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.

Danny Cipriani expects to get back on track with England by inspiring Martin Johnson’s team to victory over world champions South Africa on Saturday.

Born on Bastille Day and having made his international debut against France the last time Australia beat Les Bleus on home soil makes Saturday night’s Test in Paris extra special for Wallabies flanker George Smith.

At the end of the enthralling, emotion-charged Munster 16-All Blacks 18 match, one of the commentators claimed that it was the greatest night of rugby he’d ever experienced. He was not far far off the mark.

The Wallabies are crediting their series of gruelling boot camps as the secret behind their newfound steel on display on the European rugby tour.

France rugby coach Marc Lievremont made only two changes to his team to face Australia on Saturday, recalling lock Sebastien Chabal and bringing in Sebastien Tillous-Borde at scrumhalf.

A hungry Wycliff Palu has vowed to “make a difference” after being recalled to the Wallabies starting line-up for Saturday night’s rugby Test against France in Paris.

Wasps flanker James Haskell has been recalled by England as team manager Martin Johnson looks to strengthen his pack for Saturday’s clash with world champions South Africa at Twickenham.

Matt Giteau was taken aback to learn that England’s rugby chief had sent an apology to Australia’s high commissioner in London after he and Wallabies captain Stirling Mortlock were booed and jeered at Twickenham.

Robbie Deans has challenged his high-flying Wallabies to prove they’re no flash in the pan in Saturday’s showdown with the unpredictable French in Paris.

The strip worn by the England rugby team is the modern version of the battle dress worn by English crusaders of the twelfth century, so it was ironic that they were crushed by an Australian team bearing all the hallmarks of another bunch of Crusaders – the Canterbury version.

There are certain sentences a rugby writer believes he will never write, and one them was (notice the past tense): “Al Baxter monsters Andrew Sheridan, reducing him to a limping wreck wandering off Twickenham with all the dejection of a whipped schoolyard bully.”

Let all supporters of the Wallabies savour last night’s win because it was the herald of a new age.

Venice one day, London the next. Now it’s next stop Paris for the Wallabies on their season-ending tour of Europe.

Almost without notice, Matt Giteau earned himself a small slice of rugby history on Saturday when he kicked Australia to a 28-14 Cook Cup victory over England at Twickenham.

The Wallabies served up some sweet revenge with a gritty 28-14 victory over England in Saturday’s Cook Cup Test at Twickenham.

It is high time that the raging young hooker Tatafu Polatu Nau should be given a starting berth for the Wallabies autumn tests in the U.K.

Robbie Deans has revealed he is still using the same coaching template which served him so famously well at the Crusaders as he strives to guide Australia back to the top of the world rugby tree.

South Africa backs coach Dick Muir has denied suggestions from Wallabies great David Campese that Springboks winger Bryan Habana is “resting on his laurels” after winning the World Cup last year.

England have identified Wallabies “talisman” Stirling Mortlock and playmaking “magician” Matt Giteau as their two greatest concerns heading into Saturday’s rugby international at Twickenham.