The Wallabies have locked in what looms as a spicy encounter with former coach Eddie Jones and Japan in Tokyo in October, if he’s still in charge.
Sydney the big winner as 2027 Rugby World Cup host cities, fixtures revealed
Sydney’s Accor Stadium has been confirmed as venue for the 2027 Rugby World Cup final.
Sydney to host 2027 Rugby World Cup final as Melbourne settles for last-16 games
- Semi-finals and third-place playoff also to be played in Sydney
- Melbourne to host nine matches in total; opener to be played in Perth
The eyes of the rugby world will again fall on Sydney after it was chosen to host the 2027 Men’s Rugby World Cup final, 24 years after the Wallabies’ heartbreaking defeat to England at the city’s Olympic Stadium.
Accor Stadium at Homebush, with a capacity of 82,000, will again host the decider as well as the semi-finals, the third-place playoff and two quarter-finals at the 11th edition of the global showpiece, which will take place in Australia for the first time since 2003.
Continue reading...‘Very thankful’: Wallabies legend’s Japanese rugby return after retirement backflip
Ex-Wallabies skipper Michael Hooper said Monday he was “excited” about coming out of retirement to play for a Japanese team under former All Blacks coach Steve Hansen.
‘See if I can mix it again’: Wallabies legend confirms shock comeback after ‘Hail Mary’
Ex-Wallabies skipper Michael Hooper is coming out of retirement to play for Japan’s Toyota Verblitz after receiving a call from former All Blacks coach Steve Hansen, he said Wednesday.
Sad development in search for former England rugby player as police find body
Police searching for missing former England rugby player Tom Voyce said Thursday they had found a body in the river where his car was swept away in a storm.
Rugby star feared dead after ‘extremely tragic’ escape attempt
Former English rugby star Tom Voyce is feared dead after his car went into a river during Storm Darragh.
Wallabies star Jordan Petaia walks away from rugby union to chase NFL dream
- Petaia joins international player pathway programme
- 24-year-old heads to Florida in ‘once in a lifetime’ move
Former Wallabies player Jordan Petaia will pursue his long-held dream of playing in the NFL after being handed a prized spot on the league’s international player pathway (IPP) programme.
The 24-year-old was announced as the first athlete of the programme’s 2025 class on Tuesday. Petaia will head out to the US in January for an exclusive 10-week training camp in Florida before he gets a shot to impress club scouts and win a place on an NFL roster.
Continue reading...Wallabies star quits rugby to chase ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ NFL dream… here are the positions he could play
Jordan Petaia has quit rugby union to chase his NFL dreams after the star outside back confirmed on social media that he has joined the 2025 international pathway program.
‘On the verge of tears’: Maddison Levi produces more magic as Australia wins gold at the Dubai sevens
Australia’s women have bounced back from the pain of a disappointing Olympics campaign to open the new sevens series with a thrilling 28-24 win over New Zealand in Dubai as Maddison Levi showed once again why she’s the best player in the world.
‘Come a long way’: Legends throw support behind ‘promising’ Wallabies despite 60-year low
Wallabies legends are all saying the same thing after the Aussies went close to outmuscling Ireland in Sunday morning’s Test in Dublin.
Wallabies’ heartbreak as Ireland secure unwanted record in ‘gritty’ last-gasp defeat
Ireland showed character to deny former coach Joe Schmidt a winning return to Lansdowne Road on Saturday by edging Australia 22-19 in a scrappy encounter in their one-off rugby Test.
Ireland 22-19 Australia: Autumn Nations Series rugby union – as it happned
A winning send off for Andy Farrell as Ireland come from behind to beat the Wallabies
8 mins. Valetini flies through the lineout to yoink the ball away before the tap down from Ryan can reach Gibson-Park; a magnificent bit of larceny from the Australian. This puts the visitors on the attack in the Irish half
6 mins. It takes a while to complete the Irish scrum just outside the Wallaby 22, which in the end results in a free kick to the home team. The ball is tapped quickly by Gibson-Park and a tidy pass from Prendergast finds Keenan on the gallop up to the line, but Kellaway rattles the ball out in the covering tackle to deny the fullback. Knock-on, and Australia clear from the scrum.
Continue reading...Joseph Suaalii in despite injury concern as another debutant named in Wallabies squad
Cross-code star Joseph Suaalii will partner Len Ikitau in midfield for Australia’s season-ending Test against Ireland in Dublin on Saturday.
Suaalii wins fitness battle to start in Australia’s Dublin date with Ireland
- Tane Edmed gets surprise selection in replacements
- Farrell retains Prendergast at fly-half for the hosts
Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii has won his battle to be fit for Australia’s final Test of their British Isles tour and will hope to bow out against Ireland in the spectacular fashion that he began on his debut against England.
Coach Joe Schmidt, hoping to down the team he once led to glory for six years, has also offered up one final surprise selection to finish the rugby year as he’s primed to make replacement fly-half Tane Edmed the Wallabies’ record-extending 19th debutant of 2024.
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