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Rugby union
Hope for Perese as Coleman hits refresh button ahead of Highlanders
Better than expected news from the injury ward as NSW coach Darren Coleman looks to freshen up for the quarter-finals.
- by Georgina Robinson
Hurricanes 22 Waratahs 18
Waratahs
Tahs’ home final hopes in tatters after blowing big lead against Canes
- by Tom Decent
Rugby Australia set to reignite code war as it targets NRL stars for World Cup
- by Tom Decent and Adrian Proszenko
Insight & Analysis
How game-changing Cup bid ended rugby’s years of living dangerously
Former US vice president Al Gore was the precursor to Australian rugby’s ‘light on the hill’ moment. And the stakes couldn’t have been higher for the local game.
Georgina Robinson
Chief Rugby Reporter
Why South Africa’s absence from Super Rugby is a problem
Whether it’s All Blacks coach Ian Foster, or his Crusaders and Highlanders counterparts, the answer is the same. Do you miss the South Africans? Yes, I do.
Paul Cully
Rugby columnist
Painful $45m lesson of 2003 must be heeded if Australian rugby is to thrive
It’s gone down in rugby folklore how the ARU squandered its profits from the Rugby World Cup 19 years ago. That simply can’t happen again.
Wayne Smith
More News
Rugby Australia to lock away $100m ‘future fund’ from World Cup windfall
After the 2003 World Cup, a $45m war chest swiftly evaporated. Rugby Australia has a plan to make sure its profits from the 2027 tournament last much longer.
- by Iain Payten
‘Money-can’t-buy stuff’: O’Neill backs Sydney to host 2027 RWC finale
Australia will host the 2027 Rugby World Cup and the man behind the 2003 tournament, John O’Neill, has a view a finals and how to not squander the profits.
- by Iain Payten
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Wallabies
‘Pinnacle of my career’: Wallabies stars say home World Cup will be unmissable
- by Iain Payten and Tom Decent