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2023 March
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Sun, Mar 26, 2023
Melbourne's Carter Gordon has continued to put his hand up for a Wallabies World Cup berth, with Test coach Eddie Jones keeping his options open.
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Sun, Mar 26, 2023
The Blues have cruised past the Western Force at Eden Park, beating them 30-17 in their round five Super Rugby Pacific showdown.
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Sun, Mar 26, 2023
The Saitama Wild Knights remain on course with Japan's club rugby title after their 46th straight win, this time over Toyota Verblitz.
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Sat, Mar 25, 2023
NRL chief executive Andrew Abdo says the league will not throw money at players such as Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii to stop them moving to rugby union.
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Sat, Mar 25, 2023
Melbourne have banked their second win of the Super Rugby Pacific season, beating Queensland 40-34 in a pulsating clash at AAMI Park.
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Sat, Mar 25, 2023
Wallabies coach Eddie Jones plans to take his 2023 World Cup squad to Arnhem Land for a dose of inspiration before heading to France for the global showpiece.
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Fri, Mar 24, 2023
The Chiefs remain Super Rugby Pacific's unbeaten competition leaders after consigning the NSW Waratahs to a fourth defeat from five starts this campaign.
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Fri, Mar 24, 2023
Ball-in-hand rugby is dead as Wallabies coach Eddie Jones forecasts a new power game for his squad of World Cup dreamers.
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Fri, Mar 24, 2023
Melbourne halfback Ryan Louwrens is excited to test himself against Queensland No.9 Tate McDermott as the Rebels look to get their Super Rugby season rolling.
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Thu, Mar 23, 2023
The in-form Brumbies have faith in their new faces as they head to Christchurch to take on the Crusaders in Super Rugby, says stand-in skipper Ryan Lonergan.
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Thu, Mar 23, 2023
Eddie Jones has boosted his Wallabies coaching staff, adding Neal Hatley from England as scrum coach and David Rath from AFL as "learning coordinator".
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Thu, Mar 23, 2023
The Queensland Reds remain frustrated by the circumstances that led to the loss of emerging playmaker Tom Lynagh for the next two Super Rugby Pacific games.
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Wed, Mar 22, 2023
The Brumbies will head to New Zealand for the first time this Super Rugby Pacific season without a string of Wallabies, who'll sit out due to load management.
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Wed, Mar 22, 2023
Tom Lynagh won't play for the Queensland Reds against Melbourne this weekend due to a concussion, while Suliasi Vunivalu is also set to miss the Rebels clash.
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Tue, Mar 21, 2023
The Western Force will be aiming to make up for last week's fadeout against the Highlanders when they take on the Blues at Eden Park.
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Tue, Mar 21, 2023
The NSW Waratahs are taking accountability for their poor start to the Super Rugby Pacific season ahead of a round-four showdown with the unbeaten Chiefs.
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Tue, Mar 21, 2023
New Zealand Rugby has appointed Crusaders coach Scott Robertson to be the next All Blacks coach, starting after this year's World Cup.
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Sun, Mar 19, 2023
Marika Koroibete starred in Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights' 61-29 Japan Rugby League One win over Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Sagamihara Dynaboars.
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Sat, Mar 18, 2023
The Brumbies have moved to 4-0 for the Super Rugby Pacific season, winning a high-scoring encounter against Moana Pasifika 62-36 at GIO Stadium.
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Sat, Mar 18, 2023
Melbourne have failed to inflict a first loss on Super Rugby Pacific leaders the Chiefs, going down 44-25 in a match that left Reece Hodge requiring surgery.
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Sat, Mar 18, 2023
James O'Connor will start in the Queensland Reds' No.10 for the first time this season, while Taj Annan will play outside him against the red-hot Fijian Drua.
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Fri, Mar 17, 2023
Brumbies legend Christian Leali'ifano will lead Moana Pasifika into battle with his former side when they clash at GIO Stadium on Saturday night.
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Thu, Mar 16, 2023
A fan of Eddie Jones' recruitment strategy, former three-code star Karmichael Hunt says Rabbitohs captain Cameron Murray could excel in the Wallabies' backrow.
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Thu, Mar 16, 2023Reds flanker Fraser McReight has signed a two-year deal to remain in Australia beyond this year's World Cup, where he'll push Michael Hooper for a berth.
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Tue, Mar 14, 2023
The Queensland Reds don't need a reminder of the threat posed by Fijian Drua, given how close the visitors came to an almighty upset in Brisbane last year.
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Mon, Mar 13, 2023
The Valetini brothers, Rob and Kemu, had a Saturday to remember, with the latter slotting the winning goal for Fijian Drua on debut in their heritage nation.
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Mon, Mar 13, 2023
Wallabies loose forward Pete Samu is set to sign a two-year deal with French side Bordeaux, where he'll head after this year's Rugby World Cup.
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Mon, Mar 13, 2023
The NSW Waratahs feel they have the tools but need better execution as they look to level their win-loss ratio against the Hurricanes in Super Rugby Pacific.
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Sun, Mar 12, 2023
The Western Force's 21-18 win over Moana has come at a cost with Wallabies hooker Folau Fainga'a suffering a suspected concussion.
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Sun, Mar 12, 2023
Queensland Reds fullback Jordan Petaia continued an outstanding start to the Super Rugby Pacific season with two tries in his side's loss to the ACT Brumbies.
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Sun, Mar 12, 2023
The Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights have outclassed arch-rivals Tokyo Suntory Sungoliath 41-29 to remain on top of the Japan Rugby League One table.
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Sat, Mar 11, 2023
The Brumbies are now 3-0 for the Super Rugby Pacific season, beating the Queensland Reds 23-12 at GIO Stadium.
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Fri, Mar 10, 2023
Force scrumhalf Ian Prior says the players have had open and honest conversations in an attempt to rebound from a crushing 71-20 loss to the Queensland Reds.
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Thu, Mar 09, 2023
Jock Campbell played two Tests at fullback late last year but now finds himself deputising for fellow World Cup hopeful Jordan Petaia at the Queensland Reds.
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Wed, Mar 08, 2023
With his Wallabies career thwarted by injury and then coach Dave Rennie, Rebels flanker Richard Hardwick is now set to play with Namibia at the Rugby World Cup.
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Tue, Mar 07, 2023
The man keen to permanently replace Taniela Tupou in the Queensland Reds front row is excited by the task of tackling the ACT Brumbies' Wallaby-laden pack.
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Mon, Mar 06, 2023
Western Force captain Michael Wells has urged his players to never allow a big loss to happen again following the demoralising 71-20 defeat to the Reds.
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Mon, Mar 06, 2023
Young Reds playmaker Tom Lynagh backed up his Super debut with another impressive showing in Queensland's crushing win over the Western Force.
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Sun, Mar 05, 2023
Marika Koroibete's Saitama Wild Knights have stayed unbeaten in Japan Rugby League One after a 30-15 win over the Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay.
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Sun, Mar 05, 2023
The ACT Brumbies have produced the first major upset of the Super Rugby Pacific season, beating the Blues in a gripping 25-20 encounter in Melbourne.
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Sun, Mar 05, 2023
A barnstorming performance by Waratahs No.8 Langi Gleeson has answered criticism by Wallabies coach Eddie Jones that he needed to improve his fitness.
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Sun, Mar 05, 2023
Queensland are back in the winners' circle, delivering a confidence-boosting 71-20 victory over Western Force to close rugby's Super Round in Melbourne.
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Sat, Mar 04, 2023
The Western Force will be aiming to make it two wins on the trot when they take on the Queensland Reds in Melbourne's Super Round.
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Fri, Mar 03, 2023
After a shock opening round, defending champions Crusaders have bounced back to steam-roll the Highlanders 52-15 in their Super Round clash in Melbourne.
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Fri, Mar 03, 2023
Langi Gleeson capped a crazy 2022 with Wallabies selection but says he still has to prove himself at the Waratahs, who take on Fijian Drua in Super Round.
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Fri, Mar 03, 2023
Melbourne have suffered Super Round heartbreak, falling to the Hurricanes 39-33 but the spotlight was on winning skipper Ardie Savea's throat-slitting gesture.
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Fri, Mar 03, 2023
A fit-again Suliasi Vunivalu has lamented how a preoccupation with him hitting top speed in training played on his mind as he fell out of the Wallabies frame.
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Thu, Mar 02, 2023
Rebels winger Monty Ioane cannot get enough Super Round tickets for his family as he makes a long-awaited return to Melbourne after shifting home from Italy.
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Thu, Mar 02, 2023
The Reds welcome back four stars in Liam Wright, Suliasi Vunivalu, James O'Connor and Jock Campbell for Super Round as they tackle the Western Force.
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Wed, Mar 01, 2023
The Queensland Reds' Wallabies hopefuls James O'Connor, Suliasi Vunivalu and Jock Campbell are all strong hopes of returning from injury to face the Force.
2023 February
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Tue, Feb 28, 2023
Former All Blacks lock Jeremy Thrush says he will have a rolling discussion with Western Force coach Simon Cron about how much of the season he plays.
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Mon, Feb 27, 2023
Australia's bid to get on the podium at the LA Rugby Sevens has fallen short after losing to Fiji 21-19 in the bronze medal match.
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Mon, Feb 27, 2023Premiership-winning Wests Tigers NRL star and former NSW State of Origin fullback Brett Hodgson has been named as the Wallabies' new defence coach.
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Sun, Feb 26, 2023
The NEC Green Rockets Tokatsu, under the directorship of former Wallaby coach Michael Cheika, have produced a shock result in Japan Rugby League One..
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Sun, Feb 26, 2023
Jeremy Thrush played a match-winning role against the Rebels after reversing his decision to retire, and it looks like the Force need him for a while longer.
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Sun, Feb 26, 2023
The Queensland Reds were blown away by the Hurricanes in their Super Rugby opener but teenage five-eighth Tom Lynagh earned accolades on debut.
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Sun, Feb 26, 2023
Former All Blacks lock Jeremy Thrush has scored the winning try for the Western Force against the Rebels after being convinced to come out of retirement.
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Sat, Feb 25, 2023
The Waratahs have unearthed a gem in teenage flyer Max Jorgensen - but his two-try cameo was overshadowed by an injury to Angus Bell.
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Sat, Feb 25, 2023
The Blues have kicked off their 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season with a comprehensive 60-20 win over the Highlanders in Dunedin.
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Sat, Feb 25, 2023
The Hurricanes have comfortably disposed of the Queensland Reds after a four-try Super Rugby Pacific second-half blitz, winning 47-13 in Townsville.
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Fri, Feb 24, 2023
Wallabies coach Eddie Jones wanted to be there in person to watch the Reds' World Cup hopefuls, headlined by Harry Wilson, show their wares in Townsville.
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Fri, Feb 24, 2023
Wallabies coach Eddie Jones expects Taniela Tupou's second coming will turn him into the world's best tighthead prop after he secured his future in Australia.
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Fri, Feb 24, 2023
Suliasi Vunivalu remains sidelined for the Queensland Reds but should clear his off-season schedule based on new Wallabies coach Eddie Jones' shining appraisal.
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Fri, Feb 24, 2023
Rugby Australia boss Andy Marinos says Dan McKellar may still one day coach the Wallabies despite leaving the Australian set-up to head up Leicester in the UK.
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Fri, Feb 24, 2023
Rugby Australia chief executive Andy Marinos says it is important new Wallabies coach Eddie Jones gets the team he wants for the 2023 World Cup in France.
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Fri, Feb 24, 2023
The Western Force host Melbourne in Super Rugby Pacific round one on Saturday night, opening a fresh chapter in the bitter rivalry between the sides.
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Thu, Feb 23, 2023
NSW Waratahs hard man Lachie Swinton can't wait for kick off to the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season after being sidelined since round one last year.
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Thu, Feb 23, 2023
Wallabies Rugby World Cup hopefuls have revealed how Eddie Jones being parachuted in for a second stint as Australia coach has the playing group on edge.
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Thu, Feb 23, 2023
Eddie Jones has given his verdict on Tom Lynagh after the son of World Cup winner Michael was named to debut for the Reds in the Super Rugby Pacific opener.
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Wed, Feb 22, 2023
Australian teams haven't won a Super Rugby title since 2014, while there are also World Cup places for Wallabies' aspirants at stake in 2023.
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Wed, Feb 22, 2023
The Western Force have been rated a 100-1 chance of winning this season's Super Rugby Pacific title, but new captain Michael Wells isn't deterred.
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Wed, Feb 22, 2023
Ian Foster says its unlikely he will be All Blacks coach after the World Cup, but his employers NZ Rugby should hold fire on a plan to pick his replacement.
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Wed, Feb 22, 2023
There have been some key personnel changes to the Australian teams ahead of the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season.
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Wed, Feb 22, 2023
James O'Connor and Suliasi Vunivalu have joined the Queensland Reds' list of injury concerns ahead of the side's Super Rugby Pacific opener in Townsville.
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Wed, Feb 22, 2023
Tane Edmed has won the NSW Waratahs playmaking battle after being named at five-eighth for Friday's Super Rugby Pacific season opener against the Brumbies.
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Wed, Feb 22, 2023
Taniela Tupou's move from the Reds to the Rebels and Angus Bell's extension at the Waratahs has shored up the Wallabies' front-row options.
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Tue, Feb 21, 2023
The Brumbies begin their Super Rugby Pacific season on the road against the NSW Waratahs, but Allan Alaalatoa isn't shying away from the high-profile encounter.
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Tue, Feb 21, 2023
The World Cup preparations of Western Force star Izack Rodda will be majorly impacted if his latest foot injury is deemed serious.
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Tue, Feb 21, 2023
This season could be Michael Hooper's last and the champion flanker is hell bent on helping the NSW Waratahs to a first Super Rugby title since 2014.
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Tue, Feb 21, 2023
Brad Wilkin will lead the Rebels with their new Super Rugby skipper Rob Leota out injured and says he's looking to emulate traits of NRL side Melbourne Storm.
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Mon, Feb 20, 2023
Ex-Melbourne Rebels skipper Michael Wells will lead his new Super Rugby Pacific club Western Force, adding another layer to the long rivalry between the clubs.
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Mon, Feb 20, 2023
Former Wallabies captain Michael Hooper says he'd be willing to lead Australia at the 2023 Rugby World Cup if new coach Eddie Jones came calling.
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Sun, Feb 19, 2023
Wallabies and Melbourne Rebels utility back Reece Hodge will leave Australian rugby to play with French Top 14 side Bayonne after this year's World Cup.
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Fri, Feb 17, 2023
Bernard Foley's unbeaten Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay tackle Matt Toomua's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Sagamihara Dynaboars in Japan Rugby League One.
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Fri, Feb 17, 2023
Eddie Jones won't dictate tactics to Super Rugby Pacific coaches but he may call on them to join his coaching staff for the Wallabies World Cup push.
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Thu, Feb 16, 2023
A stint overseas appealed to him but Wallabies prop Allan Alaalatoa says the chance to create history on home soil persuaded him to stay in Australia.
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Thu, Feb 16, 2023
Queensland schoolboy talent Frankie Goldsbrough says a gut feeling led him to sign with the Queensland Reds despite keen rugby league interest.
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Wed, Feb 15, 2023
Stephen Larkham says Super Rugby players should be prepared to have Eddie Jones analyse every part of their game if they want to win a Wallabies World Cup spot.
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Wed, Feb 15, 2023
A surprise pick as Melbourne Rebels skipper given his achilles injury, Rob Leota says Wallabies veteran Quade Cooper is helping him through his recovery.
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Wed, Feb 15, 2023
Off-contract Queensland Reds coach Brad Thorn will have some fresh help on the sideline this Super Rugby Pacific season as he weighs up his future.
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Sat, Feb 11, 2023The Melbourne Rebels showed plenty in their final Super Rugby Pacific trial before a late Len Ikitau double handed the Brumbies a 35-33 win in Wagga Wagga.
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Sat, Feb 11, 2023Nemani Nadolo dropped the ball cold over the line but the try was awarded as the NSW Waratahs beat the Queensland Reds 33-32 in their final Super Rugby trial.
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Thu, Feb 09, 2023
The off-contract Harry Wilson's cards appeared to be marked, but the Reds No.8 says Eddie Jones's arrival as Wallabies coach has offered a "lot more hope".
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Tue, Feb 07, 2023
Jay Tregonning will continue as coach of the Wallaroos in 2023, when he will work with new Wallabies coach Eddie Jones, who will oversee the women's program.
2023 January
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Tue, Jan 31, 2023
Eddie Jones says he is just a small cog in the Wallabies machine as they bid to claim the Rugby World Cup and knock New Zealand off their perch.
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Tue, Jan 31, 2023
The Queensland Reds have signed versatile Fijian Peni Ravai to bolster a pack missing injured prop Taniela Tupou for the new Super Rugby Pacific season.
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Sun, Jan 29, 2023
Australia's men have finished joint-seventh at the Sydney Sevens after an error-strewn performance in a 24-10 loss to Samoa at Allianz Stadium.
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Sun, Jan 29, 2023
A late penalty goal from Wallabies five-eighth Bernard Foley has extended Kubota Spears' unbeaten start to the Japan Rugby League One season.
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Sun, Jan 29, 2023
World Rugby CEO Alan Gilpin has praised the Sydney Sevens and says Australia will find out before May if it is on the schedule for the 2023-24 series.
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Sat, Jan 28, 2023
Australia have completed a three-game clean sweep of their women's pool in the Sydney Sevens rugby tournament with a 43-7 thrashing of Ireland.
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Sat, Jan 28, 2023Melbourne were kept scoreless in their first Super Rugby trial of the season, losing 24-0 to Fijian Drua in the Rebels' first match in Fiji.
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Thu, Jan 26, 2023Australia's men's and women's sevens rugby teams are looking for success at home when the World Series returns to this country for the first time since 2020.
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Wed, Jan 25, 2023
Australia captain Henry Hutchison hopes rugby sevens can assist with and then benefit from Eddie Jones' attempts to raid the best young NRL talent.
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Tue, Jan 24, 2023
Charlotte Caslick became the highest-profile signing in NRLW history in 2020 but is unlikely to ever return after inking a new rugby sevens deal.
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Tue, Jan 24, 2023
His days playing against Dave Rennie's Chiefs in the Super Rugby has left Dan Carter confident the ousted Wallabies coach will bounce back.
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Mon, Jan 23, 2023
Allan Alaalatoa is set to finish his rugby career with the Brumbies after signing a new four-year contract.
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Sun, Jan 22, 2023
Australia's women's rugby sevens side will aim to bounce back in Sydney after New Zealand took top spot on the rankings with victory in Hamilton.
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Sat, Jan 21, 2023
Australia's women have won all three pool games on day one at the Hamilton rugby sevens, while the men's team also sealed a spot in the quarter-finals.
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Sat, Jan 21, 2023
Wallabies star Kurtley Beale has been suspended from rugby over alleged sexual assault just days after the team's new national coach Eddie Jones was appointed.
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Fri, Jan 20, 2023
Eddie Jones has outlined what he wants from his Wallabies' No.10 as an already wide-open World Cup race intensifies under the incoming Australian coach.
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Fri, Jan 20, 2023
Coach Eddie Jones will "walk the floor" to determine a worthy Wallabies captain that can galvanise the Test side ahead of this year's Rugby World Cup.
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Fri, Jan 20, 2023
New Wallabies boss Eddie Jones is an adviser for Tokyo Suntory Sungoliath but his attention could be elsewhere during Japan Rugby League One this weekend.
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Thu, Jan 19, 2023
Incoming Wallabies coach Eddie Jones believes the team that improves the most before September's wide open Rugby World Cup will win it.
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Thu, Jan 19, 2023
Eddie Jones knows it's tricky to balance performance with engagement in modern sport but says it must happen to restore rugby's health in Australia.
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Wed, Jan 18, 2023
Dave Rennie believes the Wallabies made "massive shifts" during his coaching tenure but, after his shock axing, has wished Eddie Jones well at the World Cup.
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Wed, Jan 18, 2023
English rugby's reaction to Eddie Jones rejoining Australia to spearhead his home country's World Cup bid has been a mixture of amusement - and horror.
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Wed, Jan 18, 2023
In a sign of what's to come, NRL supremo Peter V'landys has provided a tongue-in-cheek response to new Wallabies coach Eddie Jones's poaching intentions.
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Tue, Jan 17, 2023
Eddie Jones is positive he has the time and understanding to propel the Wallabies to a World Cup triumph after sensationally assuming the coaching duties.
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Mon, Jan 16, 2023
Wallabies coach Dave Rennie has been replaced by former mentor Eddie Jones ahead of this year's rugby World Cup.
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Mon, Jan 16, 2023
Eddie Jones' shock return as Wallabies coach and the axing of Dave Rennie has created fierce debate eight months out from France's Rugby World Cup.
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Mon, Jan 16, 2023
The key moments in Dave Rennie's Wallabies coaching career, which came to an abrupt end when Rugby Australia announced Eddie Jones' return before the World Cup.
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Sun, Jan 15, 2023
The Will Genia-captained Kintetsu Liners are finding life difficult in Japan Rugby League One with another heavy defeat since their promotion.
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Fri, Jan 13, 2023
Queensland Reds forward Connor Vest says New Zealand-based Super Rugby teams will hold no fears for the squad this year despite last season's dire results.
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Mon, Jan 09, 2023
Wallabies coach Dave Rennie says sacked England mentor Eddie Jones won't be part of Australia's World Cup campaign in France later this year.
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Fri, Jan 06, 2023
Injured, overseas-based stars Quade Coope and Samu Kerevi are included in a 44-man Wallabies squad for a four-day camp on the Gold Coast next week.
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Thu, Jan 05, 2023
Attack coach Scott Wisemantel has surprised the Wallabies by announcing he won't be part of their Rugby World Cup plans, opting to focus on his family.
