Winger Marika Koroibete will miss Australia’s Bledisloe Cup rematch against New Zealand on Saturday with a wrist injury, while scrumhalf Nic White has been dropped. Veteran prop James Slipper was also absent from the matchday 23 named on Thursday after leaving the field for a concussion Test during Australia’s 31-28 defeat to the All Blacks
Wallace Sititi says he is still processing his “crazy” rise this year from the fringes of the Waikato Chiefs to facing world champions South Africa with the All Blacks. Sititi’s goal when he began his debut season with the senior Chiefs team in February was simply to gain Super Rugby experience after his promotion from
Joe Schmidt was proud of how the Wallabies went down fighting against New Zealand on Saturday, as Scott Robertson rued how the All Blacks almost threw away the victory. The hosts were their own worst enemy in the opening 15 minutes of the Bledisloe Cup showdown in Sydney, with sloppy defending and unforced errors seeing
Australia chased New Zealand to the final whistle but the All Blacks held on for a bonus-point victory to retain the Bledisloe Cup in Sydney on Saturday. The Kiwis snapped a two-game losing streak with a nail-biting 31-28 win over Australia at Sydney Olympic Stadium, holding off a second-half charge from the hosts. Both teams scored
Skipper Harry Wilson said the Wallabies’ crushing loss to Argentina this month was in the past and believes they have a “massive opportunity” to upset the All Blacks this weekend. Joe Schmidt’s side are looking to pick up the pieces in Sydney on Saturday from their humiliating Rugby Championship capitulation to Los Pumas in Santa
James Slipper is poised to become the most-capped Wallaby ever after being named on the bench for Australia’s crunch Bledisloe Cup clash against the All Blacks on Saturday. The 35-year-old prop, who made his debut 14 years ago, will surpass scrumhalf George Gregan with his 140th cap should he take to the field, as expected,
As the Wallabies gear up to end their two-decade Bledisloe Cup drought, World Cup-winning All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has offered a frank assessment of Australia’s shortcomings. Speaking exclusively with The Roar Rugby podcast, Hansen opened up about his brief stint in the Wallabies’ camp ahead of the 2023 World Cup. The former All Blacks
Veteran lock Patrick Tuipulotu will rejoin the New Zealand squad on Monday for the Bledisloe Cup Tests against Australia after recovering from injury. The Blues captain is yet to feature in the Rugby Championship this year after picking up a calf injury before New Zealand’s first match against Argentina in August. Tuipulotu was cleared to
In the wake of the record defeat in Argentina, former Wallabies Stephen Hoiles, Nick Phipps and Morgan Turinui have urged Australia to open the can of worms that is their overseas-based player policy to bolster Joe Schmidt’s squad. The Wallabies started the month by snapping their eight-game losing streak in the Rugby Championship with a
England centurion Ben Youngs has ripped into the Wallabies and says the British & Irish Lions would be better served by returning to South Africa rather than touring Australia next year. Youngs’ comments come after the Wallabies were torn to shreds by Argentina in the fourth round of the Rugby Championship, suffering a 67-27 defeat
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