Wallabies
Japan-based trio gets green light for Wallabies gold against England
Australia look set to avoid a repeat of last year’s selection fiasco with star backs Quade Cooper, Samu Kerevi and Marika Koroibete.
- by Georgina Robinson
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Tight Five
Super Rugby
The NRL doesn’t sell what you need to win a Rugby World Cup
Before Rugby Australia start chasing league targets for 2027, they should look at the 34-year-old who beat up NSW at Leichhardt Oval. And has won two World Cups.
- by Paul Cully
Rugby Australia set to reignite code war as it targets NRL stars for World Cup
The last time Australia hosted the World Cup, Lote Tuqiri, Wendell Sailor and Mat Rogers starred for the Wallabies. And RA is again ready to poach the best young league talent.
- by Tom Decent and Adrian Proszenko
How Kearns went from outspoken critic to 2027 Rugby World Cup hero
Phil Kearns was a big critic of Rugby Australia, until a new chairman saw an opportunity to harness the power and influence of the Wallabies great.
- by Georgina Robinson
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.
- by Georgina Robinson
The Cauliflower
Australian rugby
Hooper tempted by Paris Olympics – and sevens boss would love to have him
A potential left-field career move for Michael Hooper, Jake Gordon’s finals wish, plus where Sonny Bill Williams thinks the 2027 World Cup final should be held.
- by Iain Payten, Tom Decent and Georgina Robinson
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Australian rugby
‘Pinnacle of my career’: Wallabies stars say home World Cup in 2027 will be unmissable
Barring disaster, World Rugby will name Australia as the hosts of the 2027 Rugby World Cup on Thursday. The news will be a game changer for Australian rugby.
- by Iain Payten and Tom Decent
Opinion
Australian rugby
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.
- by Wayne Smith
‘Purely rugby-based’: Lolesio on why he’s staying in Australia
Noah Lolesio says he wants to learn from the best, which is why he turned down lucrative offers from overseas.
- by Georgina Robinson
Lolesio decides his future
Brumbies and Wallabies flyhalf Noah Lolesio has rejected overseas offers to stay with the Brumbies, signing a two-year contract extension.
Opinion
Australian rugby
Better days: Why Australian rugby’s turning point is here
Throw away your Pete Murray albums - it’s safe to take pride in Australian rugby again.
- by Georgina Robinson