We profile each player from England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland who will compete for places in Andy Farrell’s Test match squads to take on Australia this summer
Continue reading...‘I lost my cool’: Jones opens up on ‘worst press conference ever’ and disastrous World Cup campaign
Former Wallabies coach Eddie Jones has opened up about his infamous pre-Rugby World Cup press conference at Sydney Airport where he told a group of journalists to give themselves uppercuts.
Historic Aussie star Ellia Green lost his love for rugby. Then he found it again — at a suburban game
Ellia Green has won Olympic gold, world series and has competed on the biggest stages in sport, yet it was a club rugby match on a suburban field in Clovelly which proved one of the most special games of his career.
Queensland Reds coach Les Kiss to take charge of Wallabies in July next year
Rugby Australia chief executive officer Phil Waugh says the coaching transition from Joe Schmidt to Les Kiss next year is the “best possible outcome” for the Wallabies after confirming the Queensland Reds mentor would take the national role in July next year.
Les Kiss confirmed as next Wallabies coach with Joe Schmidt to stay on until 2026
- Kiss to see out Super Rugby Pacific contract with Queensland Reds
- Schmidt to remain in charge for end-of-season European tour
Joe Schmidt will remain as Wallabies coach until next mid-2026 before Less Kiss takes over, Rugby Australia has confirmed.
Schmidt was to have finished up after this year’s Rugby Championship but RA was keen for “minimal disruption to the Australian rugby ecosystem” and for Kiss to complete his Super Rugby Pacific contract with the Queensland Reds in 2026.
Continue reading...Rugby Australia set to announce Les Kiss as next Wallabies coach
- Reds coach expected to confirmed as Joe Schmidt’s successor
- Kiss will become fifth Wallabies coach in six years
The protracted process to secure Les Kiss as the next Wallabies coach has been finalised with the Queensland Reds mentor to be the fifth man to fill the seat in six years. Kiss is expected to front the media in Sydney on Wednesday before flying to Suva to join the Reds squad ahead of Saturday’s crucial Super Rugby Pacific encounter with Fiji.
He is contracted until the end of next year at the Reds, who sit fourth and are eyeing a title push this season. But it is understood the Queensland Rugby Union and Rugby Australia have negotiated a release for the former representative rugby league winger, who arrived at Ballymore last year after two decades in Europe.
Continue reading...NRL stars included on former Wallaby’s Olympic flag football wishlist
Former Wallabies star Quade Cooper has named a wishlist of NRL stars to represent Australia in flag football at the 2028 Olympics.
‘Try of the decade’: Waratahs stun rugby union world with 102-metre try in shock upset of heavyweight
The NSW Waratahs have stunned the rugby union world with a phenomenal 102-metre team try during their upset Super Rugby win over the Chiefs in Sydney on Friday night.
Bonuses for Wallabies wins in Rugby Australia’s new $240m TV broadcast deal
- Improved deal struck with Nine Entertainment over five years
- Extra money to reward key wins during 2026-2030 period
Rugby Australia has signed a five-year extension to its broadcast rights agreement with Nine Entertainment in a deal worth up to $240m. It runs from 2026-2030 and includes performance incentives linked to Wallabies wins, Nine-owned newspapers reported.
“[It] represents a significant uplift on Rugby Australia’s current broadcast agreement and follows a successful organisational reset in 2024,” RA said in a statement.
Continue reading...‘Generational talent’: Aussie ‘cheat code’ stuns again, joins greats in record-breaking scenes
Young gun Maddison Levi was breaking records and making game-changing saves as she starred for Australia during the weekend’s Singapore Sevens.
Former Wallaby Jordan Petaia signs contract with NFL’s Los Angeles Chargers
Jordan Petaia has taken a giant step towards becoming the first Wallaby to play in the NFL, after being signed by the Los Angeles Chargers.
Former Wallabies star Jordan Petaia signs NFL deal with LA Chargers
- Ex-rugby union player impresses Chargers at IPP trial in US
- ‘A great career move for him,’ says Super Bowl winner Jordan Mailata
Former rugby union international Jordan Petaia is a step closer to realising a long-held dream of playing in the NFL after signing with the Los Angeles Chargers as a tight end.
Petaia, who earned 31 caps for the Wallabies, turned his back on union late last year after being handed a prized spot on the league’s international player pathway (IPP) programme.
Continue reading...Lions set to face Japan-based All Blacks in Anzac clash but Folau’s hopes over
- Invitational Australia & New Zealand side to play in July
- Players who have switched nationality will not be eligible
The British & Irish Lions are set to face a number of former All Blacks with Rugby Australia’s chief executive, Phil Waugh, confident players based in Japan can be recruited for the Anzac fixture in July. Waugh also confirmed that players who have represented Australia and New Zealand but subsequently switched nationality will not be considered, ending Israel Folau’s hopes of appearing in another Lions series and ruling out Charles Piutau.
The Lions will lock horns with an invitational Australia and New Zealand side for the first time since 1989. When the fixture was announced in 2023, the then Australia head coach, Eddie Jones, turned his nose up, saying: “I don’t want to be involved with the Kiwis.” With the former All Blacks head coach Ian Foster leading the combined side, Waugh believes the fixture in Adelaide will have star appeal.
Continue reading...Israel Folau’s bid to end six-year Aussie rugby exile after $5m settlement
Israel Folau is not done in Australian rugby just yet.
Queensland Reds coach Les Kiss firms for Wallabies job as interviews revealed
Queensland Reds coach Les Kiss has confirmed he has had two meetings with Rugby Australia officials about taking charge of the Wallabies at the completion of Joe Schmidt’s tenure in October.