Category: Australia Rugby

All Blacks legend TJ Perenara has come clean on his decision to use his final haka for New Zealand to make a big statement on the nation’s controversial Treaty Principles Bill.

Scotland captain Sione Tuipulotu scored a try against the land of his birth in a 27-13 win over Australia at Murrayfield on Sunday that dashed the Wallabies’ dream of a Grand Slam.

Sione Tuipulotu feels “I am where I’m supposed to be” as he prepares to captain Scotland against his native Australia in a November rugby international at Murrayfield on Sunday.

Australia rising star Joseph Suaalii has been restored to the Wallabies starting lineup in one of six changes for their match against Scotland at Murrayfield on Sunday.

Dragons recruit Nathan Lawson revealed why he switched codes from Rugby Sevens and Shane Flanagan’s role as he prepares for a stunning NRL debut in 2025.

• Australia centre’s tour ended after red card in win over Wales
• Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii in frame to return for Test against Scotland

A three-match suspension has ended Samu Kerevi’s tour, jolting his longer-term Wallabies hopes and opening the door for Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii’s return against Scotland.

The centre’s yellow card for a high shot was upgraded to a 20-minute red in Australia’s defeat of Wales in Cardiff. On Wednesday the 31-year-old’s fate was sealed, a disciplinary committee upholding the on-field decision and halving the standard six-week ban due to his guilt, remorse and good record.

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Australia centre Samu Kerevi will miss Sunday’s match against Scotland after being hit with a ban for his high tackle on Wales’ Jac Morgan, which could see rugby league convert Joseph Suaalii return to the starting line-up.

While Joseph Suaalii enjoyed a man-of-the-match debut for the Wallabies in last week’s win over England, Australia didn’t need the 21-year-old to cruise to a 52-20 win against Wales on Monday morning.

Tom Wright and Matt Faessler scored a hat-trick of tries each as Australia thrashed Wales 52-20 in Cardiff to consign Warren Gatland’s team to a national record of 11 consecutive Test losses.

Cheslin Kolbe scored two tries as world champions South Africa inflicted yet more November international misery upon England with a 29-20 win at Twickenham on Saturday.

Warren Gatland’s side take on the Wallabies knowing defeat will mean they surpass their longest run of Test losses

Another match, another inquest into the state of Welsh rugby. This time, the hand-wringing is particularly fervent, for Wales stand on the brink of an unwanted threshold. Should they lose to Australia in Cardiff on Sunday they will surpass their longest run of Test defeats.

Losing to Fiji last weekend was upsetting on any number of levels, but the sharpest pain was the fact it was a 10th defeat in a row, equalling the run under Steve Hansen that stretched from 2002 to 2003, the year they last collected the wooden spoon in the Six Nations.

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Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt has confirmed Joseph Suaalii will start Australia’s Test against Wales in Cardiff on the bench despite setting the rugby world alight in his debut against England.

Joseph Suaalii was Monday hailed as a “freak” by his Australian midfield partner Len Ikitau while head coach Joe Schmidt said the former NRL star’s debut was “confidence-boosting”.

Australia’s Brett Robinson said it was a “proud moment” for him after he became the first chairman of World Rugby from the southern hemisphere on Thursday and vowed to unify all the different factions.

• Winger forced to leave camp after picking up calf injury
• Josh Flook called up as replacement ahead of Wales game

The Wallabies must make at least two enforced team changes after winger Dylan Pietsch was forced out of the grand slam spring tour of Europe with a calf injury.

Pietsch is on his way back home to Australia after hurting himself in the Wallabies’ 42-37 tour-opening triumph over England at Twickenham on Sunday morning.

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