James O'Connor prepares for possible Wallabies return
29 year-old James O’Connor has just signed a two-year contract with the Queensland Reds, and is now eligible to add to his 44 Test total with the Wallabies.
29 year-old James O’Connor has just signed a two-year contract with the Queensland Reds, and is now eligible to add to his 44 Test total with the Wallabies.
Soon enough, maybe even as soon as this week, we’ll find out what kind of poker player Wallabies coach Michael Cheika really is.
The Wallabies are banding together as Taniela Tupou continues his recovery from a brazen robbery during their preparations for Saturday’s Test match against South Africa in Johannesburg.
Last week, following the announcement of the Wallabies squad for their Rugby Championship opener against South Africa, we asked you to pick your preferred XV to face the Springboks. The result was a strong team with a couple of surprising picks.
And then there was one. A tenth successful Crusade for the people of the northern half of the South Island of New Zealand, and a long ride home for a very proud Jaguares playing group.
It is no secret that Sir Graham Henry’s favourite tipple is a bottle of Argentine Malbec.
There’s one pretty important little element about dynasty teams, and it often gets overlooked with all the emotion and the what-ifs and the case-making for the underdog in the lead-up to finals matches.
By any measure it’s been an awful decade for Christchurch. A major earthquake in 2011 killed 185 people, injured many more and left an indelible mark on a city that is still years away from being properly remedied.
The Crusaders have won their third straight Super Rugby title, but were made to work for it by a brave Jaguares side in Christchurch, with an eventual margin of 16 points after what was an entertaining contest.
The day was the 16th of October 1806, Napoleon Bonaparte was the Emperor of France, the keenest military mind on the European continent, and conqueror of near all that he saw before him.
The Crusaders emerged victorious over the Jaguares in a hard-fought, tense final in Christchurch.
Brian Cohen was the man who was mistaken for the messiah in Monty Python’s 1979 film, Life of Brian.
The smart rugby team want an opposition to read their systems and patterns. They’ll want them to monitor these patterns and what they do in certain areas, and then flummox them by launching something different.
Wallabies coach Michael Cheika admits his team has a long way to go to get back to the top of World Rugby but says the Rugby Championship is the perfect way to build momentum before Japan.
George Gregan has spoken ahead of the Wallabies’ Rugby Championship campaign which starts on July 20th against the Springboks in Johannesburg.
The Junior Wallabies have arrived in Sydney after going down 24-23 to France in the World Rugby U20s Championship Final in Rosario, Argentina.
The Wallabies unveiled their World Cup jersey, with players preaching the positive impacts of the new kit both mentally and physically.
All Blacks champion Ma’a Nonu couldn’t escape the wrath of Augustine Pulu and his Blues teammates for casually rocking up to training in his expensive Tesla.
It is a given that national unions strive to improve and maintain the ranking of their Test sides, because they (rightly) assume that fans want World Cup success, and teams that play competitive, attractive rugby in the years in between.
It is a given that national unions strive to improve and maintain the ranking of their Test sides, because they (rightly) assume that fans want World Cup success, and teams that play competitive, attractive rugby in the years in between.
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