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Jones: Wallabies a different challenge to ’16 sweep
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Eddie Jones is brushing aside all talk of his England tourists earning another, record-extending clean sweep over the Wallabies.The Tasmanian coach, who orchestrated England's...
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Suliasi Vunivalu, the Rugby World Cup and the risk/reward in NRL players for 2027
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Rugby Australia's World Cup bid team had barely finished a celebratory pint of Guinness in Dublin before the speculation had begun.Would the governing...
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Springboks’ Jantjies arrested at airport after ‘incident’
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South Africa flyhalf Elton Jantjies was arrested for "malicious damage to property" after an incident on an Emirates airlines flight from Dubai to Johannesburg...
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Japan stun Wallaroos for historic Test win
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An off night with the boot from Lori Cramer and some impatient play has cost the Wallaroos in a reality-check 12-10 Test loss to...
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Nu’u banned for four weeks; Dalzell five
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Melbourne Rebels center Ray Nu'u is set to miss the remainder of the Super Rugby Pacific season after receiving a four-week suspension -- his...
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Rennie’s praise for ‘outstanding’ McReight
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Wallabies coach Dave Rennie says Fraser McReight will get his Test chances this year as he continues to push skipper Michael Hooper for a...
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Super — Not So Super — Rugby Pacific: V for [Aussie] victories and Bobby Valetini
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It may well prove to be the weekend when Super Rugby Pacific truly found its feet.Six enthralling contests, five of which where the margin...
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Fijians, Australian teams see Super Rugby Pacific put down the most delicate of roots
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Round 11, 2022. Mark it down on your calendar as the weekend when Super Rugby Pacific put down the most delicate of roots.After only...
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Wallabies to play midweek Melbourne Bledisloe
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The Wallabies will play their first mid-week Test in 28 years, attempting to wrest back the Bledisloe Cup from the All Blacks on a...
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Passport forgery cost Spain place at RWC 2023
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Spain were disqualified from the World Cup because three members of Alcobendas Rugby Club falsified a copy of an ineligible player's passport, the Spanish...
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How playing in Japan helped Bernard Foley fall back in love with rugby
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Former Wallabies fly-half Bernard Foley says playing in Japan helped him "fall back in love with rugby again" after a difficult 2019 Test season,...
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Wayne Smith Black Ferns’ new director of rugby
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New Zealand Rugby (NZR) said on Thursday former All Blacks assistant Wayne Smith has been appointed director of rugby for the national women's team...
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Hooper eyes Wallabies’ ‘Buddy’ moment at SCG
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Wallabies captain Michael Hooper has set his sights on a Buddy Franklin-like charge of the SCG as Australia looks to end its long run...
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16 weeks: Super Rugby Pacific’s wild round as Clarke ban divides opinion
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SANZAAR has dished out 16 weeks' worth of suspensions for the five red cards that were issued in Round 7 of Super Rugby Pacific,...
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Thorn frustrated by ‘gutless’ Rugby AU criticism
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Queensland Reds coach Brad Thorn has responded to the unnamed criticism of his methods from a Rugby Australia source, agreeing that it was...
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Black Ferns coach Moore steps down
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New Zealand women's long-serving coach Glenn Moore stepped down on Saturday, saying he did not agree with "misleading allegations" made against him by a...
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Super — Not So Super — Rugby Pacific: Positive signs for Australia but real test arrives now
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It was an egg-cellent weekend of Easter Super Rugby action, with the Blues, Reds, Chiefs, Hurricanes and Waratahs all enjoying victories in Round 9.Following...