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Mar 2, 23 •
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Comments Off on Folau fit for Force debut in Super Round clash
Folau Fainga’a and Manasa Mataele return to face the Reds after a cautious late withdrawal in Round 1. Fainga’a has proven fit, and will start at hooker for the first time in the Force jersey. Consistent front rowers Robertson and Medrano add...
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Mar 2, 23 •
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Comments Off on Wright, Vunivalu, O’Connor and Campbell to return for Super Round clash
The Queensland Reds have made four changes to their team ahead of this Sunday’s Super Round match against the Western Force in Melbourne. Co-captain Liam Wright will return to the side at blindside flanker after a week’s lay-off with concussion, while...
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Feb 28, 23 •
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Comments Off on MATT GIBBON RE-SIGNS WITH RUGBY AUSTRALIA AND MELBOURNE REBELS UNTIL 2025
The Wallabies and Melbourne Rebels are thrilled to announce Matt Gibbon has put pen to paper, re-signing through until the end of 2025. Having made his Test debut in the Wallabies’ gutsy win over Argentina in Mendoza last year, the loosehead prop became...
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Feb 27, 23 •
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Comments Off on BRETT HODGSON ANNOUNCED AS WALLABIES DEFENCE COACH
Former NRL star and England assistant coach Brett Hodgson has been appointed as the Wallabies defence coach on a two-year deal until the end of 2024. Hodgson joins Rugby Australia following a highly decorated career as both a professional player and coach,...
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Feb 6, 23 •
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Comments Off on HENRY HUTCHISON RULED OUT FOR 2023, EYES 2024 RETURN
During the HSBC Sydney 7s tournament, interim Men’s Aussie Sevens captain Henry Hutchison sustained several injuries that have ruled him out for the rest of the 2023 World Series. While playing at the Hamilton 7s tournament a week prior, Hutchison sprained...
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Feb 5, 23 •
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Comments Off on Queensland Reds defeat Force in opening pre-season trial
The Queensland Reds have opened their 2023 pre-season campaign in comprehensive fashion, securing a 45-10 win over the Western Force in Perth. In oppressive heat, Queensland scored six tries to two, with Harry Wilson and Harry McLaughlin-Phillips both scoring...
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Jan 27, 23 •
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Comments Off on AUSSIE TEAMS CLEAN SWEEP DAY ONE OF HSBC SYDNEY 7S
Australian Sevens teams have enjoyed a clean sweep on the first day of the HSBC Sydney 7s tournament. The Women’s team took two wins from two matches, beating Brazil and Spain comfortably in the team’s first action of the tournament, to sit atop...
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Jan 18, 23 •
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Comments Off on AUSTRALIAN SEVENS TEAMS CONFIRM SQUADS FOR HAMILTON 7S
The Australian Men’s and Women’s Sevens programs have confirmed their travelling squads for the HSBC Hamilton Sevens tournament across January 21-22. A party of 26 players departed for New Zealand yesterday, as both teams seek to start the year with a...
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Dec 2, 22 •
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Comments Off on Super Rugby Pacific locked in until 2030
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) and Rugby Australia (RA) extend joint venture agreement Agreement secures the future of DHL Super Rugby Pacific until 2030. New governance structure established for Super Rugby Pacific DHL Super Rugby Pacific’s future has been locked...
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Nov 20, 22 •
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Comments Off on WALLABIES EDGED BY WORLD NUMBER ONE IRELAND
The Wallabies have fallen agonisingly short to Ireland, the number one-ranked team in the world, in a gruelling nail-biter in Dublin. It was a tight and tense battle throughout in the Irish capital, with the scores level for much of the match, before the...
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Oct 30, 22 •
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Comments Off on WALLAROOS FALL TO ENGLAND IN RUGBY WORLD CUP QUARTER-FINAL
England has proved too strong for the Wallaroos in their Quarter-Final match-up at the Rugby World Cup, defeating the Australian side 41-5. Jay Tregonning’s side was unable to match the England pack as they controlled the contest from the opening...
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Oct 30, 22 •
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Comments Off on WALLABIES HOLD ON FOR GRITTY WIN AGAINST SCOTLAND
The Wallabies have shown incredible fight to deliver a 16-15 win over Scotland, overcoming a 15-6 deficit with 25 minutes left to play. It was a tight affair at BT Murrayfield in Edinburgh, with point-scoring at a premium, and the teams separated by just one...
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Oct 20, 22 •
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Comments Off on WALLAROOS SIDE NAMED FOR FINAL POOL MATCH AT RUGBY WORLD CUP AS NADEN SET TO DEBUT
Wallaroos head coach Jay Tregonning has named his side for Australia’s final Rugby World Cup pool match against Wales, this Saturday in Whangarei. Hooker Tania Naden has been called up to the bench and is in line to make her debut, replacing Ashley Marsters...
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Oct 9, 22 •
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Comments Off on WALLAROOS FALL TO BLACK FERNS IN OPENING MATCH OF RUGBY WORLD CUP
The Wallaroos have been outclassed by the Black Ferns in their opening match of the Rugby World Cup at Eden Park, recording a 41-17 loss. The Australian side dominated the first half of the game, scoring three tries in quick succession during the first 25...
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Sep 29, 22 •
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Comments Off on NINE WALLABIES NAMED IN AUSTRALIA A SIDE TO TAKE ON JAPAN XV IN TOKYO
Australia A coach Jason Gilmore has revealed the matchday 23 for the side’s clash with Japan XV in Tokyo on Saturday. The side features eight Wallabies in the starting XV including an all capped front row that sees Matt Gibbon at loosehead alongside...
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Sep 16, 22 •
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Comments Off on ‘Super Round Melbourne’ returns in 2023 to light up Melbourne in March
The world’s best rugby players will come back to Melbourne in an action-packed weekend of Super Rugby with ‘Super Round Melbourne’ returning to AAMI Park from Friday March 3 through to Sunday March 5, 2023. Trans-Tasman rivalries will be on show for the...
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Sep 13, 22 •
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Comments Off on FOLEY AT FLYHALF, KOROIBETE TO BRING UP 50 TESTS FOR WALLABIES IN MELBOURNE
71-Test Wallaby Bernard Foley has been selected for his first Test since 2019, named at flyhalf for Thursday night’s first Bledisloe Cup Test against New Zealand in Melbourne, after Noah Lolesio was ruled out of the match. He’s one of eight...
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Sep 3, 22 •
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Comments Off on SPRINGBOKS TOO STRONG FOR WALLABIES IN FIRST INTERNATIONAL AT ALLIANZ STADIUM
The Springboks have muscled their way to a 24-8 victory over the Wallabies at Allianz Stadium. In front of a sold-out crowd, the Rugby World Cup Champions proved too strong as they recorded a crucial Bonus Point victory. “It was frustrating, we couldn’t...
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Sep 1, 22 •
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Comments Off on WALLABIES TEST AT SYDNEY’S NEW ALLIANZ STADIUM IS A SELL-OUT
The first international event at Sydney’s new Allianz Stadium is officially a sell-out. The Wallabies return to Sydney to take on the reigning Rugby World Cup holders, the Springboks, this Saturday night as part of The eToro Rugby Championship. It is the...
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Aug 29, 22 •
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Comments Off on AUSSIE MEN ARE WORLD RUGBY SEVENS SERIES CHAMPIONS
The Australian Men’s Sevens team has won the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series at the final round of the championship in Los Angeles, with a Bronze Medal proving enough to take the crown. It is the first time the Australian Men’s team has ever won the World...
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Aug 25, 22 •
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Comments Off on WALLABIES WELCOME REINFORCEMENTS FOR CLASH WITH WORLD CHAMPION SPRINGBOKS
Wallabies coach Dave Rennie has made six changes to the starting XV ahead of Saturday afternoon’s clash with South Africa at the iconic Adelaide Oval, in what will be the first Test to be played in the South Australian capital since 2004. The two sides...
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Aug 1, 22 •
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Comments Off on AUSTRALIA CLAIM COMMONWEALTH GAMES GOLD
The Australian Women’s Sevens side have claimed Gold at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham last night defeating Fiji 24-12 The World Series champions entered the final full of confidence after their thrilling 17-12 victory over New Zealand in the...
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Jul 28, 22 •
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Comments Off on The Rugby Championship 2022 Law Trial
SANZAAR has confirmed today that it will be reintroducing the 20-minute Red Card law trial for The Rugby Championship (TRC) 2022 in which a Red-Carded player can be replaced after 20 minutes. This trial, which all four SANZAAR National Unions fully support,...
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Jul 21, 22 •
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Comments Off on WALLABIES ANNOUNCE 36-MAN SQUAD FOR TWO-TEST TOUR OF ARGENTINA
Wallabies coach Dave Rennie has confirmed a 36-man squad that will tour Argentina for the opening two matches of the 2022 eToro Rugby Championship. Rennie has brought in a number of fresh faces who missed the England Series, with Australia A representatives...
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Jul 14, 22 •
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Comments Off on WILSON, HODGE TO START FOR WALLABIES IN ELLA-MOBBS CUP DECIDER AT SOLD OUT SCG
Reds backrower Harry Wilson and Melbourne fullback Reece Hodge have both been named by Dave Rennie for their first Tests of 2022 in the eToro England Series decider in Sydney on Saturday night. In what will be the first Test at the iconic Sydney Cricket...
