Wallabies
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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‘Context is important’: Waugh dismisses fears Wallabies will be easy meat for Lions
The Wallabies’ record loss saw one ex-England star bemoan the “proper dark” state of Australian rugby, and suggest the Lions tour South Africa instead.
- by Iain Payten
Analysis
Rugby Australia
After record Wallabies defeat, there are no pitchfork-wielding mobs. Is that a good or bad sign?
The reasons for the extraordinary second-half collapse in Santa Fe are still being analysed. But the response to Argentina’s 67-27 win has also been unusual.
- by Iain Payten
Opinion
Rugby Championship
Up Schmidt creek: If that’s what Pumas can do, how bad will a Lions mauling get?
The Wallabies have just conceded their biggest ever score – and the British and Irish Lions are touring here in less than a year.
- by Paul Cully
Argentina 67 Wallabies 27
Argentina rugby
‘Fell off a cliff’: Wallabies humiliated by Pumas in biggest ever defeat
The ‘Elephants Graveyard’ became the Wallabies’ graveyard in Santa Fe, as the team gave up a 17-point lead and conceded their biggest ever score.
- by Jonathan Drennan and Iain Payten
Rugby Championship 2024 As It Happened: Wallabies ship a record defeat against Argentina
Can the Wallabies make it back-to-back wins against Los Pumas? Join us for all the action.
- by Jonathan Drennan
Opinion
Bledisloe Cup
Why the Anzac Day Bledisloe Cup Test is a no-brainer
An Anzac Day Test including a Super Round is a fillip the code needs in Australia.
- by Paul Cully
‘We threw him in the deep end’: The baptism of fire that turned James Slipper into the most-capped Wallaby
James Slipper will run on for the Wallabies in Argentina on Sunday morning and draw level with legendary halfback George Gregan, who played his 139th and final Test in 2007.
- by Iain Payten
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Anzac Day Bledisloe Cup Test set for green light
Rugby Australia and the New Zealand Rugby Union are close to finalising a historic shift of a Bledisloe Cup game to Anzac Day in 2026.
- by Iain Payten
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
‘We want to scrum’: Wallabies reject South African injury rort ploy
South Africa reportedly raised formal questions about the Wallabies injuries that led to uncontested scrums in Perth last month.
- by Iain Payten