Sione Tuipulotu was named as Scotland captain last month and,unlike the last Australian to hold the role,he’s been widely embraced.
The demise of the Melbourne Rebels left a hole in the nine-game schedule for the British and Irish Lions next year.
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.
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.
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.
The woes of the 2023 Rugby World Cup have been quickly forgotten by Wallabies fans keen to secure seats during the 2025 Lions series.
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.
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.
The incoming national team coach says he is desperate to make Australia competitive again and is open to handing over the reins next year.
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.
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.