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A Set small text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size If the Wallabies’ thumping loss to Wales at the Rugby World Cup was rock bottom, their face-saving win over Portugal to (in all likelihood) end their tournament was a small step, but a step …

A Set small text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size SAINT ETIENNE – The Wallabies have just one fit playmaker still on French soil after Carter Gordon flew home to Australia on Wednesday because of a knee-injury. While lock Nick Frost is also set …

While the atmosphere has been excellent throughout the World Cup tournament, there is one aspect causing some consternation for purists. Wallabies coach Eddie Jones was the subject of intense feral booing last week when his face went up on the big screen in the match against Portugal. While usually it’s …

Sure, the Wallabies could mathematically still make the quarter finals but it’s highly unlikely, so Australian rugby fans must look for greener pastures elsewhere. 2024 must start and bring with it Super Rugby Pacific success because for the first time, for a long time, Super Rugby sides stand a better …

Australia fans will have to wait until the very bitter end of match week 5 to see if Portugal can save the Wallabies campaign early Monday morning AEDT in Toulouse. With Portugal needing to beat the rampant Pacific Islanders by eight points or more, Australia’s hopes are slim to none. …

The media department for the Wallabies put their best spin on the ‘Zombie Wallabies’ 34-14 bonus point victory over Portugal in their final pool match at the 2023 Rugby World Cup: “[It] means the Wallabies now need Portugal to beat Fiji by 8 points or more in their final pool …

A Set small text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size Sam Cane will return as All Blacks captain in their final World Cup Pool A game against Uruguay on Thursday, when a bonus-point win would guarantee New Zealand a spot in the knockout rounds. …

SAINT ETIENNE – The Wallabies have headed off on a mini-break before reconvening at their Saint Etienne base to prepare for a game they’ll likely never play. While they have a few beers and reconnect with their families they’ll no doubt be thinking of next weekend and the miracle result …

A Set small text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size The Wallabies’ World Cup campaign is on life support following their win, but still average showing, against Portugal. Many experts and fans have identified some deep-seated issues about how rugby union is run in …

A Set small text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size Australia are heading on by a thread and most Wallabies fans will be painfully aware of the equation needed for them to scrape into the quarterfinals. Portugal needs to beat Fiji by eight points …

Rugby Australia will conduct a review into their World Cup flop, but chief executive Phil Waugh says the governing body is “committed” to under-siege Wallabies coach Eddie Jones and believes the national team’s shortcomings are a result of years of systemic issues plaguing the sport. “I think [we’ve been] pretty …

A Set small text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size A week after being linked to a bombshell $1.6 million deal to join the Western Force, Rugby Australia has pulled out of negotiations to try and lure Angus Crichton across from the NRL. The …

A Set small text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size A win’s a win’s a win.

Like having to endure Chinese water torture, the Wallabies 2023 World Cup is still not strictly over. Even though, despite their 34-14 win against Portugal, everyone knows it is. The World Cup will go on without Australia, with an overriding sense that ‘less Eddie’ is a good thing. Almost everyone …

Two decades ago Eddie Jones missed out on signing Andrew Johns because of a late change of heart from the then-Australian Rugby Union. Jones has the chance to right that wrong by luring across Nathan Cleary – the best rugby league playmaker since Johns, who was inducted into rugby league …

A Set small text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size SAINT ETIENNE – Don’t put your Wallabies jerseys and scarfs into storage just yet – just maybe there’s a World Cup lifeline coming next week in the shape of fiery Portugal. Australia got the …