Reading Roar articles and other media after last week’s Australia vs Italy match I gained the impression that the Wallabies played very unconvincingly -…
Reading Roar articles and other media after last week’s Australia vs Italy match I gained the impression that the Wallabies played very unconvincingly -…
Piling misery onto the Wallabies seems to have become one of my preferred pastimes. In one sense I’m disappointed in my pessimism, but in…
“He's got a plan, we're across that plan, we're comfortable with it,” said Rugby Australia chief executive Raylene Castle on Wallabies coach Michael Cheika…
The Wallabies’ current malaise and the attention attracted by the renewed experiment with Kurtley Beale at flyhalf raises again the seemingly perennial question of…
With the break in the test season this weekend, I decided to take a YouTube trip down memory lane and watch the Brumbies host…
In the end Australia's June Test series played out how most pundits thought it might. A 2-1 result, with Ireland, the world number two…
Ever since Michael Cheika took the reigns at the Waratahs in 2013 he has strived to build a clear rugby identity for his teams…
Wow, what a start to the June Test Match window – 15 minutes of New Zealand brilliance, followed by Australian defence to behold, followed…
I reached out to some mates in Dublin for their opinions of the Brisbane game and their forecast for Saturday's game in Melbourne. They…
In his excellent article on September 3, ‘The Wrap: A way forward for Australian rugby – how hard can it be?’, Geoff Parkes astutely…
In his excellent article on September 3, ‘The Wrap: A way forward for Australian rugby – how hard can it be?’, Geoff Parkes astutely…
In his excellent article on September 3, ‘The Wrap: A way forward for Australian rugby – how hard can it be?’, Geoff Parkes astutely…
Melbourne's boy wonder Jack Maddocks has made a compelling case for a Wallabies debut against Ireland with a starring performance in his team's Super…
Melbourne's boy wonder Jack Maddocks has made a compelling case for a Wallabies debut against Ireland with a starring performance in his team's Super…
Melbourne's boy wonder Jack Maddocks has made a compelling case for a Wallabies debut against Ireland with a starring performance in his team's Super…
The Taniela Tupou who terrorised schoolboy rugby opponents never really went away, Reds coach Brad Thorn believes. He just got a whole lot better…
Lappies Labuschagne, Dillon Hunt, Pablo Matera and Michael Hooper looked good in my last piece, 'Super Rugby stat deep dive: Who is tackling the…
Being nearly halfway through the 2018 Super Rugby season gives us a sense of where players are at in the pecking order for different…
Ireland's three-test series against the Wallabies in June has taken on a new meaning for Michael Cheika. Overnight the men in green downed defending…
The positives ebbed and ebbed in what was a horrific year for Australian rugby, but there were probably more positives than you might have…
The Wallabies brains trust have publicly refused to adopt the 2-4-2 attacking structure that has been so successfully used by the All Blacks and…
In the 1991 Rugby World Cup the Wallabies defeated the All Blacks in the semi-final and kept England tryless in the final. They had…
A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article that suggested that the gap between Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere rugby was closing if…
The 2018 Super Rugby season is almost upon us. While you keep up with all the excitement try and keep an eye out for…
The 2018 Super Rugby season is almost upon us. While you keep up with all the excitement try and keep an eye out for…
The 2018 Super Rugby season is almost upon us. While you keep up with all the excitement try and keep an eye out for…
I have previously preached the gospel of the 2-4-2 attacking system used by the New Zealand teams, and now I'm going to reminisce on…
I have previously preached the gospel of the 2-4-2 attacking system used by the New Zealand teams, and now I'm going to reminisce on…
I have previously preached the gospel of the 2-4-2 attacking system used by the New Zealand teams, and now I'm going to reminisce on…
French rugby president Bernard Laporte has chosen his former national assistant Jacques Brunel as the new national coach despite his dismal record with Italy,…
Listen, Santa, we need to talk. I was pretty good in 2016 and remain confident having re-read the wish list from last year that…
I, like many other Australians, woke up on Sunday morning with a lingering sense of annoyance at how events played out at Twickenham at…
The Wallabies suffered a demoralising 30-6 loss to England at Twickenham overnight. It was a reality check for Michael Cheika's men, who had looked…
Australia have sunk to a fifth successive defeat to England in controversial fashion at a rain-soaked Twickenham. Eddie Jones' side sealed a 30-6 win…
Australia have sunk to a fifth successive defeat to England in controversial fashion at a rain-soaked Twickenham. Eddie Jones' side sealed a 30-6 win…
Reading Roar articles and other media after last week’s Australia vs Italy match I gained the impression that the Wallabies played very unconvincingly -…
2018
So frustrating that Cheika is unaccountable for this teams poor results. His game plans are childish and his selections …(more)