Category: Australia Rugby

Wallabies young gun Max Jorgensen wasn’t alive the last time Australia beat the All Blacks at Eden Park and his role in ending a two-decade losing streak could be increased after an injury to fullback Andrew Kellaway.

• Flyhalf included despite flying to England to join new club Leicester

• Coach Joe Schmidt’s preferred scrumhalf Jake Gordon returns

James O’Connor has been retained in Australia’s squad for back-to-back Rugby Championship Tests against New Zealand despite flying to England on Monday to join his new club Leicester.

O’Connor’s inclusion denies Western Force playmaker Ben Donaldson a recall following his recovery from a thigh injury, with coach Joe Schmidt opting for Tom Lynagh and Tane Edmed as his other flyhalf options in the 34-man squad named on Thursday.

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Halfback Jake Gordon has recovered from a hamstring injury to be named in an extended 34-man Wallabies squad for Saturday week’s Bledisloe Cup clash against New Zealand in Auckland.

French forwards Axelle Berthoumieu, accused of biting, and Manae Feleu are set to miss the Women’s Rugby World Cup semi-final after a disciplinary panel on Monday recommended bans for both.

The All Blacks’ record loss to South Africa was blasted by New Zealand media and commentators on Sunday, with former captain Kieran Read asserting rugby’s most famous team lacked a “spine”.

Canada eased into the semi-finals of the Women’s Rugby World Cup with a 46-5 thrashing of Australia in Bristol on Saturday.

A dominant South Africa inflicted a record defeat on New Zealand on Saturday, powering to a 43-10 win in a complete performance to reclaim the number one world ranking.

Australia’s Rugby Championship dream is hanging by a thread after the Wallabies suffered an agonising 28-26 loss to Argentina at Sydney’s Allianz Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Flyhalf Tane Edmed has got the selection nod ahead of veteran playmaker James O’Connor to replace the injured Tom Lynagh in the Wallabies’ starting team for Saturday’s Rugby Championship clash against in Sydney.

Australia is a step closer to claiming its first Rugby Championship title in a decade after mounting a stunning second-half comeback to beat Argentina 28-24 in hot and humid conditions in Townsville.

• Flyhalf Tom Lynagh also returns; Nic White keeps place

• James O’Connor to come off bench in Townsville on Saturday

Nic White’s retirement tour will continue in Townsville when the halfback partners returning Wallabies flyhalf Tom Lynagh and captain Harry Wilson against Argentina.

Andrew Kellaway has won the battle to fill the injured Tom Wright’s boots at fullback at Queensland Country Bank Stadium on Saturday in the other change to the side that lost narrowly in Cape Town a fortnight ago.

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Wallabies captain Harry Wilson will return from a knee injury in Saturday’s Rugby Championship clash against Argentina in Townsville, while flyhalf Tom Lynagh has also been recalled after recovering from concussion.

The wasteful Wallaroos were left to rue disciplinary errors after a dramatic 31-31 draw against the USA in the Women’s Rugby World Cup on Sunday morning AEST.

Andrew Kellaway looms as a likely replacement for star Tom Wright, who suffered a devastating ACL injury in an “attritional” tour of South Africa after coach Joe Schmidt opted against drafting in another fullback for two Tests against Argentina.

An inspired Argentina played with greater discipline to upset New Zealand 29-23 in a bruising Rugby Championship Test on Sunday and record their first ever home win over the All Blacks.