The Wallabies have received the best draw imaginable for the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. If results go according to seedings during the pool stages of the tournament, the Wallabies cannot run into the defending champion Springboks or the top-ranked All Blacks until the final.

With his Wallabies now a mob of walking wounded after five gruelling Tests in as many weeks, Robbie Deans will hand his tour toilers and emerging stars an opportunity to shine in Wednesday night’s clash with the Barbarians at Wembley Stadium.

Robbie Deans has been the Wallabies coach for fourteen games now. In that time the Wallabies have won nine and lost three games, all by five or less points.

British newspapers found few reasons for optimism after England ended rugby’s international season with a 32-6 loss to the All Blacks at Twickenham.

Lote Tuqiri has urged the Wallabies to leave their Welsh disappointment behind and finish their European tour with a bang in Wednesday night’s historic clash with the Barbarians at Wembley.

Alan Lewis would have to be the worst referee going around. He had no control of the game last night, ignored blatant forward passes, gave yellow cards for one team but not the other for cynical professional fouls, and if you wore a scarlet jersey you could do no wrong.

Any request from Wallabies star Matt Giteau for a French “sabbatical” is likely to be refused, the Australian Rugby Union said on Saturday.

The Wallabies will be out to end their 2008 Test program in style when they take on Wales indoors at Millennium Stadium on Saturday (Sunday 1.30am AEDT).

The Australian Rugby Union have played down the likelihood of a Bledisloe Cup Test staged in the United States despite American organisers talking up the clash. The Metro Denver Sports Commission said they were close to confirming the Wallabies-All Blacks clash to be played in Colorado at the home of the NFL’s Denver Broncos late [...]

The Wallabies have raised the stakes for Saturday’s showdown with Wales, insisting they are as desperate to win at Millennium Stadium as the Six Nations champions - who admit to being obsessed with claiming a prized southern hemisphere scalp in their last Test of 2008.

This is the final international Test for both nations, where a win would cap off very successful years. We could claim it to be a litmus test for the teams, but the reality is that both nations have proven themselves already this season.

Graham Henry gave Wales the highest praise after the All Blacks defeated the Scarlets, going away in the second half after a tight opening forty minutes, by insisting that the Six Nations champions could easily be part of the Tri-Nations tournament with their expansive and skilful brand of rugby.

A true master in coaching psychology, Robbie Deans has challenged his Wallabies not to let themselves down against Wales on Saturday. Forget England and France, Deans on Tuesday declared Wales as the sternest Test of the Wallabies’ European tour.

It’s a promoter’s dream - a cross-code match between the Wallabies and Kangaroos - but there’s one big stumbling block. Neither national governing body appears interested.

I was ordering my usual coffee at the Centennial Park deli (the best coffee in the Eastern Suburbs) on Sunday morning when a cranky 30ish man, with the look of a banker under stress, came in and said, apparently to no one in particular: ‘The Wallabies were pathetic against France. At this rate anyone can [...]

The Wallabies have once again failed to put two good games back to back after last week’s the excellent work against the English.

Channel 10’s coverage of the Wallabies Spring tour has been abysmal. Dull, uninspired and disinterested studio commentators lead to match commentators who don’t have the minimum knowledge, all of which is set out in the match day programme.

In a January 2008 interview with the UK Telegraph newspaper, deluded referee Craig Joubert expanded generously on his philosophy of rugby refereeing for us mere mortals sitting in the stands who only think we know what we’re seeing. “The referee is a facilitator,” he lectures.

When you watch TV sport you can usually expect that there will be an element of bias in the call, but the performance from the English commentator this morning was unbelievable.

With even the rebuilding French confused about the style of play they are trying to adopt, the Wallabies admit they have little idea what to expect from Les Bleus in Saturday night’s rugby Test in Paris.