playmaker Carter Gordon.
- by Iain Payten