He played for the Junior Wallabies. On Monday he will lead out Scotland against Australia

He played for the Junior Wallabies. On Monday he will lead out Scotland against Australia

Sione Tuipulotu was named as Scotland captain last month and,unlike the last Australian to hold the role,he’s been widely embraced.

  • byIain Payten

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Indigenous and Pasifika team to play Lions

Indigenous and Pasifika team to play Lions

The demise of the Melbourne Rebels left a hole in the nine-game schedule for the British and Irish Lions next year.

  • byIain Payten
Schmidt axes halves after Santa Fe,five Wallabies stars return for All Blacks
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Schmidt axes halves after Santa Fe,five Wallabies stars return for All Blacks

The Wallabies have welcomed back five stars who missed the Santa Fe slaughter through injury – and one veteran who will play his first Test in three years.

  • byIain Payten
‘Context is important’:Waugh dismisses fears Wallabies will be easy meat for Lions

‘Context is important’:Waugh dismisses fears Wallabies will be easy meat for Lions

The Wallabies’ record loss saw one ex-England star bemoan the “proper dark” state of Australian rugby,and suggest the Lions tour South Africa instead.

  • byIain Payten
‘Off the charts’:Wallabies’ woes no problem as $300m Lions tour looms

‘Off the charts’:Wallabies’ woes no problem as $300m Lions tour looms

In a year’s time,up to 40,000 travelling fans will start arriving for the British and Irish Lions tour. And they’ll be cashed up.

  • byIain Payten
Gone in 24 hours:Tickets for British and Irish Lions tour almost sold out
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Gone in 24 hours:Tickets for British and Irish Lions tour almost sold out

The woes of the 2023 Rugby World Cup have been quickly forgotten by Wallabies fans keen to secure seats during the 2025 Lions series.

  • byIain Payten andTom Decent
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O’Connor declares comeback intent as Reds prime for Wallabies takeover

O’Connor declares comeback intent as Reds prime for Wallabies takeover

A former Wallabies star believes he is not a spent force on the global stage,as he declares a Queensland takeover is looming at the top.

  • byNick Wright
Feeding a coaching addiction:The game that reveals the secret of Joe Schmidt’s success
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Feeding a coaching addiction:The game that reveals the secret of Joe Schmidt’s success

Joe Schmidt won’t save Australia,he will teach good running lines and discipline and the clarity of that mission is a blessing amid so much other uncertainty.

  • byPaul Cully
Why Schmidt is open to walking away from Wallabies after Lions series

Why Schmidt is open to walking away from Wallabies after Lions series

The incoming national team coach says he is desperate to make Australia competitive again and is open to handing over the reins next year.

  • byTom Decent andJonathan Drennan
Help urgently wanted:A new Wallabies coach to take on the Lions

Help urgently wanted:A new Wallabies coach to take on the Lions

Expressions of interest for the Wallabies role ended on Friday after decorated Ireland coach Andy Farrell was unveiled as the man to lead the Lions to Australia in 2025.

  • byJonathan Drennan
Farr-Jones backs return of Anzac XV for Lions tour,but Eddie unconvinced
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Farr-Jones backs return of Anzac XV for Lions tour,but Eddie unconvinced

Thirty-six years after it was first tried,a combined Australia-New Zealand side will take on the best of the UK and Ireland in the Lions’ 2025 tour of Australia.

  • byIain Payten