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Georgia rugby
Nine-game rookie, former All Black to debut as Schmidt makes mass changes
It’s a banana skin game against Georgia in Sydney on Saturday, but that hasn’t stopped Joe Schmidt making 17 changes to his Wallabies team.
- by Iain Payten
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Waratahs poised to sign Tupou, scrum guru lauds Thor’s ‘explosive power’
The ‘Tongan Thor’ - Taniela Tupou - and a 21-year-old Wallabies debutant are among a group of Rebels players closing in on deals to play in sky blue.
- by Iain Payten
Donaldson recalled to meet Georgia as Wallabies reminded of near-miss at World Cup
Ben Donaldson starred in a win over Georgia in Paris, including a memorable try involving a Taniela Tupou intercept. But it could have been a very different story if Tupou didn’t catch the ball.
- by Iain Payten
When the police brought out the water cannons, the Georgians packed down a scrum
The Georgian ability to scrum can be partly explained by history, cultural expression and natural athletic gifts in a country of less than four million people.
- by Jonathan Drennan
The Wallabies will play better than they did against Wales … and lose
It took three moments of individual brilliance to eke out a second straight win over Wales, but there are still areas where sharp improvement is needed.
- by Paul Cully
‘I knew’: Daugunu reveals the hard work behind ‘lucky’ tap-in try
It looked like a freakish moment of luck, or at best a reward for a diligent chase. But Filipo Daugunu says there were smarts behind his match-turning try over Wales.
- by Iain Payten
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Wales rugby
‘We have to be better’: Flying Filipo saves blushes as Wallabies secure win over Wales
The Wallabies kept up their winning ways under Joe Schmidt but Wales threw the kitchen sink at them.
- by Iain Payten
Rugby July Tests as it happened: The Wallabies seal the series against Wales
Australia’s Joe Schmidt era got off to a winning start in Sydney last week. Can they back it up against a Wales side out for revenge? Follow all the action from AAMI Park.
- by Jonathan Drennan
Wallabies player ratings: How the men in gold fared in second Test against Wales
The Wallabies sealed their second win of 2024 and here’s how they rated in Melbourne against Wales.
- by Jonathan Drennan
Why success for Wallabies this year is finishing top of ‘second division’
Painfully modest as it sounds, a realistic aim for Australia would be to finish sixth in the world rankings, ahead of Scotland, Argentina and the increasingly solid Fiji.
- by Paul Cully
Chip off the old Beef: Another Botham aims to torment Australia in Melbourne
James Botham’s grandfather was an Ashes menace at the MCG. And as a Welsh rugby star, James is aiming to keep up the family tradition a few hundred metres away.
- by Iain Payten