It’s the time of the year when most workplaces shut down for the festive period. But Rugby Australia is sweating on a pair of massive calls as the year winds to a close.
Japanese Rugby officials unveiled the Australian as their new coach last December,just weeks after he quit the Wallabies. A year on,the JRFU appear to be re-considering their decision.
Usain Bolt was a teenage prodigy tipped for extraordinary things – and then he started losing. His bumpy path to becoming the world’s fastest man could provide guidance for a young Aussie following in his footsteps.
A group of Australia’s sevens superstars,including Charlotte Caslick and Maddison Levi,will switch to 15s next year to try to help the Wallaroos win a world crown.
A new strategy paper through to 2029 released by RA includes some lofty ambitions.
Set in a famous race at the 1968 Olympics,Peter Norman’s Australian record for the 200 metres stood for more than five decades. Until an incredible Queensland teenager finally broke it.
After a disastrous 2023,rugby supporters – and even casual fans – are dusting off their Australian kit after a morale-boosting month tour of Europe. But the rebuild is a much longer-term project.
They started the year in a deep hole and ended it on a comparative high. So what parts of the Wallabies’ game are flying,and what still needs work?
Former Junior Wallaby Sione Tuipulotu captained Scotland to a famous win over Australia. He – and his 77-year-old grandmother – were in the middle of absolutely everything at Murrayfield.
A former Junior Wallaby was one of the Scottish stars who ended Australia’s unbeaten run in a match in which Joseph Aukuso-Suaalii left the field injured.
He has lived a life with a world-famous name that was just another name when he was born. But now the newest Wallaby has earned his own fame.