Australian rugby
Wallabies’ spring tour in Suaalii’s sights but not before Roosters’ swansong
The 21-year-old $5 million man has been trading cross-code intel with new Roosters teammate and rugby convert Mark Nawaqanitawase in his final weeks at Moore Park.
- by Emma Kemp
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‘Mum wasn’t keen on league’: Why Marky Mark’s biggest fan doubted cross-code move
Mark Nawaqanitawase took just six minutes to prove he can thrive, not just survive, in the NRL with a stunning debut try. He just hopes his mum is on board now too.
- by Dan Walsh
On your Marky Marks: Who is the NRL’s new rookie, and how do you pronounce that surname?
Code switcher Mark Nawaqanitawase will make his NRL debut for the Roosters on Friday. Here’s what you need to know.
- by Iain Payten
Analysis
Rugby Championship
The X-factor Wallaby who offers Schmidt genuine hope for future
Coaches love to talk about attacking structure, but there is no substitute for a player who can make things happen out of nothing. Against Argentina, the Wallabies had just one of those.
- by Paul Cully
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Club rugby
Easts smash 55-year Shute Shield hoodoo with one-point victory
Norths were left heartbroken for a second straight year despite a second-half fightback against the star-studded Easts in the Shute Shield grand final.
- by Iain Payten
RA turns to World Rugby for help after French refuse to pay match fee
More than a year after playing Les Bleus at a packed Stade de France, Rugby Australia is still pursuing the money it is owed.
- by Jonathan Drennan
Opinion
For subscribers
Inventive Irish show that Wallabies’ narrow attack isn’t a problem in itself
Joe Schmidt’s playing style has led to questions, but there is a shining example of how it can succeed.
- by Paul Cully
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Wallabies
Schmidt wants actions not words after naming Wilson as Wallabies captain
After two years of international rugby exile, Reds No.8 Harry Wilson has been given the Wallabies captaincy by coach Joe Schmidt.
- by Jonathan Drennan
Why Australian rugby’s issues went global … and how an Aussie plans to fix it
Former Wallaby Brett Robinson is vying to become the most powerful man in World Rugby later this year.
- by Iain Payten
‘I’m starting to enjoy my footy again’: The Tahs playmaker thriving in New Zealand
Re-signed Waratahs five-eighth Tane Edmed is earning rave reviews for his form in the NPC and is setting his sights on a Wallabies call-up.
- by Iain Payten