All posts tagged "Wallabies"
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British and Irish Lions
/ 12 months agoWhy Tomos Williams should be a British & Irish Lion
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Over recent years, some high-profile names have been joining the Gallagher Premiership. Finn Russell, Waisea Nayacalevu,...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoJoe Schmidt gets the Aussies bouncing
By Peter Jackson For far too long yesterday, Joe Schmidt threatened to send his protege off on Lions’ business accompanied by...
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Rugby Paper News
/ 1 year agoWhat does the future hold for French rugby in 2025?
The Future of French Rugby: Perspectives for 2025 French rugby is undergoing a transformation. The French national team, Le XV de...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 1 year agoBrackla RFC: A hidden gem in Bridgend‘s vast rugby landscape.
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports “The fact of being an underdog changes people in ways that we often fail to appreciate....
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoNic White: We’ll make it hard for the Lions
By Mark Stevens On the rise: Nic White in action for Australia PICTURES: Getty Images Nic White believes Australia have sent...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoFarrell looking forward to taking on resurgent Wallabies
COACH Andy Farrell says there is still more to come from his Ireland side as they gear up to face the...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoChandler: I just love running out at big stadium
NEWS EXTRA ■By PAUL EDDISON CHANDLER Cunningham-South hits as hard as any tackler in rugby, but even the powerful Harlequins back-rower...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoStop messing with Marcus – Campese
By BEN JAYCOCK DAVID Campese believes England are going backwards under Steve Borthwick, who is ‘messing around’ with talisman Marcus Smith....
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoWales vs Springboks – Match Preview
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports What is the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about Wales? Daffodils, Dylan Thomas,...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoHuw Jones says Scotland must beat likes of Australia ‘to be taken seriously’
Huw Jones admitted Scotland’s Autumn Nations campaign will effectively be defined by whether or not they defeat resurgent Australia at Murrayfield...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoEngland working with Tom Curry to reduce concussion risk
England are making adjustments to Tom Curry’s technique around contact in an effort to reduce his concussion risk. Curry was knocked...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoJames Botham: We have to stay positive
By Simon Thomas James Botham says Wales can’t dwell on the negatives if they want to end their long losing run....
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoBen Thomas glad to have old pal Max Llewellyn alongside him
By Simon Thomas Partner: Ben Thomas Ben Thomas is relishing his reunion with Max Llewellyn as they go in search of...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoWe are ready for a brusing encounter, admits Schmidt
Recalled: Samu Kerevi AUSTRALIA head coach Joe Schmidt feels that Wales will be “incredibly hard to beat” at the Principality Stadium...
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Letters
/ 1 year agoEngland look like a clueless rabble
Another one bites the dust: England feel the pain against Wallabies I WATCHED with a g rowing sense of bewilderment as...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoSchmidt praised for Sua’ali’i shift
■By CAMERON STEPHENS Winger: Joe Tomane FORMER Wallaby wing Joe Tomane says Joe Schmidt’s coaching qualities are the reason why Joseph...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoWales vs Wallabies – Match Betting Preview
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Nothing beats a crisp autumn afternoon in the Welsh capital, especially when Wales takes to the...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoLeaking 42 points at home is ‘unforgivable’ – Jamie George
By Adam Hathaway at Twickenham Deflated Jamie George declared his side were not up to scratch after they slumped to another dismal...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoChandler Cunningham-South gunning for Springboks
By Adam Hathaway Chandler Cunningham-South is aiming to be a big hit against the Springboks on Saturday after adding New Zealand...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoMore heartache for England as Aussies steal it at the death
By Nick Cain at Twickenham England ............................. 37pts Tries: Cunningham-South 5, 12; Sleightholme 57, 68, Itoje 78 Conversions: Smith 13, 68,...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoOf all the positives for Australia, Joseph Sua’ali’i was the biggest
By Brendan Gallagher Welcome back to Australia. Where have you been? And hello Joseph-Aukuso Sua’ali’i. What did your mother feed you?...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoCuthbert: Wales have to deliver
Podcast By CHARLIE ELLIOTT ALEX Cuthbert says the pressure on Wales is huge ahead of their opening Autumn Nations Series game...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoThere are no excuses – Tom Curry demands England ‘step up’ against Australia
Tom Curry insists England’s players must take responsibility for the inability to close out winning positions and adopt a “no excuses”...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoEngland’s five most memorable moments against the Wallabies
By Charlie Elliott Whenever England face Australia, be it in football, cricket, rugby or the never-ending debate between Marmite and Vegemite, an immense...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoSchool time is over, says Will Rowlands
By Rob Cole Will Rowlands says “school time is over” for Warren Gatland’s Welsh squad and it is now time to...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBevan happy with his baptism of fire
■By SIMON THOMAS SO much has happened in the life of Ellis Bevan over the last six months but one moment...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoEngland will need to tame Sua’ali’i
THE Wallabies may be stuck between a rock and a hard place, but England will still need to be wary of...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoAssiratti’s making the most of his second chances
By SIMON THOMAS WALES prop Keiron Assiratti has revealed how close he came to dropping out of professional rugby – just...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoCheika has instilled fight and grit into Tigers -Smith
■ By GARY FITZGERALD Battle-hardened: Leicester coach Michael Cheika MICHAEL Cheika is a throwback to the old head coaching days at...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoPotter hoping for Aussie debut
FORMER Leicester wing Harry Potter would love the chance to lock horns against his old boss at Twickenham on Saturday. The...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoBen Carter ruled out of Wales’ autumn internationals with knee injury
Lock Ben Carter has been released from Wales’ Autumn Nations Series squad after suffering a knee injury. Dragons skipper Carter was...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoEverything has happened so quickly, says new-boy Josh Hathaway
By Simon Thomas Josh Hathaway is still having to pinch himself to make sure what has happened to him over the...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoCheika: Ollie has the class to get back to the top
By GARY FITZGERALD a Speed merchant: Ollie Hassell-Collins scoring against Gloucester last weekend MICHAEL Cheika is backing “raw” Ollie Hassell-Collins to...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoRivals driving me on – Tommy Reffell
By Simon Thomas Tommy Reffell says he is being driven on by the competition for the Wales No.7 jersey with Jac...
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Dream Team
/ 1 year agoDream Team – Scott Sio
SCOTT SIO, THE EXETER CHIEFS AND FORMER AUSTRALIA AND BRUMBIES PROP, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE’S PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST... Forwards...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoLoyalty paying off for Alex Lozowski
Short of borrowing Captain Corelli’s Mandolin and strumming his way through a few chords of O Sole Mio, Conor O’Shea could...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoI can take the pressure at No. 10, says Ben Thomas
By Simon Thomas Much is made about the difference between club and international rugby and it’s something Ben Thomas is able...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoI’m happy to play anywhere – Mason Grady
By Simon Thomas How best to utilise the talents of Mason Grady is one of the big debates in Welsh rugby....
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Podcast
/ 1 year agoSeries 4, Episode 5: David Campese reviews Rugby Championship and Australian Rugby
The Rugby Championship has a new winner for the first time since 2019, as South Africa clinched the last trophy available...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoScott Sio: Lions are in for a shock
By Mark Stevens Scott Sio is backing the Wallabies to give the Lions a fright next summer after their recent upturn...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 year agoFiji deserve to play with best in world
By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed Every underdog has its day, as Daniel Dubois reminded us in knocking an entire cathedral’s...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoNext generation of All Blacks looks special – Sam Cane
By Ben Jaycock New Zealand ................... 33pts Tries: Reece 16, Jordan 22, Clarke 41, 64; Williams 55 Conversions: Barrett 23, 42,...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoEngland have got an ‘amazing’ new coach, says George Skivington
Skivington backing for England’s new coach By Paul Rees George Skivington says England have secured a world class conditioning coach in...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoWallabies push All Blacks to the limit in thriller
By Ben Jaycock Australia....................................................... 28pts Tries: McReight 18, Faessler 36, Paisami 65, Wright 79 Conversions: Lolesio 19, 37, 66, 79 New...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoFiji make it two in a row as they see off Japan
By James Orpin Fiji ..................... 41 Japan...............17 Fiji won the Pacific Nations Cup for the seventh time – and second year...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 1 year agoIt’s been a challenging year, admits Winnett
■By SIMON THOMAS CAM Winnett admits his meteoric rise over the past 12 months has been mentally challenging. He went into...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoMagic of the Lions will attract record crowd
By Peter Jackson - The man truly in the know At the Melbourne Cricket Ground on July 25 next year, the...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoSeries 4, Episode 2: Juandré Kruger on unstoppable Springboks and woeful Wallabies
The Rugby Paper Podcast’s microscope moves south of the equator for today’s episode, as in the latest round of the Rugby...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 1 year agoIntense rivalry which never loses its edge
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK SOUTH Africa and New Zealand are never far away from being the top one...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoLousy law changes are killing the game
WORLD Rugby’s strategy to attract a new, younger, bigger audience to rugby union rests on a totally bankrupt plan currently being...












