Australian rugby
Gordon praises Cooper after veteran pivot overlooked for Australia A squad
Less than a week after missing the Wallabies’ squad for the Rugby World Cup, Quade Cooper has been brushed for a spot in an Australia A squad to play in Paris this month.
- by Iain Payten and Tom Decent
Latest
In major coup for new coach Kiss, Reds strike gold with All Blacks duo
The Reds’ recruitment drive has been turbocharged with Queensland securing the services of not one but two All Blacks props.
- by Michael Atkinson
Tight Five
Super Rugby
Why new national comp is a ‘need, not a want’ for Australian rugby
Western Force boss Tony Lewis is utterly convinced of the merits of a third-tier competition and his comments should be the start of a broader conversation.
- by Paul Cully
Exclusive
Wallabies
‘No one should dictate how Hooper goes out’: SBW savages great’s World Cup dumping
Sonny Bill Williams has gone into bat for Michael Hooper after Eddie Jones left him out of his World Cup squad.
- by Tom Decent
Wallabies World Cup bolter Donaldson vows to silence doubters
Two-Test Wallaby Ben Donaldson edged out Quade Cooper this week for a spot in Australia’s Rugby World Cup squad. He’s confident he can deliver for his country.
- by Tom Decent
Opinion
Rugby World Cup
Jones’ young and underdone Wallabies now have a World Cup target on them
Coaches are notorious for saying they don’t read the news, but you can bet Eddie Jones’ counterparts in England and Argentina clocked Phil Waugh’s comments this week.
- by Paul Cully
‘I was cheering’: Jorgensen says he never lost hope of Wallabies World Cup dream
In late May, rising Waratahs star Max Jorgensen suffered a serious knee injury. Everyone thought his World Cup dream was over. Except the teenager.
- by Tom Decent
The Melburnian Wallabies defying the doubters and showing rugby states how it’s done
Three Victorian-raised players and, overall, seven Melbourne Rebels made the Australian squad for the Rugby World Cup this week.
- by Roy Ward
Why Skelton changed his mind on becoming Wallabies captain
Will Skelton will join a rare club of Australian players, including Nick Farr-Jones, John Eales and George Gregan, when he leads the Wallabies at a Rugby World Cup.
- by Tom Decent
WATCH LIVE: Wallabies coach Eddie Jones unveils Rugby World Cup squad
Who will be on the plane to Paris later this month? Find out in a special edition of Stan Sport’s Rugby Heaven.
‘Terrible phone calls’: Cooper, Hooper and Ikitau out of Wallabies World Cup squad
Eddie Jones has stunned the Australian rugby fraternity with a number of huge selection calls less than a month out from the Rugby World Cup in France.
- by Tom Decent and Iain Payten