Australian rugby
‘Look at the way the AFL has invested’: Rebels fans call on Rugby Australia to do more
Disappointed Melbourne Rebels fans are bracing for the loss of their club and want the sport’s governing body to do more to save the team after a sad start to their 2024 season on Friday night.
- by Roy Ward
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Age and Herald journalists honoured at Australian Sports Commission awards
Read our stories on gay basketballer Isaac Humphries, Collingwood captain Darcy Moore and the Eddie Jones saga that were voted among last year’s best sports writing.
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Rebels
Rugby Victoria now facing questions over missing financial documents
Rugby Victoria has filed one annual report to the consumer regulator since taking control of the Melbourne Rebels in 2017. The governing body’s president could not explain the apparent administrative failure.
- by Carla Jaeger
‘It wasn’t pretty’: Why Eddie won’t watch new Wallabies documentary
Australia’s nightmare year under embattled coach Eddie Jones will be laid bare in a revealing three-part Stan documentary.
- by Iain Payten and Tom Decent
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Super Rugby
What is Dupont’s law, why is it ruining the game, and how will Super Rugby stop it?
France halfback Antoine Dupont has exploited a loophole in the rugby rulebook. We explain how Super Rugby is closing it to create a better spectacle.
- by Jonathan Drennan
Waratahs Super Rugby hopes
Stan Sport rugby expert Morgan Turinui speaks to Waratahs captain Jake Gordon about the upcoming season.
Seven hours of driving for a 30-minute meeting: Schmidt starts Wallabies healing process
Australia’s five Super Rugby captains were surprised to learn that incoming Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt wanted to meet them in Auckland on Wednesday morning.
- by Tom Decent
Dylan got his dream World Cup call-up. Then Eddie Jones changed his mind
A gleeful Dylan Pietsch rang his parents after being called into the Wallabies’ World Cup squad in September. Not long afterwards, the Waratahs winger was told not to bother.
- by Tom Decent
Bledisloe in the sun: RA eyes afternoon slot for Wallabies-All Blacks in Sydney
The famous trans-Tasman Test hasn’t been played during the day in Sydney since 1995, but Phil Waugh wants to bring back the afternoon kick-off. This is why.
- by Iain Payten
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Wallabies
‘I’m going to chat to Eddie’: Schmidt’s first steps in plan to bury Wallabies’ World Cup
In an exclusive interview, the new Wallabies coach has made an early start and outlines his plans ahead of his official start date.
- by Jonathan Drennan
Waratahs’ giant recruit ready to use his French lessons
Miles Amatosero spent a memorable rugby apprenticeship in France but is now back home determined to shine for the Waratahs and push for a Wallabies call-up.
- by Jonathan Drennan