Wallabies flyhalf Bernard Foley said Friday he was leaving the NSW Waratahs to head overseas, reportedly joining Quade Cooper and a retiring Will Genia in accepting a lucrative Top League club contract. Foley, a 68-test veteran who is part of Australia's squad for the 2019 ...
Online donation website GoFundMe has shut down the page of Wallabies fullback Israel Folau who sought to raise $3 million to meet the legal costs of his challenge to his sacking by Rugby Australia. GoFundMe will issue refunds to 7,000 donors who had contributed more ...
Wallabies utility back Christian Lealifano will end his 12-year career with the ACT Brumbies at the end of the Super Rugby season to play in Japan from next season. The 31-year-old has played 148 matches for the Brumbies and, as captain, has led them to ...
Wallabies to wear indigenous-themed jersey at Rugby World Cup
The Wallabies will wear an indigenous-themed jersey for at least one Rugby World Cup match, it was revealed Thursday. Australia has donned a shirt paying tribute to Aborigines' role in rugby twice before — at home against the All Blacks in 2017 and away to ...
Wallabies great George Smith, who earned 111 test caps, retires
Wallabies great George Smith announced his retirement Tuesday after a stint with Bristol in the England Premiership, retiring after nearly 20 years playing rugby. The veteran Australian flanker, who made his Super Rugby debut for the ACT Brumbies in 2000 and went on to win ...
Wallabies icon George Gregan preaches value of preparation in quest for RWC title
George Gregan has experienced the full gamut of Rugby World Cup emotions, but the Australian legend knows what he is looking forward to most when Japan hosts the tournament later this year. "Just being in Japan," the 45-year-old, who was part of the Australia teams ...
Michael Cheika will survive the ax as Wallabies coach but his powers will be curtailed with Scotland-based Scott Johnson appointed director of rugby above him, a report said Friday. Cheika has faced a mounting backlash from dismayed fans and former players after winning just four ...
Young players make new friends at YCAC rugby clinic
While the All Blacks and Wallabies were doing their bit to woo Japanese rugby fans at last weekend's Bledisloe Cup match at Nissan Stadium, another group of Antipodean rugby players were in Japan doing an equally important job. Children from Lindfield Rugby Club in Australia ...
Supporters of All Blacks, Wallabies enjoy taste of Rugby World Cup atmosphere in Yokohama
Australia and New Zealand fans are already looking forward to next year's Rugby World Cup after getting a taste of the atmosphere in Saturday's Bledisloe Cup game in Yokohama. "It will be bedlam," said New Zealand fan Brian King, who traveled to Japan to watch ...
All Blacks get best of Wallabies
New Zealand completed a Bledisloe Cup clean sweep of Australia on Saturday with a 37-20 win at the venue where the 2019 Rugby World Cup final will be held. The world champion All Blacks, who had already clinched the series by the time they arrived ...
New Zealand already own the Bledisloe Cup after winning the series' first two games, but the Wallabies will still be fully motivated for Saturday's test. Despite both sides promising intensity on the pitch, the test is not expected to fill Nissan Stadium. A spokesman for ...
All Blacks, Wallabies announce sides for Bledisloe clash in Yokohama
The Wallabies and All Blacks named their sides Thursday for the upcoming Bledisloe Cup game at Yokohama's Nissan Stadium. Despite being a dead rubber after New Zealand won the first two games of the series, both teams have named strong sides for Saturday's rematch of ...
