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Wed, Aug 17, 2022Former Western Force coach Tim Sampson has joined the Melbourne Rebels as an attacks coach.
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Wed, Aug 17, 2022New Zealand Rugby are keeping faith with under-fire coach Ian Foster despite a run of three Test losses in recent months.
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Sun, Aug 14, 2022The Wallabies crashed to their biggest-ever defeat by Argentina, losing 48-17 in their Rugby Championship Test in San Juan.
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Fri, Aug 12, 2022Wallabies coach Dave Rennie has been forced into a number of changes including James O'Connor taking over the No.10 jersey for their Test against Argentina.
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Fri, Aug 12, 2022Coach Dave Rennie wants to accelerate the development of Australian five-eighths following Quade Cooper's injury and James O'Connor's stop-start year.
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Wed, Aug 10, 2022Happy to be the Wallabies Mr Fix-it, Reece Hodge is backing Noah Lolesio or James O'Connor at five-eighth in the second Rugby Championship Test with Argentina.
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Tue, Aug 09, 2022Wallabies halfback Nic White says he believes five-eighth Quade Cooper will recover from his Achilles injury in time to play at next year's Rugby World Cup.
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Tue, Aug 09, 2022Giant Fijian flyer Nemani Nadolo will return to the NSW Waratahs to play Super Rugby Pacific in 2023 after signing a one-year deal.
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Mon, Aug 08, 2022Wallabies veteran Quade Cooper has thanked his teammates and opponents for supporting him after he went down with a potentially career-ending Achilles injury.
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Mon, Aug 08, 2022New Zealand Rugby may move on under-fire coach Ian Foster if the All Blacks lose this weekend to South Africa.
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Sun, Aug 07, 2022The Wallabies dedicated their 41-26 win over Argentina to absent skipper Michael Hooper after overcoming the loss of Quade Cooper to a ruptured Achilles.
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Sat, Aug 06, 2022Wallabies skipper Michael Hooper has pulled out of their Rugby Championship campaign in Argentina saying he isn't in the right mindset to play.
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Fri, Aug 05, 2022Wallabies coach Dave Rennie has defended the decision to allow Samu Kerevi to play Sevens in the Commonwealth Games despite injury now ending his year.
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Fri, Aug 05, 2022The Western Force have won the race to secure Queensland Reds playmaker Hamish Stewart on a two-year Super Rugby Pacific deal.
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Fri, Aug 05, 2022Jed Holloway will finally get a chance to play for the Wallabies, fearing his opportunity had come and gone when he was cut from the Waratahs.
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Fri, Aug 05, 2022Coach Dave Rennie is backing Quade Cooper to deliver at No.10 for the Wallabies and says his history with Argentina coach Michael Cheika hasn't been mentioned.
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Thu, Aug 04, 2022The Wallabies are flying Brumbies hooker Billy Pollard to Argentina as injury cover with Dave Porecki suffering concussion ahead of their Pumas clash.
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Wed, Aug 03, 2022While shattered by Samu Kerevi's knee injury, the Wallabies are confident they have the depth to cover his position through the Rugby Championship.
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Tue, Aug 02, 2022Samu Kerevi's knee injury during the Commonwealth Games will keep the Wallabies star out of action for the rest of a crowded 2022 Test calendar.
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Tue, Aug 02, 2022Incoming ACT Brumbies coach Stephen Larkham has kept an eye on his new team even while on the opposite end of the globe and is happy with what he sees.
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Mon, Aug 01, 2022Waratahs coach Darren Coleman is taking a chance on former Wallabies hooker Tolu Latu, who has a history of ill discipline on and off the field.
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Thu, Jul 28, 2022World Cup winning coach Steve Hansen has called for a review of the New Zealand Rugby board and urged fans to stick by the under-fire All Blacks.
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Thu, Jul 28, 2022The red card replacement rule trial will resume in the Rugby Championship as southern hemisphere teams look to gather data to present to World Rugby.
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Thu, Jul 28, 2022Charlotte Caslick's coach argues her long-term dominance of rugby sevens has her in the conversation as Australia's premier female athlete.
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Thu, Jul 28, 2022Wallabies lock Rory Arnold says he's expecting fierce physicality from Michael Cheika-coached Argentina in next week's Rugby Championship Test.
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Wed, Jul 27, 2022Crusaders coach Scott 'Razor' Robertson says the fire still burns to lead the All Blacks to World Cup success after missing out on the job to Ian Foster.
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Wed, Jul 27, 2022Western Force halfback Ian Prior says he felt he played some of his best rugby last season, and he's eager to keep his form going over the next two years.
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Wed, Jul 27, 2022After missing a Test call-up in his first Wallabies squad selection, prop Matt Gibbon is hoping Dave Rennie gives him playing time in the Rugby Championship.
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Tue, Jul 26, 2022All Blacks coach Ian Foster says he isn't considering resigning if New Zealand underperforms in Rugby Championship matches against South Africa and Australia.
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Tue, Jul 26, 2022Still licking their wounds after their series loss to England, the Wallabies are heading back into camp to prepare for the Michael Cheika-coached Argentina.
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Fri, Jul 22, 2022Ian Foster will continue as All Blacks coach to the team's next assignment: two taxing Tests in South Africa against the world champions.
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Thu, Jul 21, 2022Fullback Jock Campbell and lock Rory Arnold are among the new faces in the Wallabies squad for next month's Rugby Championship Tests against Argentina.
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Thu, Jul 21, 2022Wallabies coach Dave Rennie is hoping the Rugby Australia board will allow an increase in overseas-based player selections to four given their injury crisis.
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Tue, Jul 19, 2022Six-Test Wallabies lock Luke Jones will return from France's Top 14 to bolster the Queensland Reds' second row after signing a three-year deal.
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Mon, Jul 18, 2022New Zealanders have been stunned by the All Blacks' first ever home series loss to Ireland and are contemplating changes to their men's national rugby team.
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Mon, Jul 18, 2022A spectator charged after climbing onto the SCG's roof and allegedly urinating has copped a lifetime ban from all Rugby Australia events.
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Sun, Jul 17, 2022England coach Eddie Jones is refusing to put his feet up despite beating the Wallabies, travelling to Melbourne to spend time with the Storm and AFL clubs.
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Sun, Jul 17, 2022England coach Eddie Jones has traded verbal blows with a Wallabies fan during the SCG Test, won by his team which wrapped up the three-Test series.
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Sun, Jul 17, 2022After a frustrating Test series loss to England, the Wallabies will look to regroup ahead of a two-match Rugby Championship series with Michael Cheika's Pumas.
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Sat, Jul 16, 2022England have beaten the Wallabies 21-17 in their deciding Test at the SCG to wrap up their three-match series and win the inaugural Ella-Mobbs Cup.
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Fri, Jul 15, 2022England are planning to show the Wallabies who is boss by bringing even more physicality to the Test series decider after it set up their Brisbane win.
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Fri, Jul 15, 2022Master coach Eddie Jones feels rugby is over-officiated and wants coaches to present a case to the sport's governing body ahead of next year's World Cup.
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Fri, Jul 15, 2022England rugby coach Eddie Jones says he wants his team to play like they own the SCG, as former Australian cricket captain Ian Chappell did during his hey-day.
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Fri, Jul 15, 2022Wallabies captain Michael Hooper says his team wants to make an early mark on England in the deciding Test at the SCG rather than chase the scoreboard.
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Thu, Jul 14, 2022Back in Sydney, the city of his birth, England's impressive No.8 Billy Vunipola expects to be even better in the final Test against the Wallabies.
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Thu, Jul 14, 2022England rugby coach Eddie Jones has recalled veteran halfback Danny Care to the starting side for their deciding Test against the Wallabies on Saturday.
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Thu, Jul 14, 2022Former NRL star winger Suliasi Vunivalu is set to make his Wallabies debut after being named on the bench for Australia's deciding clash with England.
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Thu, Jul 14, 2022A schoolboy cricket star, Harry Wilson's dream of facing England on the SCG will come true on Saturday night albeit in another code.
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Wed, Jul 13, 2022England skipper Courtney Lawes has said that rugby is better off erring on the side of safety, even if players sometimes miss games after head injuries.
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Wed, Jul 13, 2022Wallabies forwards coach Dan McKellar expects Taniela Tupou to be better in the final Test against England, his second game back after a long injury lay-off.
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Tue, Jul 12, 2022England have spoken about getting the preparation balance right before the final rugby Test against the Wallabies, their last match of a long season.
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Tue, Jul 12, 2022Halfback Nic White says the Wallabies must match England's physicality early in the deciding Test in Sydney on Saturday if they are to win the series.
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Mon, Jul 11, 2022Lukhan Salakaia-Loto will join the injury-hit Wallabies, with the lock getting a call-up from club rugby ahead of the Test series decider against England.
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Sun, Jul 10, 2022Yellow cards for Izaia Perese and Marcus Smith in Australia's Test rugby loss to England have been met with bewilderment by fans and experts.
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Sun, Jul 10, 2022Suliasi Vunivalu is likely to debut in Sydney's deciding third Test after a host of Wallabies injuries in a loss to England, headlined by Izaia Perese's knee.
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Sat, Jul 09, 2022A quick look at England's defeat of Australia in the second Test at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane.
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Sat, Jul 09, 2022England have held off a second-half comeback from an injury-depleted Wallabies outfit to square their rugby Test series with a 25-17 win in Brisbane.
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Sat, Jul 09, 2022Wallabies captain Michael Hooper says his teammates will have to resist retaliation to any English niggle after Darcy Swain's red-card for headbutting in Perth.
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Fri, Jul 08, 2022England prop Ellis Genge has seen the viral footage of 16-year-old Taniela Tupou and is embracing the chance to meet the Wallabies star in Saturday's Test.
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Fri, Jul 08, 2022Recalled Wallabies prop Taniela Tupou reckons his injury lay-off has revived him mentally and physically.
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Fri, Jul 08, 2022Australia can clinch their rugby Test series against England 2-0 with victory in Brisbane as Taniela Tupou shapes as a key addition for the hosts.
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Thu, Jul 07, 2022Australian 'Coach Whisperer' Bradley Stubbs claims former client, England rugby coach Eddie Jones has become too mellow, but Jones say he's never heard of him.
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Thu, Jul 07, 2022Former Sydney Uni captain Guy Porter will debut for England against the Wallabies in the second Test in Brisbane on Saturday.
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Thu, Jul 07, 2022Jordan Petaia will get his chance to "boss the game" at fullback for the Wallabies, but coach Dave Rennie has resisted temptation to debut Suliasi Vunivalu.
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Thu, Jul 07, 2022Dave Rennie says overlooked Wallabies winger Suliasi Vunivalu will get his chance, but wants to see the flyer at top gear in training before a Test debut.
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Tue, Jul 05, 2022Nonplussed by the commentary around his side before or after a series-opening victory over England, Wallabies forward Angus Bell wants improvement in Brisbane.
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Mon, Jul 04, 2022Kurtley Beale hopes to be fit for Wallabies selection during the Rugby Championship after returning to Australia still troubled by a hamstring rupture.
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Sun, Jul 03, 2022England's Australian coach Eddie Jones has said referee James Doleman 'evened it up' after dismissing Darcy Swain during the Wallabies 30-28 victory.
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Sun, Jul 03, 2022Young playmaker Noah Lolesio says he's privileged that Wallabies coach Dave Rennie backed him to deliver in their 30-28 Test victory over England.
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Sun, Jul 03, 2022Wallabies coach Dave Rennie says they will review lock Darcy Swain's send-off in their win over England, hopeful of finding grounds to avoid suspension.
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Sat, Jul 02, 2022Flyhalf Noah Lolesio made the most of his late call-up to the starting line-up with a flawless display in the Wallabies 30-28 win against England.
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Sat, Jul 02, 2022The Wallabies have broken an eight-game losing streak against old foe England, overcoming injuries and a send-off to earn a 30-28 victory in their Perth Test.
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Sat, Jul 02, 2022Wallabies trio Quade Cooper, Tom Banks and Allan Ala'alatoa have been injured during a night of carnage for Australia's rugby ranks.
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Fri, Jul 01, 2022England skipper Courtney Lawes says his coach Eddie Jones has changed since their last series win over the Wallabies and is now open to compromise.
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Fri, Jul 01, 2022England rugby captain Courtney Lawes says his team is expecting the Wallabies to try anything to break an eight-game losing streak against the tourists.
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Thu, Jun 30, 2022Lock Cadeyrn Neville, aged 33, is set to finally make his Wallabies debut among 12 Brumbies players named in the squad to face England in Perth on Saturday.
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Thu, Jun 30, 2022New Wallabies hooker Dave Porecki believes being a mature-aged debutant means he won't be overwhelmed in Saturday's Test against England.
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Thu, Jun 30, 2022Wallabies halfback Nic White and England winger Jack Nowell will momentarily put their friendship to the side during the upcoming three-Test series.
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Thu, Jun 30, 2022Veteran flanker Courtney Lawes has retained the England rugby captaincy ahead of the returning Owen Farrell to face Australia in their Perth Test on Saturday.
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Thu, Jun 30, 2022Coach Eddie Jones isn't bothered by suggestions England may need success in Australia for him to keep his coaching job ahead of next year's Rugby World Cup.
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Wed, Jun 29, 2022England coach Eddie Jones is under pressure following a recent string of poor results, but the players are backing the veteran mentor to steady the ship.
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Wed, Jun 29, 2022Wallabies forward coach Dan McKellar says they've set their sights on creating the best maul in world rugby.
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Tue, Jun 28, 2022The entire England squad attended Sunday's State of Origin clash in Perth and they have taken out valuable lessons from the match.
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Tue, Jun 28, 2022Wallabies' prop James Slipper says England's traditional forward prowess in scrums and lineouts will present a big test in the upcoming three-match series.
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Mon, Jun 27, 2022Ex-Ireland coach Joe Schmidt will step in to assist the All Blacks after a COVID-19 outbreak claimed five including head coach Ian Foster.
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Mon, Jun 27, 2022Wallabies playmaker Quade Cooper has no regrets about helping England youngster Marcus Smith, who he could line up against on Saturday in the opening Test.
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Sat, Jun 25, 2022The Nathan Sharpe medal for the Western Force's best and fairest winner has been shared by Tim Anstee and Manasa Mataele.
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Sat, Jun 25, 2022Eddie Jones says England has the chance to become a special team if they can come up trumps in the three-Test series against Australia.
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Fri, Jun 24, 2022Michael Cheika is no longer the coach of the Wallabies, but he's expected to take some cheeky pot shots at his good mate and England coach Eddie Jones.
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Fri, Jun 24, 2022Mark Ella claims the time was right for rugby to move away from Captain Cook and rename a trophy he wants to represent all Indigenous players in his name.
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Thu, Jun 23, 2022Ahead of their three-Test series, Wallabies halfback Nic White wants to dine out with England's Eddie Jones so he can pick the brains of the master coach.
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Tue, Jun 21, 2022Wallabies winger Suliasi Vunivalu says he's ready to face England in the three-Test series next month despite his limited rugby experience.
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Mon, Jun 20, 2022Rugby Australia is threatening to abandon Super Rugby Pacific after next year, but Wallabies coach Dave Rennie thinks it would be a bad move.
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Mon, Jun 20, 2022Australian Will Skelton has made an unwelcome slice of rugby history, becoming the first player for the Barbarians invitation side ever to get sent off.
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Sat, Jun 18, 2022The Crusaders are celebrating a record 11th Super Rugby title after downing the Blues 21-7 in the final at Eden Park.
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Sat, Jun 18, 2022Brumbies' behemoth Cadeyrn Neville has been grinding for a decade in search of a Wallabies debut which could come in next month's England Test series.
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Sat, Jun 18, 2022The Wallaroos have lost 22-10 to Canada to finish winless and last in the Pacific Four Series women's rugby tournament in New Zealand.
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Fri, Jun 17, 2022Tate McDermott has come full circle by joining the Wallabies camp at the resort where he slaved away as a food and beverage attendant in his teen years.
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Fri, Jun 17, 2022Australian tower Will Skelton has been selected in the Barbarians team to take on England in their last international before their tour to Australia.
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Sun, Jun 12, 2022Izack Rodda's foot injury means he'll miss the Test series against England while Suliasi Vunivalu one of six uncapped players named in the Wallabies' squad.
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Sun, Jun 12, 2022Georgie Friedrichs and Ashley Marsters scored second-half tries as the Wallaroos fell agonisingly short in a 16-14 loss to the United States in Auckland.
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Sat, Jun 11, 2022The Blues have advanced to the Super Rugby Pacific decider after beating the Brumbies 20-19 in a semi-final thriller at Eden Park.
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Fri, Jun 10, 2022The Brumbies are underdogs ahead of their Super Rugby Pacific semi-final against the Blues, but skipper Allan Alaalatoa is pumped for the challenge.
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Fri, Jun 10, 2022Melbourne Rebels skipper Michael Wells will reunite with his former coach Simon Cron at the Western Force after signing a two-year deal.
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Fri, Jun 10, 2022Injury has forced coach Jay Tregonning to make two changes to his starting line-up as the Australian women face USA in the Pacific Four rugby series.
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Thu, Jun 09, 2022Wallabies coach Dave Rennie has chosen Japan-based backs Quade Cooper, Samu Kerevi and Marika Koroibete as his overseas-based players for the England series.
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Wed, Jun 08, 2022Centre Len Ikitau will miss the Brumbies' Super Rugby Pacific semi-final against the Blues through suspension, but Rob Valetini is back from injury.
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Tue, Jun 07, 2022Brumbies prop James Slipper says his side is far from daunted as it heads to Eden Park to battle the Blues for a spot in the Super Rugby Pacific semi-final.
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Mon, Jun 06, 2022After a horror penalty count in their last Super Rugby meeting, Brumbies ace Noah Lolesio says his side can't afford a repeat if they are to topple the Blues.
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Mon, Jun 06, 2022The Wallaroos have suffered a gallant 23-10 defeat against the Black Ferns in the Pacific Four rugby series in New Zealand after leading at halftime.
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Sun, Jun 05, 2022The Brumbies will be underdogs when they face the Blues in a Super Rugby Pacific semi-final at Eden Park, but their captain and coach say they're up for it.
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Sat, Jun 04, 2022Roger Tuivasa-Sheck scored his first try in professional rugby union as his Blues thumped the Highlanders 35-6 to reach the Super Rugby Pacific semi-finals.
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Sat, Jun 04, 2022The Brumbies will head to the Super Rugby Pacific semi-finals after knocking off the Hurricanes 35-25 at GIO Stadium on Saturday night.
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Sat, Jun 04, 2022The NSW Waratahs' Super Rugby Pacific season is over following a 39-15 quarter-final loss to the Chiefs in Hamilton.
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Sat, Jun 04, 2022The Queensland Reds have fallen well short of their trans-Tasman goals this Super season, but have at least exposed a host of fresh faces to the Kiwi standard.
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Fri, Jun 03, 2022Brumbies captain Allan Alaalatoa says his side is ready for finals football, heading into their Super Rugby Pacific quarter-final against the Hurricanes.
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Fri, Jun 03, 2022The Queensland Reds' Super Rugby Pacific season is over, going down to the Crusaders 37-15 in a quarter-final clash in Christchurch.
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Fri, Jun 03, 2022The Western Force have re-signed Tim Anstee and Kane Koteka while former Brumbies hooker Folau Fainga'a is also set to pen a deal with the club.
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Fri, Jun 03, 2022After transforming themselves in 2022, the NSW Waratahs aren't going to die wondering in their Super Rugby Pacific quarter-final clash with the Chiefs.
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Thu, Jun 02, 2022Australian women's rugby sevens coach Tim Walsh is excited about his side's Commonwealth Games prospects after securing a drought-breaking World Series title.
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Thu, Jun 02, 2022The NSW Waratahs accept their underdog status but believe they can extend their Super Rugby Pacific season with a quarter-final win over the Chiefs.
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Thu, Jun 02, 2022The Queensland Reds say they can't afford another slow start against the Crusaders when the two teams meet again in Friday's Super Rugby Pacific quarter-final.
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Thu, Jun 02, 2022Wallabies lock Izack Rodda says he's thankful scans have cleared him of any serious damage to his right foot.
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Wed, Jun 01, 2022Former Wallabies coach Robbie Deans believes Australia will prove a stern challenge for Eddie Jones' touring England side in the three-Test series in July.
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Wed, Jun 01, 2022The Brumbies have confirmed four of their stars won't be returning to the side after the Super Rugby Pacific season comes to its conclusion.
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Wed, Jun 01, 2022Former Queensland Origin prop Brad Thorn is channelling the underdog Maroons spirit as Reds coach ahead of their Super Rugby quarter-final in Christchurch.
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Tue, May 31, 2022Scott Sio admits the confidence levels of his Brumbies have taken a hit in recent times, having lost three games heading into the Super Rugby Pacific playoffs.
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Tue, May 31, 2022Star winger Marika Koroibete has committed to a return from Japan for the Wallabies' three-Test series against England in Australia in July.
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Tue, May 31, 2022Tane Edmed says wins over Kiwi teams including a breakthrough on NZ soil has given the Waratahs confidence for their Super Rugby Pacific final with the Chiefs.
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Mon, May 30, 2022With Dan McKellar's tenure as Brumbies coach nearing an end, the players want to send him out a winner, starting with their Super final against Hurricanes.
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Mon, May 30, 2022The Queensland Reds will be aiming to turn the tables on the Crusaders when the teams lock horns in Friday night's Super Rugby Pacific quarter-final.
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Sun, May 29, 2022Wallabies winger Marika Koroibete has scored a try to help Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights down Suntory Sungoliath 18-12 in Japan's League One final.
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Sun, May 29, 2022The Western Force have moved into the Super Rugby Pacific top eight with a 27-22 home win over the Hurricanes but could still lose a finals spot.
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Sun, May 29, 2022NSW Waratahs coach Darren Coleman is backing his underdog team as the Super Rugby Pacific competition enters the knockout quarter-final stage.
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Sun, May 29, 2022Melbourne have clinched a one-point thriller against the Highlanders but it wasn't enough to send the Western Force through to the Super Rugby Pacific finals.
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Sat, May 28, 2022An 81st-minute drop goal from Zane Sullivan has given the table-topping Blues a thrilling Super Rugby Pacific win over the NSW Waratahs in Sydney.
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Sat, May 28, 2022The last-placed Moana Pasifika have stunned the Brumbies in a Super Rugby Pacific boilover in Auckland.
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Sat, May 28, 2022Melbourne coach Kevin Foote is looking for his Rebels team to finish their Super Rugby Pacific on a high, drawing inspiration from the Waratahs.
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Sat, May 28, 2022Sungoliath director of rugby Eddie Jones and Wild Knights coach Robbie Deans will add to their long history when the sides meet in Japan's League One final.
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Fri, May 27, 2022Former Wallabies flyhalf Christian Lealiifano will come up against his former Brumbies teammates when he leads out Moana Pasifika on Saturday night.
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Fri, May 27, 2022The Crusaders have once again highlighted the Queensland Reds' deficiencies against NZ-based teams, beating them 28-15 in Christchurch.
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Fri, May 27, 2022The Western Force will be hoping for a double dose of good fortune as they attempt to snare an unlikely finals berth.
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Fri, May 27, 2022The NSW Waratahs host the table-topping Blues with a Super Rugby Pacific finals spot all sewn up and dreaming big after an incredible turnaround.
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Thu, May 26, 2022The Queensland Reds will play the Crusaders in Christchurch on Friday, before a potential quarter-final rematch at the same venue a week later.
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Thu, May 26, 2022The ladder-leading Blues have named a youthful team to play the NSW Waratahs as they gear up for the Super Rugby playoffs starting a week later.
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Wed, May 25, 2022Melbourne's Brad Wilkin says his team want to finish their Super Rugby Pacific season on a high and are happy a win over the Highlanders could help the Force.
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Wed, May 25, 2022Queensland are flying out to Christchurch to take on the Crusaders uncertain of their next destination in week one of the Super Rugby Pacific finals.
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Tue, May 24, 2022Western Force remain in the hunt for an unlikely Super Rugby Pacific finals berth after a bonus-point win over Moana Pasifika in Auckland.
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Tue, May 24, 2022Liam Wright could provide some welcome relief as the Queensland Reds battle injuries ahead of potentially two consecutive trips to face the Crusaders.
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Mon, May 23, 2022England's Australian-born hooker Nic Dolly, dubbed the Human Mullet, is set to miss their three-Test series against the Wallabies with a serious knee injury.
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Mon, May 23, 2022The Western Force's finals hopes remain alive, and it's all thanks to the NSW Waratahs.
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Mon, May 23, 2022James O'Connor has a hamstring tear and is expected to be sidelined for four weeks, ruling him out of the Queensland Reds' Super Rugby Pacific finals campaign.
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Sun, May 22, 2022The Brumbies sit third heading into the Super Rugby Pacific finals and are likely to meet either the Waratahs or Reds in week one of the play-offs.
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Sun, May 22, 2022The NSW Waratahs have snapped a 14-year losing streak in Dunedin to beat the Highlanders 32-20 in the penultimate Super Rugby Pacific round.
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Sat, May 21, 2022Blues No.10 Beauden Barrett has kicked a field goal after the siren to secure a 21-19 Super Rugby Pacific win over the Brumbies in Canberra.
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Sat, May 21, 2022All Blacks captain Sam Cane has suffered a knee injury in his Chiefs' eight-tries-to-three win over the Western Force in Hamilton.
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Sat, May 21, 2022The NSW Waratahs need a rare win in Dunedin over the Highlanders to jump back ahead of the Queensland Reds in the penultimate Super Rugby Pacific round.
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Sat, May 21, 2022The Melbourne Rebels' slim finals hopes have been snuffed out completely after they suffered a 45-22 loss to the Hurricanes in Super Rugby Pacific.
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Fri, May 20, 2022Tom Banks's hopes of wearing the No.15 against England in July have been boosted despite his likely move to Japanese rugby.
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Fri, May 20, 2022The Brumbies will get a measure of their Super Rugby Pacific title credentials when they host the competition frontrunners in the Blues on Saturday.
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Fri, May 20, 2022The Crusaders have strengthened their hold on second place ahead of the Brumbies with a 61-3 Super Rugby Pacific drubbing of the Fijian Drua in Christchurch.
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Fri, May 20, 2022The Reds were cruelly denied a crucial bonus point but were still celebrating the end of a four-game Super Rugby losing run against Moana Pasifika in Brisbane.
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Fri, May 20, 2022After blowing a Super Rugby Pacific win last round, Melbourne say they're seeking redemption in an upset victory over the finals-bound Hurricanes in Wellington.
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Fri, May 20, 2022The Western Force will be fighting to restore Super Rugby Pacific pride in their jersey when they take on the Chiefs in New Zealand.
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Thu, May 19, 2022Australia A will play in the Pacific Nations Cup in July against Fiji, Samoa and Tonga with Rugby Australia reviving the development team to boost player depth.
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Thu, May 19, 2022Wallaroos coach Jay Tregonning has included nine uncapped players in a 32-strong squad to travel to New Zealand for the Pacific Four series next month.
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Thu, May 19, 2022The Queensland Reds are limping towards the Super Rugby Pacific finals but can find some momentum against Moana Pasifika at Suncorp Stadium on Friday.
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Wed, May 18, 2022Eddie Jones is preparing for a very different challenge from his compatriots than when he last led England's rugby men to a clean sweep on Australian soil.
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Wed, May 18, 2022Eddie Jones thinks England's new teenage star Henry Arundell has the talent of Matt Giteau - and he hopes he has the Wallaby great's work ethic too.
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Tue, May 17, 2022Eddie Jones has selected the uncapped Louis Lynagh, son of former Wallabies great Michael Lynagh, in England's pre-tour training squad before the July Tests.
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Tue, May 17, 2022The Waratahs are likely to call on Test skipper Michael Hooper as well as Wallabies forward Ned Hanigan and rest some others for their Highlanders clash.
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Tue, May 17, 2022Veteran halfback Nic White has signed a new deal with the Brumbies and Rugby Australia that will take him through until after the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
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Tue, May 17, 2022Harry Wilson will return from a heavy head knock to face Moana Pasifika and says the Queensland Reds are still upbeat despite their recent Super Rugby losses.
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Mon, May 16, 2022Brumbies lock Darcy Swain says taking on the Blues isn't a David and Goliath battle with his Canberra side up to the Super Rugby Pacific challenge.
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Sun, May 15, 2022Melbourne have been denied a Super Rugby Pacific victory with Chiefs prop Ollie Norris scoring in the 80th minute to seal a 33-30 win at AAMI Park.
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Sat, May 14, 2022Fijian Drua have proved too strong for Moana Pasifika, winning 34-19 in the first matchup of the Super Rugby Pacific's two newest teams.
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Sat, May 14, 2022Brumbies captain Allan Alaalatoa has said his side must learn and bounce back from a gutsy 37-26 loss to the Crusaders.
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Sat, May 14, 2022The Hurricanes have roared back with three second-half tries to steal a 22-18 Super Rugby Pacific victory over the Waratahs at Leichhardt Oval.
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Sat, May 14, 2022Melbourne coach Kevin Foote says his Super Rugby Pacific team was embarrassed by their heavy loss to the Blues and want to restore respect against the Chiefs.
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Sat, May 14, 2022The Blues have cruised to a huge Super Rugby Pacific win against the Queensland Reds, romping to a 53-26 victory at Eden Park.
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Fri, May 13, 2022The Crusaders have handed the Brumbies just their second loss of the Super Rugby Pacific season, winning 37-26 at GIO Stadium in Canberra.
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Fri, May 13, 2022The Highlanders ran in nine tries as they thrashed the Western Force 61-10 in their Super Rugby Pacific match in Dunedin on Friday night.
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Fri, May 13, 2022Wallabies captain Michael Hooper knows playing in a home Rugby World Cup would be special but is resigned to be watching on when Australia hosts the 2027 event.
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Fri, May 13, 2022Former Wallabies captain Andrew Slack says the Queensland Reds' formidable trip to face the Blues in Auckland can serve as James O'Connor's Wallabies audition.
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Fri, May 13, 2022Wallabies coach Dave Rennie is confident Taniela Tupou will not be lost to a long-term foreign deal as the Reds prop nears a decision on his rugby future.
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Fri, May 13, 2022Wallaroos captain Shannon Parry is hopeful that RA's windfall for hosting the 2027 and 2029 men's and women's Rugby World Cups will help females earn more.
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Fri, May 13, 2022The NSW Waratahs coaching department insists there's little chance of complacency creeping in as the Super Rugby Pacific's surprise packets chase a home final.
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Thu, May 12, 2022Australia will host the men's 2027 and women's 2029 Rugby World Cups in a game changer for the cash-strapped code Down Under.
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Thu, May 12, 2022The Brumbies will look to snap a long streak of losses to the Crusaders without injured stars Noah Lolesio and Rob Valetini on Friday night.
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Thu, May 12, 2022Emerging Western Force stars Reesjan Pasitoa and Bayley Kuenzle will have their hands full when they take on a powerful 10-12 Highlanders combination.
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Wed, May 11, 2022The Western Force will be aiming to snap a five-match losing run when they take on the Highlanders in Dunedin on Friday night.
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Wed, May 11, 2022James O'Connor will return for Queensland but there are a host of key absences for Australia's Super Rugby teams in crucial trans-Tasman clashes this weekend.
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Tue, May 10, 2022Waratahs prop Angus Bell says the arrival of experienced duo Ned Hanigan and Paddy Ryan from playing in Japan has given their Super Rugby Pacific team a boost.
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Tue, May 10, 2022Wallaroos fullback Lori Cramer missed all three kicks, including a penalty with two minutes to play, in a 12-10 loss to Japan on the Gold Coast.
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Mon, May 09, 2022Prop Liz Patu will become most capped Wallaroo in the side's 28-year history when Australia face Japan on the Gold Coast.
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Mon, May 09, 2022Noah Lolesio says he wanted to repay the Brumbies after they gave him a rugby start while he was excited about learning under incoming coach Stephen Larkham.
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Sun, May 08, 2022The Crusaders have overcome a COVID-19 outbreak to post a 53-15 win over the Western Force in Perth.
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Sun, May 08, 2022Wins for the NSW Waratahs and Brumbies have offset the Queensland Reds' Super Rugby frustrations, while the Melbourne Rebels and Western Force crashed hard.
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Sun, May 08, 2022Wallaroos coach Jay Tregonning will resist the urge to experiment with even more debutants against Japan on Tuesday as they build toward's October's World Cup.
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Sat, May 07, 2022The Brumbies have consolidated second place on the Super Rugby Pacific table with a stirring 38-28 victory over the Chiefs in Hamilton.
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Sat, May 07, 2022The Crusaders have shaken off their recent form slump with an eight-tries-to-two demolition of the Western Force in Perth.
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Sat, May 07, 2022The NSW Waratahs have fought back from 17 points down to secure an important victory over Moana Pasifika to keep their Super Rugby Pacific finals hopes alive.
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Fri, May 06, 2022The ladder-leading Blues have spanked Melbourne 71-28 in a Super Rugby Pacific horror show for the Rebels.
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Fri, May 06, 2022The Brumbies view Saturday's clash with the Chiefs in Hamilton as their biggest test yet of the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season.
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Fri, May 06, 2022Western Force came within a whisker of pinching victory against the Blues last week, and they're aiming to come out on top against the Crusaders.
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Fri, May 06, 2022Tate McDermott didn't miss his team in a scathing assessment after the Queensland Reds coughed up another lead to lose 27-19 to the Highlanders.
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Fri, May 06, 2022Former Wallabies Sekope Kepu and Christian Lealiifano shape as Moana Pasifika's danger men in Saturday's Super Rugby Pacific match against the NSW Waratahs.
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Fri, May 06, 2022Centre Pauline Piliae starred as the Wallaroos celebrated 956 days between rugby Tests with an impressive 36-19 victory over Fiji in Brisbane.
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Thu, May 05, 2022Queensland coach Brad Thorn says his team believe in the players who will cover for injured Wallabies trio when they host the Highlanders on Friday.
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Thu, May 05, 2022Wallabies coach Dave Rennie says data from Australia's Super Rugby teams has shown great improvement, with fitness helping them compete against the Kiwis.
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Thu, May 05, 2022Matt Philip takes over as captain as the Melbourne Rebels attempt to continue their Super Rugby Pacific resurgence against the ladder-leading Blues on Friday.
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Thu, May 05, 2022The Wallaroos have 11 debutantes in their squad for the rugby international against Fiji in Brisbane on Friday -- which will be their first Test in three years.
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Thu, May 05, 2022Waratahs coach Darren Coleman has warned his charges against underestimating Moana Pasifika and the inspiration supplied by their many fans in Auckland.
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Wed, May 04, 2022Western Force have made two changes for Saturday's home clash with the Crusaders after injury ruled out Kane Koteka and Toni Pulu.
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Wed, May 04, 2022Melbourne Rebels centre Ray Nu'u has been suspended for the second time this Super Rugby Pacific season, copping a four-week ban for a high tackle.
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Wed, May 04, 2022Suliasi Vunivalu and Jordan Petaia are key inclusions to face the Highlanders as the Queensland Reds seek to improve a horror record against New Zealand sides.
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Tue, May 03, 2022Australia's top Super Rugby Pacific side the Brumbies are looking to make amends when they head to New Zealand after a fruitless effort playing there in 2021.
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Mon, May 02, 2022Australia's women's rugby sevens team have claimed the World Series title and beaten New Zealand with a late try in the final of the Canada round.
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Mon, May 02, 2022Taniela Tupou is the latest big-name Queensland Reds player to suffer an injury, the prop joining five-eighth James O'Connor on the sideline with a calf strain.
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Mon, May 02, 2022The Wallabies and All Blacks will meet in a mid-week Test in the first match of the Bledisloe Cup series, on a Thursday night at Melbourne's Marvel Stadium.
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Mon, May 02, 2022Wallabies coach Dave Rennie admits flanker Fraser McReight can't do any more to usurp Michael Hooper and says competition for jerseys is what Australia needs.
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Sun, May 01, 2022The Brumbies' hot Super Rugby Pacific form has shown no signs of cooling off, as they downed the Hurricanes 42-25 at GIO Stadium.
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Sat, Apr 30, 2022The Highlanders have claimed a 27-24 win in Suva, beating Fijian Drua in their first Super Rugby Pacific match played at home in Fiji.
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Sat, Apr 30, 2022The Blues have beaten Western Force 22-18 in a thrilling Super Rugby Pacific win in Perth.
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Sat, Apr 30, 2022The NSW Waratahs have upset the 12-time championship-winning Crusaders 24-21 in a thrilling Super Rugby Pacific clash at Leichhardt Oval.
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Sat, Apr 30, 2022The Melbourne Rebels have followed up on the NSW Waratahs' Super Rugby Pacific win on Saturday with a hard-fought 26-22 victory over Moana Pasifika.
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Fri, Apr 29, 2022A third-placed finish or better in this weekend's rugby sevens World Series event in Canda will see Australia's women clinch their first title since 2018.
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Fri, Apr 29, 2022A year after he played his last match, Melbourne prop Pone Fa'amausili will return for the Rebels' Super Rugby Pacific clash with Moana Pasifika.
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Fri, Apr 29, 2022Gutted skipper Tate McDermott refused to shift the blame after his Queensland Reds endured a frustrating 27-25 loss to the Chiefs at Suncorp Stadium.
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Fri, Apr 29, 2022Wallabies and Reds playmaker James O'Connor says his knee injury is ahead of schedule and he hopes to be back playing in mid May ahead of the England series.
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Fri, Apr 29, 2022The NSW Waratahs know they can't be loose or ill-disciplined against the benchmark Crusaders in Saturday's Super Rugby Pacific showdown in Sydney.
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Thu, Apr 28, 2022The Western Force are aiming to snap a three-match losing run when they take on the ladder-leading Blues at HBF Park on Friday night.
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Thu, Apr 28, 2022Moana Pasifika say the upside to having another Super Rugby Pacific clash postponed is that they're feeling energised ahead of their match with Melbourne.
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Thu, Apr 28, 2022Suliasi Vunivalu's frustrating run of hamstring injuries has continued with the flying winger a late out for the Queensland Reds' date with the Chiefs.
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Wed, Apr 27, 2022The Western Force are back to full strength after overcoming the COVID-19 wave that struck the club last week.
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Wed, Apr 27, 2022The Waratahs face a hooking crisis with Dave Porecki and Tom Horton ruled out of Saturday's Super Rugby Pacific clash with the Crusaders.
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Tue, Apr 26, 2022Homegrown hero Kyle Godwin says it was a tough decision to leave the Western Force, but he feels the time is right to embark on a new challenge.
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Tue, Apr 26, 2022In-form Queensland Reds flanker Fraser McReight will face Chiefs and All Blacks captain Sam Cane this Friday as he pushes for more Test opportunities.
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Tue, Apr 26, 2022NSW Waratahs prop Angus Bell has escaped suspension after being issued with a warning for his red card in Saturday's Super Rugby Pacific clash with the Chiefs.
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Sun, Apr 24, 2022The Brumbies have outplayed the Highlanders 28-17, booking the first victory of an Australian team over their Kiwi opponents during Super Round in Melbourne.
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Sun, Apr 24, 2022Crusaders coach Scott Robertson says his team have based a Super Rugby campaign on NRL club Melbourne, using the Storm to inspire his troops.
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Sun, Apr 24, 2022Melbourne were outplayed by New Zealand powerhouse the Crusaders 42-17 in the final match of Super Rugby Pacific's Super Round.
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Sat, Apr 23, 2022The competition-leading Blues were made to work hard for a 35-18 win over Fijian Drua in their Super Rugby Pacific showdown at Melbourne's AAMI Park.
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Sat, Apr 23, 2022Fijiana Drua have scored six tries to four to complete an unbeaten Super W rugby debut season with a 32-26 victory over the NSW Waratahs in the grand final.
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Sat, Apr 23, 2022Melbourne Rebels skipper Michael Wells says they are ready for the challenge of taking on Super Rugby Pacific heavyweights the Crusaders to wrap up Super Round.
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Sat, Apr 23, 2022The Queensland Reds have let a 17-point lead slip to lose their Super Rugby Pacific clash with the Hurricanes 35-17.
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Fri, Apr 22, 2022Former Cronulla winger Nathan Stapleton has been left paralysed from the shoulders down after sustaining a spinal cord injury while playing rugby union.
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Fri, Apr 22, 2022The Waratahs were left to rue some poor discipline as they fell to a 51-27 Super Rugby Pacific loss to the Chiefs in the opening match of Super Round.
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Fri, Apr 22, 2022Reds flanker Liam Wright says they targeted their Super Rugby Pacific clash with the Hurricanes in the pre-season, looking to make a stand against Kiwi teams.
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Fri, Apr 22, 2022NSW Waratahs captain Grace Hamilton says her team feel better prepared to tackle the Fijiana Drua this time when the teams meet in the Super W grand final.
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Thu, Apr 21, 2022All Blacks winger Caleb Clarke is hoping to soon see former NZ Sevens teammate Will Warbrick make his NRL debut as he also eyes a code switch one day.
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Thu, Apr 21, 2022Olympic champion Emilee Cherry has rejoined the Australian women's rugby sevens program as Tim Walsh's assistant coach ahead of the Commonwealth Games.
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Thu, Apr 21, 2022Ahead of Super Round in Melbourne, Chiefs skipper Sam Cane says the Kiwis are expecting a tougher contest from Australian Super Rugby teams.
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Wed, Apr 20, 2022COVID-19 cases in the Western Force camp have forced their Super Round clash against Moana Pasifika in Melbourne to be postponed.
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Wed, Apr 20, 2022Wallabies backrower Rob Leota will play his first match of the Super Rugby Pacific season with the Rebels against the Crusaders in Super Round at AAMI Park.
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Wed, Apr 20, 2022Queensland Reds five-eighth James O'Connor could miss the entire trans-Tasman component of Super Rugby Pacific regular season after suffering a knee injury.
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Wed, Apr 20, 2022Cronulla will aim to support their former winger Nathan Stapleton after he sustained a serious neck injury playing rugby union in country NSW.
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Tue, Apr 19, 2022Former Cronulla NRL winger Nathan Stapleton is in the spinal ward of Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney after fracturing his neck playing country rugby.
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Tue, Apr 19, 2022Young lock Emmanuel Meafou has set his sights on playing for France after being over overlooked by Australia's Super Rugby teams.
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Tue, Apr 19, 2022The Queensland Reds say they're ready for the challenge of the Kiwi teams in Super Rugby Pacific, with all teams playing in Melbourne this week.
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Sun, Apr 17, 2022The Western Force will investigate their horror run of slow starts after it cost them dearly yet again in a 41-24 loss to the NSW Waratahs.
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Sat, Apr 16, 2022Highlanders players were left devastated after having a last-gasp try disallowed in a one-point Super Rugby loss to the Hurricanes.
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Sat, Apr 16, 2022While he has been linked to NRL expansion side the Dolphins, Queensland Reds star Suliasi Vunivalu would love to be part of the Wallabies' World Cup campaign.
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Sat, Apr 16, 2022The NSW Waratahs have narrowly missed out on securing a bonus-point in their six-tries-to-four Super Rugby Pacific victory over the Western Force in Perth.
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Fri, Apr 15, 2022The Western Force will be without their coach and two key players when they take on the NSW Waratahs at HBF Park.
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Fri, Apr 15, 2022The Queensland Reds have held on for a 36-32 victory over the Melbourne Rebels in their Super Rugby Pacific match on Good Friday at AAMI Park.
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Fri, Apr 15, 2022Melbourne skipper Jesse Bromwich has contracted COVID-19 and will miss their NRL clash with Cronulla, with Brandon Smith his replacement.
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Thu, Apr 14, 2022Australia's men sit second on the World Series ladder ahead of their Vancouver leg, while the women's team trained against a top high school side in Brisbane.
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Thu, Apr 14, 2022Melbourne are hoping the shift of Wallabies winger Andrew Kellaway to the centres can spark their attack in their Super Rugby Pacific clash with Queensland.
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Thu, Apr 14, 2022Rugby Australia boss Andy Marinos has denied the Brumbies' Dan McKellar is heir to the Wallabies coaching job as Brad Thorn slammed a faceless critic.
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Thu, Apr 14, 2022The NSW Waratahs have earned the chance to win a fifth Super W title in as many years with a 36-0 elimination semi-final win over the Queensland Reds.
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Wed, Apr 13, 2022Queensland Reds winger Suliasi Vunivalu will return to Melbourne's AAMI Park for the first time since leaving the NRL after recovering from a hamstring injury.
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Sat, Apr 09, 2022The Brumbies have returned to the top of the Super Rugby Pacific table, beating the Fijian Drua 33-12 in James Slipper's 150th match.
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Sat, Apr 09, 2022Fijiana Drua have completed a clean sweep of their five regular-season Super W with a 17-7 victory over the Brumbies at Suncorp Stadium.
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Sat, Apr 09, 2022The Melbourne Rebels escaped with a one-point win against the Western Force despite having two players sent off for dangerous tackles during the match.
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Sat, Apr 09, 2022The NSW Waratahs have secured a top-two Super W finish after a 46-0 home win and eight-try rout of Queensland.
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Fri, Apr 08, 2022Clutch long-range penalties to Melbourne Rebels duo Matt To'omua and Reece Hodge have lifted their team to a one-point victory over Western Force in Perth.
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Fri, Apr 08, 2022Wallabies centurion prop James Slipper will make his 150th Super Rugby appearance when the Brumbies take on Fijijan Drua on Saturday.
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Thu, Apr 07, 2022COVID-19 cases in the Melbourne Rebels' Super W squad have forced Saturday's final-round game against the Western Force in Perth to be postponed.
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Thu, Apr 07, 2022The Western Force are ready for a Melbourne Rebels side with their tails up after their breakthrough Super Rugby Pacific win.
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Wed, Apr 06, 2022Fijian Drua captain Nemani Nagusa will miss his side's Super Rugby Pacific home debut after accepting a four-game suspension for a high tackle.
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Wed, Apr 06, 2022The Wallabies' road to the World Cup in France has taken shape as the side weighs up a five-Test Spring Tour in Europe.
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Wed, Apr 06, 2022Six years playing in England has given potential Wallabies debutant Dave Porecki a window into the under-pressure side's mindset ahead of their arrival.
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Tue, Apr 05, 2022Wallabies coach Dave Rennie isn't sure how Eddie Jones will respond tactically from a disappointing Six Nations when they arrive in July for three Tests.
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Tue, Apr 05, 2022Rugby sevens gold medallist Shannon Parry is relishing the prospect of a Wallaroos return after two Tests were scheduled in Queensland next month.
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Mon, Apr 04, 2022Australia has been named World Rugby's preferred host of the Women's Rugby World Cup 2029, two years after it will host the men's edition.
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Mon, Apr 04, 2022Western Force players were left shocked by the decision not to renew the contract of coach Tim Sampson, and they want to send him off with a bang.
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Mon, Apr 04, 2022Payment and professionalism of women's 15-a-side rugby in Australia has come into focus after the country was named preferred host of the 2029 World Cup.
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Mon, Apr 04, 2022Australian rugby officials will ponder how to ensure the game remains entertaining amid competition from rival codes.
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Sun, Apr 03, 2022The Brumbies have secured their first win of the Super W season, seeing off the Western Force 27-19 in Canberra.
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Sun, Apr 03, 2022The Chiefs have held off the fast-finishing Hurricanes to win their Super Rugby Pacfic match 30-29 in Wellington.
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Sun, Apr 03, 2022Waratahs flyhalf Ben Donaldson says playing time and added consistency have aided his rise to the Wallabies training camp this week.
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Sat, Apr 02, 2022The Blues have beaten Moana Pasifika for the second time in a week, but their 46-16 win was soured by a controversial red card to winger Caleb Clarke.
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Sat, Apr 02, 2022Ivania Wong scored three tries and prop Liz Patu managed a double as the Queensland Reds beat the Mebourne Rebels 55-5 in Super W.
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Sat, Apr 02, 2022The Queensland Reds have inflicted the first loss of the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season on the Brumbies, notching a 21-7 win in Brisbane.
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Fri, Apr 01, 2022Fijiana Drua have scored an historic Super W win over the NSW Waratahs, ending the unbeaten run of the four-time champions.
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Fri, Apr 01, 2022Reds coach Brad Thorn wants to see rivals the Brumbies take them on at scrumtime after enduring a frustrating stalemate at the set piece when they last met.
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Fri, Apr 01, 2022The NSW Waratahs have kept their Super Rugby Pacific hopes alive with a comprehensive 38-14 victory over an ill-disciplined Fijian Drua on the Gold Coast.
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Thu, Mar 31, 2022James O'Connor thinks influential prop Taniela Tupou is reach his potential as the Queensland Reds prepare to host the table-topping Brumbies on Saturday.
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Thu, Mar 31, 2022Fijian Drua coach Mick Byrne has tested positive to COVID-19 just as his squad was forced to relocate from their flooded Lennox Heads base to the Gold Coast.
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Wed, Mar 30, 2022Western Force owner Andrew Forrest has set some lofty goals for the club, and incoming coach Simon Cron is embracing the challenge.
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Wed, Mar 30, 2022Injuries will keep Jock Campbell and Seru Uru out of the Reds' top-of-the-table clash with the Brumbies, while Michael Hooper will return for the Waratahs.
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Tue, Mar 29, 2022The unbeaten Brumbies will play the Queensland Reds in a heavyweight Super Rugby Pacific clash that doubles as a Wallabies power struggle.
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Tue, Mar 29, 2022Queensland prop Dane Zander has copped a three week Super Rugby ban while Brumbies gun Tom Banks is free to take on the Reds on Saturday.
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Mon, Mar 28, 2022Simon Cron will replace Tim Sampson as Western Force coach at the end of the Super Rugby Pacific season, lured from Japan by Andrew Forrest.
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Sat, Mar 26, 2022Andy Muirhead has scored a stunning hat-trick to inspire the Brumbies to a thrilling one-point win over the Western Force despite Tom Banks being sent off.
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Sat, Mar 26, 2022The Blues scored four tries to the Highlanders' three, surviving a second-half comeback to win 32-25 at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin.
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Sat, Mar 26, 2022Brumbies coach Dan McKellar says it was ridiculous that Tom Banks was given a red card for an accidental head clash.
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Sat, Mar 26, 2022The Crusaders have improved to 4-1 in the Super Rugby Pacific season, defying the Chiefs 34-19 in Waikato.
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Sat, Mar 26, 2022Taniela Tupou has powered the Queensland Reds past the NSW Waratahs in Brisbane, winning 32-20 despite receiving a red and yellow card.
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Fri, Mar 25, 2022Melbourne have scored five tries to earn their first Super Rugby Pacific win of the season, beating Fijian Drua 42-27 at AAMI Park.
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Fri, Mar 25, 2022Dismissed as "too short" by the NSW Waratahs, spirited second-rower Connor Vest wants to prove a point when he lines up against them for the Queensland Reds.
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Thu, Mar 24, 2022The unbeaten Brumbies are on top of the Super Rugby Pacific ladder, but it would have been different had the Western Force held their nerve in round one.
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Thu, Mar 24, 2022Melbourne feel they are moving in the right direction but won't be satisfied until they taste Super Rugby Pacific victory, starting with Fijian Drua on Friday.
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Wed, Mar 23, 2022Former Wallabies fullback Chris Latham is frustrated by the trend of stop-start rugby and a desire to over-officiate he says is "killing the game".
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Wed, Mar 23, 2022Queensland State of Origin star Lote Tuqiri has revealed a mentoring role with former Super Rugby club the Waratahs ahead of their grudge match with the Reds.
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Wed, Mar 23, 2022Queensland Reds prop Taniela Tupou has been cleared of foul play at a SANZAAR judiciary hearing on Wednesday night and is free to face the Waratahs on Saturday.
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Wed, Mar 23, 2022Fellow code-hopping winger Lote Tuqiri has urged Suliasi Vunivalu to leave any decision on his future until after his return from a long-term hamstring injury.
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Wed, Mar 23, 2022The Brumbies will leave five-eighth Noah Lolesio and their Wallabies props James Slipper and Allan Alaalatoa behind for their trip to Perth.
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Tue, Mar 22, 2022Wallabies captain Michael Hooper is hopeful of returning for the NSW Waratahs in next week's Super Rugby Pacific seventh-round clash against the Fijian Drua.
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Tue, Mar 22, 2022The Queensland Reds will head to the judiciary after Taniela Tupou was offered a two-week suspension for foul play against the Brumbies.
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Mon, Mar 21, 2022Wallabies prop Taniela Tupou is facing a one-match Super Rugby suspension after being cited for alleged foul play in the Queensland Reds' loss to the Brumbies.
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Sun, Mar 20, 2022Wallabies coach Dave Rennie has named eight uncapped players in his 40-man squad for next month's three-day training camp, but Matt To'omua is a shock omission.
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Sun, Mar 20, 2022Wallabies coach Dave Rennie says England will present a formidable challenge for the Wallabies despite the poor Six Nations form of Eddie Jones's side.
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Sat, Mar 19, 2022Fijiana Drua have powered to a monstrous win against the Western Force, scoring seven tries in a 45-17 Super W triumph.
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Sat, Mar 19, 2022An 85th-minute penalty from Bayley Kuenzle has given the Western Force a last gasp 20-18 win against Fijian Drua in Saturday's Super Rugby Pacific action.
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Sat, Mar 19, 2022Fullback Mahalia Murphy has produced some magic, bagging five tries as the Waratahs romped to a 60-10 Super W win over Melbourne at the SCG on Saturday.
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Sat, Mar 19, 2022The Waratahs have won successive matches for the first time since August 2020, beating Melbourne 24-19 in their Super Rugby Pacific contest at the SCG.
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Fri, Mar 18, 2022The Brumbies have had to dig deep to beat the Queensland Reds 16-12 in a physical Super Rugby Pacific encounter in Canberra.
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Fri, Mar 18, 2022Eddie Jones says being Australian isn't helping him - but it's the lack of progress of the rugby team he coaches, not his nationality, that bugs England fans.
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Fri, Mar 18, 2022Stinging from their Super Rugby Pacific loss to NSW, Western Force are out to make amends against Fijian Drua, with veteran half Ian Prior in the hot seat.
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Fri, Mar 18, 2022Louis Lynagh, son of Wallabies great Michael Lynagh, has missed out on selection for England in the Six Nations after having been tipped to make his debut.
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Fri, Mar 18, 2022The Queensland Reds have surged late to take a five-point win against the Brumbies in Friday evening Super W action.
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Fri, Mar 18, 2022Teddy Wilson, son of former Wallabies captain David Wilson, is set to make his Super Rugby Pacific debut as the Waratahs look to keep Melbourne winless.
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Thu, Mar 17, 2022The Brumbies and Queensland Reds will resume hostilities in Canberra as the only two unbeaten teams after four Super Rugby Pacific rounds.
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Thu, Mar 17, 2022Rugby Australia's chief performance officer, former AIS boss and sailor Peter Conde, has outlined his intentions in his first interview since accepting the job.
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Wed, Mar 16, 2022All three scheduled Super Rugby Pacific round five games in New Zealand have been postponed, with a previously delayed game to be played instead.
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Wed, Mar 16, 2022Jordan Petaia will go head-to-head with Tom Banks in a fullback showdown on Friday after the Reds talent was again picked in the No.15 to face the Brumbies.
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Tue, Mar 15, 2022Queensland are looking to continue their recent win streak against the Brumbies and topple them from their place at the top of the Super Rugby Pacific ladder.
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Tue, Mar 15, 2022Waratahs skipper Jake Gordon is out for up to a month after injuring his hamstring, ruling him out of Saturday's Super Rugby Pacific match against Melbourne.
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Tue, Mar 15, 2022Australia's breakout rugby sevens talent Corey Toole has committed to the Commonwealth Games and World Cup after upgrading from his existing loan deal.
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Sun, Mar 13, 2022The NSW Waratahs have resisted a spirited challenge from the Western Force to remain unbeaten in 20 Super W matches since the competition's start in 2018.
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Sun, Mar 13, 2022A laborious first-half in the Reds' rollercoaster Super Rugby defeat of Fijian Drua has prompted coach Brad Thorn to question the pedantry of the officiating.
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Sun, Mar 13, 2022The NSW Waratahs have bounced back after successive defeats to score a crucial Super Rugby Pacific win over the Western Force in Sydney.
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Sat, Mar 12, 2022Both one from three to start the Super Rugby Pacific season, the NSW Waratahs and Western Force both know the significance of Sunday's derby in Sydney.
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Sat, Mar 12, 2022The Queensland Reds tried and failed to grind past the Fijiana Drua as the Super W newcomers notched a second-straight win at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday.
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Sat, Mar 12, 2022Melbourne coach Kevin Foote says he needs more from his senior players, particularly his Wallabies, if his team is to break their winless Super season start.
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Sat, Mar 12, 2022Two big plays from Seru Uru have helped the Queensland Reds avoid a shock comeback loss to Fijian Drua at Suncorp Stadium in Super Rugby Pacific.
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Fri, Mar 11, 2022The unbeaten Brumbies have banked six tries to collect a 36-17 win over the hapless Rebels in their Super Rugby Pacific clash in Melbourne.
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Fri, Mar 11, 2022The injury curse around the Queensland Reds' captaincy isn't worrying stand-in skipper Fraser McReight ahead of Saturday's clash with Fijian Drua.
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Fri, Mar 11, 2022England's Eddie Jones won't face a date with fellow Aussie Mack Hansen after the Irish winger was dropped for the eagerly-awaited Six Nations Test.
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Fri, Mar 11, 2022Melbourne halfback Georgia Cormick has kicked a conversion in the 81st minute to secure a Super W draw against the Brumbies.
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Thu, Mar 10, 2022Melbourne winger Andrew Kellaway has extended his deal with Rugby Australia until the end of 2024 and is set to return for the winless Rebels on Friday.
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Thu, Mar 10, 2022The Hurricanes are unable to assemble a matchday 23 due to COVID-19, forcing the postponement of their Super Rugby Pacific clash with Moana Pasifika.
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Wed, Mar 09, 2022After letting opportunities slip against the Queensland Reds and Brumbies, the NSW Waratahs know they must beat the Western Force and Melbourne Rebels.
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Wed, Mar 09, 2022Fraser McReight will captain the injury-hit Queensland Reds, who will experiment with Jordan Petaia at fullback against the Fijian Drua.
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Tue, Mar 08, 2022Wallabies World Cup prospect Izaia Perese is intent on repaying the NSW Waratahs for handing him a Super Rugby lifeline after his brush with drugs and the law.
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Mon, Mar 07, 2022An ankle injury will keep Lukhan Salakaia-Loto out for at least four weeks, adding to an already steep Queensland Reds injury toll.
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Mon, Mar 07, 2022Melbourne Rebels halfback Joe Powell says his struggling team can resurrect their Super Rugby Pacific season with a tough task looming against the Brumbies.
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Sun, Mar 06, 2022The Waratahs have fallen to 1-2 after losing to the Brumbies on Saturday night, but their coach and captain believe they're heading in the right direction.
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Sat, Mar 05, 2022The Brumbies have claimed bragging rights over the NSW Waratahs, winning 27-20 in their Super Rugby Pacific showdown at Canberra Stadium.
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Sat, Mar 05, 2022The Hurricanes survived some nervous final moments to claim a second-straight Super Rugby Pacific win, 21-14 over the Highlanders on Saturday.
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Sat, Mar 05, 2022The Blues watched in relief as Bryn Gatland's would-be match-winning penalty kick for the Chiefs sailed wide in a 24-22 thriller at Eden Park on Saturday.
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Sat, Mar 05, 2022Fijiana Drua have put on a show in their Super W debut, belting the Melbourne Rebels 66-5 to send a statement across the competition.
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Sat, Mar 05, 2022Queensland Reds playmaker James O'Connor has played a hand in all four tries to lead his injury-hit side to a 29-16 win over the Western Force in Perth.
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Sat, Mar 05, 2022The Reds have put aside growing injury woes to post a 29-16 bonus-point victory over the Western Force in Perth.
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Sat, Mar 05, 2022The NSW Waratahs have started their Super W season on a high, coming back to beat the Brumbies 31-17 at GIO Stadium.
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Fri, Mar 04, 2022The Fijian Drua have notched an historic Super Rugby Pacific win, coming from behind to heap more pain on the winless Melbourne Rebels on the Sunshine Coast.
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Fri, Mar 04, 2022The NSW Waratahs will look to show how far they've come in the opening two rounds of Super Rugby Pacific when facing the Brumbies in Canberra on Saturday night.
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Fri, Mar 04, 2022Moana Pasifika led the 12-time champion Crusaders early before losing 33-12 in a fine Super Rugby Pacific debut that came two weeks later than first planned.
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Fri, Mar 04, 2022The Queensland Reds have opened their Super W season with a seven-tries-to-one win over the Western Force in Perth.
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Thu, Mar 03, 2022The Queensland Reds will be aiming to overcome a topsy-turvy lead-up when they lock horns with the Western Force at HBF Park.
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Thu, Mar 03, 2022Western Force hooker Andrew Ready, winger Byron Ralston and prop Greg Holmes have apologised for drinking alcohol on a flight from Melbourne.
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Wed, Mar 02, 2022The Australian women's sevens rugby team has bolstered its leadership ahead of the Commonwealth Games starting in July with veteran Charlotte Caslick elevated.
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Wed, Mar 02, 2022Fijiana Drua will be the Super W's sixth team when the competition launches in 2022, the season a crucial one ahead of the World Cup.
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Wed, Mar 02, 2022The Western Force will unleash speedy scrumhalf Issak Fines-Leleiwasa in their Super Rugby Pacific clash with the Queensland Reds in Perth.
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Wed, Mar 02, 2022Lukhan Salakaia-Loto will captain the injury-hit Queensland Reds for the first time in the same week he confirmed his departure to the English Premiership.
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Tue, Mar 01, 2022The Fijian Drua's first 'home' Super Rugby Pacific game has been moved to the Sunshine Coast after Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium was flooded.
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Tue, Mar 01, 2022The struggling Melbourne Rebels have suffered another blow with fullback Reece Hodge copping a one-game ban that will see him miss Friday's clash with the Drua.
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Tue, Mar 01, 2022NSW Waratahs centre Lalakai Foketi says beating the Brumbies will only be possible if they take their chances in attack in the Super Rugby Pacific clash
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Tue, Mar 01, 2022Western Force lock Izack Rodda has signed a contract extension with the Perth-based club until 2024, in a major boost for the Wallabies and Australian rugby.
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Mon, Feb 28, 2022The Queensland Reds have had to shift training to a Brisbane high school gym due to Brisbane's flood emergency, with their base at Ballymore inundated.
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Mon, Feb 28, 2022Rama Chand has stepped down as Queensland Reds' Super W coach, just days out from the season opener against Western Force in Perth on Friday.
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Sun, Feb 27, 2022While Wallabies great Tim Horan is declaring Reesjan Pasitoa ready for the Test arena, Western Force coach Tim Sampson doesn't want to rush his playmaker.
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Sat, Feb 26, 2022The Brumbies have moved to 2-0 for the Super Rugby Pacific season with a dominant 42-3 win over Fijian Drua on Saturday afternoon in Canberra.
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Sat, Feb 26, 2022Coach Darren Coleman maintains the NSW Waratahs are on the right track despite blowing a golden chance to beat Queensland in a Super Rugby Pacific thriller.
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Sat, Feb 26, 2022The Western Force have spoiled the homecoming for Melbourne with a 28-3 Super Rugby Pacific victory over the Rebels in their return to AAMI Park.
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Fri, Feb 25, 2022NSW Waratahs coach Darren Coleman has issued a call to arms for fairweather fans to show up and support his young and improving Super Rugby Pacific side.
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Fri, Feb 25, 2022Rugby Australia boss Andy Marinos has announced a change to the overseas player selection policy, with just three stars able to join the Wallabies per campaign.
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Fri, Feb 25, 2022Melbourne Rebels coach Kevin Foote says veteran playmaker Matt Toomua will improve game management in their Super Rugby Pacific clash with the Western Force.
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Fri, Feb 25, 2022The Queensland Reds have overcome the NSW Waratahs 20-16 in an exciting Super Rugby Pacific derby at Leichhardt Oval.
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Fri, Feb 25, 2022Wallabies forward Pete Samu is locked in with Rugby Australia through next year's World Cup, as his Brumbies prepare to face Fijian Drua on Saturday afternoon.
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Thu, Feb 24, 2022Veteran Wallabies playmaker Quade Cooper has taken to social media to finally celebrate his Australian citizenship after four previous rejections.
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Thu, Feb 24, 2022Queensland Reds coach Brad Thorn doesn't begrudge the departure of Wallabies forward Lukhan Salakaia-Loto to the English Premiership next season.
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Thu, Feb 24, 2022Former NRL star Roger Tuivasa-Sheck has been named for his Super Rugby debut when the Blues take on the Hurricanes on Saturday.
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Thu, Feb 24, 2022A visit from wheelchair-bound former NSW and Australian Test star Richard Tombs has steeled the Waratahs for Friday's Super Rugby Pacific clash with Queensland.
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Wed, Feb 23, 2022Western Force centre Kyle Godwin committed late errors against the Brumbies but coach Tim Sampson is keeping the faith in his star back.
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Wed, Feb 23, 2022NSW Waratahs playmaker Ben Donaldson can't wait to go head to head with Wallabies star James O'Connor in a Super Rugby Pacific clash with Queensland.
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Tue, Feb 22, 2022Twelve Super W games will be played as double-headers with the men's Super Rugby Pacific season when the six-team, eight-week tournament kicks off.
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Tue, Feb 22, 2022The Fijian Drua learnt quickly on debut how teams will attempt to stifle their strengths in Super Rugby Pacific and say they're already adapting.
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Mon, Feb 21, 2022Rugby Australia has announced veteran Wallabies playmaker Kurtley Beale will return home to play for the NSW Waratahs and possibly a fourth World Cup in 2023.
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Mon, Feb 21, 2022Louis Lynagh, son of Wallabies' great Michael Lynagh, has been again named by England coach Eddie Jones in an extended Six Nations squad to face Wales.
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Mon, Feb 21, 2022Waratahs coach Darren Coleman's called on league great Steve Roach for inspiration as his Super Rugby Pacific side bids to turn Leichhardt Oval into a fortress.
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Sun, Feb 20, 2022Lachie Lonergan's late try has given the Brumbies a heart-stopping 29-23 win against a brave Western Force in their Super Rugby Pacific clash in Canberra.
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Sun, Feb 20, 2022Battling a mounting injury toll, the Melbourne Rebels are seeking answers fast after kicking off their Super Rugby season with a 23-5 loss to the Reds.
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Sun, Feb 20, 2022Queensland Reds coach Brad Thorn was gushing in his praise for understated fullback Jock Campbell after his team's victory over the Melbourne Rebels.
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Sat, Feb 19, 2022Sunday's Super Rugby Pacific clash between the ACT Brumbies and the Western Force will see a number of players battle their former side.
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Sat, Feb 19, 2022Coach Darren Coleman and captain Jake Gordon have hailed the NSW Waratahs' character and resolve following the side's emphatic Super Rugby Pacific win.
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Sat, Feb 19, 2022Harry Wilson has shone as the Queensland Reds began their Super Rugby Pacific season with a grinding 23-5 defeat of the Melbourne Rebels at Suncorp Stadium.
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Fri, Feb 18, 2022The NSW Waratahs have ended a 13-match, 538-day winless streak with a 40-10 victory over Fijian Drua in the inaugural Super Rugby Pacific match.
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Thu, Feb 17, 2022Wallabies Fraser McReight and Hunter Paisami have a job to do off the bench for the Queensland Reds in their Super Rugby Pacific season opener.
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Thu, Feb 17, 2022Mick Byrne has soaked up his return to Sydney as Fijian Drua head coach, more than 30 years after playing his final VFL game for the Swans.
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Thu, Feb 17, 2022The Fijian Drua enter their Super Rugby Pacific debut against the NSW Waratahs on Friday night wanting to be more than just competitive.
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Thu, Feb 17, 2022Bayley Kuenzle is one of five former Brumbies recruited by the Western Force during the off-season, and he's already thriving at his new club.
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Thu, Feb 17, 2022American private equity firm Silver Lake will invest an initial $NZ200m into NZ Rugby in a groundbreaking deal announced by the governing body on Thursday.
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Thu, Feb 17, 2022Melbourne Rebels No.10 Carter Gordon hopes his former Queensland Reds teammates try to unsettle him in Saturday's Super Rugby Pacific opener.
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Thu, Feb 17, 2022The Pacific influence will be felt in Super Rugby on both sides of the Tasman this season, but in Australia it's the fortunes of the Waratahs that are key.
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Thu, Feb 17, 2022A look at how the Australian-based Super Rugby Pacific teams stack up ahead of this weekend's first round.
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Wed, Feb 16, 2022The Western Force will be tapping into the knowledge of their new recruits when they take on the Brumbies for their Super Rugby Pacific opener in Canberra.
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Wed, Feb 16, 2022The Western Force have been largely written off by the critics, but the team is desperate to snare a finals berth this Super Rugby Pacific season.
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Wed, Feb 16, 2022The inaugural season of Super Rugby Pacific will include a golden point rule for any matches that finish in a draw.
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Wed, Feb 16, 2022Former Wallabies lock Sitaleki Timani has walked away from the Western Force after deciding against taking the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Tue, Feb 15, 2022Steeled by the humiliation and despair of a winless 2021 campaign, the NSW Waratahs will open the Super Rugby Pacific season feeling re-energised.
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Mon, Feb 14, 2022Brumbies pair Tom Banks and Ryan Lonergan can't wait for the Super Rugby Pacific season to kick off against the Western Force on Sunday.
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Mon, Feb 14, 2022Wallabies and Waratahs centre Izaia Perese has detailed new coach Darren Coleman's attempts drag the Super Rugby outfit back from their lowest point.
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Mon, Feb 14, 2022The NSW Waratahs are treating Fijian Drua with full respect and won't be taking the competition newcomers lightly in their Super Rugby Pacific opener.
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Sun, Feb 13, 2022Jock Campbell's potential at No.10 could free up Jordan Petaia for a tantalising move to fullback for the Reds this Super Rugby season.
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Sun, Feb 13, 2022The NSW Waratahs were turnstiles in a historically poor 2021 season but showed in Roma, a week out from the new Super Rugby season, things may have changed.
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Sat, Feb 12, 2022The Waratahs showed off some bruising, organised defence in a 21-14 trial game win over the Queensland Reds.
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Fri, Feb 11, 2022Sione Tuipulotu is the latest Australian import to make a big impression in the Six Nations as he's been drafted into Scotland's starting XV against Wales.
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Fri, Feb 11, 2022Eddie Jones will give his England side a final warm-up against the Barbarians invitational side before seeking to defend his unbeaten record against Australia.
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Fri, Feb 11, 2022Organisers have postponed the opening match in the New Zealand-based section of Super Rugby Pacific due to a COVID-19 outbreak in the Moana Pasifika squad.
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Thu, Feb 10, 2022Ben Donaldson will start at flyhalf for the NSW Waratahs this weekend in their final hit-out before the Super Rugby Pacific season kicks off.
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Thu, Feb 10, 2022Fijian Drua will enter their historic Super Rugby Pacific campaign full of confidence after beating the Rebels 28-26 in their final warmup match in Melbourne.
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Thu, Feb 10, 2022Rugby Australia chief executive Andy Marinos says the expanded Super Rugby competition is imperative to developing pathways in the Pacific.
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Thu, Feb 10, 2022Rugby Australia and the local union have agreed to extend the players' pay deal by another year as COVID-19 continues to add financial pressure on the game.
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Wed, Feb 09, 2022The Fijiana Drua will play in this season's Super W tournament as the Australian women's rugby competition follows the men in expanding into the Pacific.
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Wed, Feb 09, 2022Every try scored across the first 10 rounds of the Super Rugby Pacific tournament will see $500 donated to the Red Cross Pacific Tsunami Appeal.
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Wed, Feb 09, 2022Still recovering from the trauma of Tonga's volcano and tsunami disasters, Taniela Tupou has hinted what it'll take to keep his talents in Australia.
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Wed, Feb 09, 2022Dave Rennie isn't the only coach or player who doesn't like the idea of uncontested scrums in the event of a COVID-19 outbreak during Super Rugby Pacific.
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Tue, Feb 08, 2022Wallabies coach Dave Rennie is backing his tried-and-tested performers to take Australia to World Cup glory, saying there'll be less newcomers blooded in 2022.
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Tue, Feb 08, 2022Veteran prop James Slipper is in line to become the Wallabies' most-capped player after opting to remain in Australian rugby for at least another two years.
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Mon, Feb 07, 2022Tate McDermott and Hunter Paisami are the latest Queensland Reds to test positive for COVID-19, less than a fortnight out from their Super Rugby season opener.
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Sun, Feb 06, 2022Wallabies captain Michael Hooper, who will miss the start of the Super Rugby Pacific season, has won a record fourth John Eales Medal.
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Sun, Feb 06, 2022Ian Lynagh was overcome by deja vu when driving his grandson Tom to Ballymore for the Queensland Reds' Super Rugby Pacific trial game.
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Sat, Feb 05, 2022Queensland Reds stars James O'Connor and Jordan Petaia, as well as coach Brad Thorn, all missed the side's Super Rugby trial match due to COVID-19.
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Fri, Feb 04, 2022Australia's former Brumbie Mack Hansen, whose mother hails from Cork, has been selected to make his Test debut for Ireland after a meteoric rise.
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Fri, Feb 04, 2022Wallabies winger Andrew Kellaway has been named the 2021 rookie of the year but is already feeling the pressure of father time on his rugby career.
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Thu, Feb 03, 2022Wales and Lions centre Jamie Roberts' hard running and vast experience will be valuable for a young Waratahs outfit in the upcoming Super Rugby Pacific season.
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Wed, Feb 02, 2022New Zealand's Super Rugby sides will temporarily shift to a hub in Queenstown in move designed to avoid a disruptive start to the 2022 season.
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Wed, Feb 02, 2022James O'Connor says stepping down as Queensland Reds captain has lightened a load that took its toll during a run to the Super Rugby AU title.
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Wed, Feb 02, 2022Super W player of the year Lucy Lockhart hopes to play in the Rugby World Cup, less than six months after giving birth to her first child.
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Tue, Feb 01, 2022Toutai Kefu will coach a Tongan invitational side against a classic Reds team for charity, after the island nation was devastated by a volcano and tsunami.
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Mon, Jan 31, 2022Australia's women's rugby sevens side have won their third world series event of the season in Seville but the Aussie men lost their final to South Africa.
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Mon, Jan 31, 2022Western Force home games against the Brumbies and NSW Waratahs have been relocated to the east coast to begin the Super Rugby Pacific season.
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Sun, Jan 30, 2022Australia's sevens women have powered into the semi-finals of the latest world series event in Seville
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Sat, Jan 29, 2022Australia's rugby sevens women are back on the winning trail at the world series event in Seville while the men also won their opening match.
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Thu, Jan 27, 2022Michael Lynagh's son Louis, who's already been on the radar of England and the Wallabies, is now being courted as a possible Test winger for Italy.
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Thu, Jan 27, 2022James O'Connor led the Queensland Reds to the Super Rugby AU title last season but won't captain in 2022, with Tate McDermott promoted alongside Liam Wright.
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Tue, Jan 25, 2022Former Wallabies playmaker Matt Giteau will continue as a 39-year-old for Major League Rugby's LA Gilitinis for their title defence in 2022.
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Mon, Jan 24, 2022The Australian women's record win streak in the rugby sevens world series is over after a shock semi-final defeat to Russia in Spain.
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Sun, Jan 23, 2022Australia's men and women have both won through to the semi-finals of the world rugby sevens series in Malaga, Spain.
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Sat, Jan 22, 2022Australia's men have work to do at the Spain Sevens in order to join their female counterparts in the last eight of world series event.
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Tue, Jan 18, 2022The NSW-based Drua hope to host the Highlanders in Fiji on April 30 as they battle COVID-19 restrictions ahead of a Super Rugby Pacific debut.
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Tue, Jan 04, 2022The Japanese rugby club that sacked Blake Ferguson following his drug-related arrest is in damage control ahead of the new season.
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Mon, Jan 03, 2022Former NRL premiership winner Blake Ferguson has lost his contract with Japanese rugby club NEC Green Rockets after a drug-related arrest.
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Sun, Jan 02, 2022Ex-NRL star Blake Ferguson has been arrested on suspicion of possessing illegal drugs after an altercation in a Tokyo restaurant.
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Sat, Dec 25, 2021A humiliating loss and a host of Wallabies selection snubs are fuelling the Queensland Reds' quest to become a Super Rugby Pacific powerhouse.
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Thu, Dec 23, 2021Travel restraints have forced the new Super Rugby Pacific tournament to begin as separate Australian and New Zealand conferences in February.
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Thu, Dec 16, 2021A decision on the future of Super Rugby Pacific will come in "the next few days" according to NZ Rugby boss Mark Robinson.
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Wed, Dec 15, 2021The inaugural Japan Rugby League One competition kicks off on January 7, with the big money on offer attracting stars from around the world.
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Tue, Dec 14, 2021Emerging Wallabies and Queensland Reds midfielder Hunter Paisami, still just 23, has extended his contract until the 2023 World Cup.
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Fri, Dec 10, 2021Scott Johnson will leave his role as Rugby Australia's Director of Rugby at the end of the year while Sevens coaches Tim Walsh and John Manenti will swap jobs.
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Sun, Dec 05, 2021Australia's rugby women have won their second straight world series event at the Dubai Sevens in successive weeks while the men fell just short in their final.
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Sat, Dec 04, 2021Australia's teams both went unbeaten on the opening day of the latest Dubai Sevens, with the women in powerful shape to triumph for the second week running.
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Fri, Dec 03, 2021Quade Cooper is about to take his citizenship test and this time it looks as if he's finally going to get his wish to "officially call Australia home".
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Sun, Nov 28, 2021Australia's women have dominated the Dubai Sevens, taking the title with five wins from five, as the men got beaten in the quarters by champions South Africa.
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Sun, Nov 28, 2021Three Wallabies players have reportedly tested positive to COVID-19 while part of the Barbarians side preparing to play Samoa in London.
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Sat, Nov 27, 2021Wallaby Rob Valetini has been suspended for three matches for a dangerous tackle on Welshman Adam Beard, ruling him out of the new Super Rugby season's opener.
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Fri, Nov 26, 2021Imminent change to the Wallabies' selection policy means only so much can be taken from the side's 50 per cent win rate in a "rollercoaster" 2021.
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Fri, Nov 26, 2021Melbourne Rebels Super W players will be paid for the upcoming 2022 season in a first for the competition to align more closely with the men's team.
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Fri, Nov 26, 2021Nic Berry has received an apology from South African director of rugby Rassie Erasmus over the video he posted criticising the Australian referee.
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Fri, Nov 26, 2021Super Rugby Pacific's competition committee will meet on Monday to consider how New Zealand's travel restrictions will impact the 2022 season.
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Fri, Nov 26, 2021Wallabies coach Dave Rennie has received a warning and has apologised for his scathing criticism of the match officiating in his team's narrow loss to Wales.
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Thu, Nov 25, 2021Stephen Larkham is returning to coach the Brumbies for a second spell with the Wallabies great signing a two-year deal with the Super Rugby franchise.
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Thu, Nov 25, 2021Israel Folau, who's keen to return to international rugby with Tonga, will be aided by new eligibility rules introduced by World Rugby.
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Thu, Nov 25, 2021Rugby Australia CEO Andy Marinos says the likelihood of a home World Cup in 2027 would create a much-needed revenue boost the sport can't afford to waste.
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Wed, Nov 24, 2021Wallabies great Stephen Larkham is tipped to take over as Brumbies coach for 2023 after announcing he won't take up a new deal with Irish club Munster.
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Tue, Nov 23, 2021Yool Yool is poised to become the first Sudanese-born rugby player to represent Australia, while Billy Meakes will also feature in the World Series opener.
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Mon, Nov 22, 2021Dave Rennie has found an ally in his Wallabies predecessor Michael Cheika, who has supported the Kiwi over his criticism of the officiating in the Wales loss.
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Mon, Nov 22, 2021Ill-discipline has been at the root of the Wallabies' first winless tour to Europe for 45 years - and coach Dave Rennie concedes he's to blame.
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Sun, Nov 21, 2021Less than two years before the next World Cup, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand have been given a wake up call by rugby's northern powerhouses.
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Sun, Nov 21, 2021Wallabies coach Dave Rennie says rugby Test referees and TMOs must be held more accountable for decisions after his side's controversial defeat by Wales.
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Sun, Nov 21, 2021Australia coach Dave Rennie has been left enraged over officiating after the Wallabies' ill-fated tour to Europe ended with a last-kick 29-28 loss to Wales.
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Sat, Nov 20, 2021Australia's rugby men are ready to end a long, hard year on a high as they lift themselves for one major final Test push against Wales in Cardiff.
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Fri, Nov 19, 2021The diligent Lalakai Foketi has finally been given his chance to shine for the Wallabies - and he'll be thinking of a special little fan when he faces Wales.
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Fri, Nov 19, 2021Wallabies coach Dave Rennie believes Australian referee Nic Berry was treated badly through the video criticism aimed at him by South Africa's Rassie Erasmus.
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Fri, Nov 19, 2021Australia coach Dave Rennie sees the Wallabies' end-of-year fixture against Wales in Cardiff as a battle between two "desperate" teams.
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Fri, Nov 19, 2021James Slipper reckons he has big boots to fill when replacing Michael Hooper as the Wallabies' skipper for the year-ending Test in Wales.
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Thu, Nov 18, 2021Pete Samu will replace injured Wallabies skipper Michael Hooper in their Test against Wales with coach Dave Rennie saying he needs to play to his own strengths.