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Ex-Wallabies back Cameron Shepherd signs with Sale Sharks in UK

English Premiership team Sale have thrown former Wallabies utility back Cameron Shepherd a lifeline after his proposed move to Northampton collapsed on medical grounds. The 28-year-old fullback and...

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All Blacks overpower Wallabies in Sydney

THE Wallabies must win at their Eden Park graveyard on Saturday if they’re to keep alive hopes of stopping a 10-year Bledisloe Cup dynasty for New Zealand after falling 27-19 in the Rugby Championship...

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Don’t bag Quade: Jane tells NZ fans

NEW Zealand winger Cory Jane has issued an unexpected message to All Blacks fans – lay-off Wallabies star Quade Cooper at Eden Park on Saturday night. The Australian five-eighth copped a barrage of...

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Wallabies crushed

AFTER surrendering the Bledisloe Cup to New Zealand for a 10th straight year with a demoralising 22-0 loss in Auckland, players made the stark admission they’re not in the same league as the world...

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Robbie Deans wants Wallabies to kick boot-happy play

WALLABIES coach Robbie Deans is hoping Saturday night’s breakthrough win over South Africa will give his playmakers the confidence to stop being kick-happy for the remainder of the Rugby Championship....

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Quade Cooper may pay for Wallabies bloopers

A SICKENING finger injury to rookie winger Dom Shipperley may save playmaker Quade Cooper from being the latest Wallabies star to feel the axe. Cooper endured a horror first hour at Skilled Park on...

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Wallabies must call on pride for Pumas

WALLABIES hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau says pride in the gold jumper will ensure the battered Australian troops lift for their final Rugby Championship Test against Argentina. The Wallabies suffered a...

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Badger ready to rip in for Wallabies

IN the rugby and animal kingdom, a Puma shouldn’t have problems with a honey badger but Argentina should be warned about Australia’s latest call-up, Nick Cummins. Cummins is fascinated by the small...

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Beale hopes Cooper sticks around

COACH Robbie Deans wants Kurtley Beale and his Melbourne Rebels halves partner Nick Phipps to be more proactive at Suncorp Stadium than the Wallabies were in the first two Bledisloe clashes Beale...

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All Blacks fuming at Wallabies’ poaching

ALL BLACKS gripes about Australia poaching their players have been met with both astonishment and wry grins. New Zealand coach Steve Hansen is fuming about Kiwis being “pinched” after Auckland product...

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Quade Cooper cops fine over Wallabies rant

A CONTRITE Quade Cooper has apologised for behaviour that fell below Wallabies standards after being fined at least $40,000 and handed a suspended three-match ban on Monday for two breaches of the...

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Western Force set for halfback showdown

ONE is currently playing for the Wallabies and has been a mainstay at the Western Force since 2010. The other is a former All Black who has been lured to the Perth-based franchise as their marquee...

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Ashley-Cooper bracing for fiery French at European tour opener

LAST time Adam Ashley-Cooper played a Test at Stade de France, he walked off the ground with a mouthful of stitches looking like he just got mugged. That was on a good night for the Wallabies, who...

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Wallabies line-up best bet against the Poms

WALLABIES coach Robbie Deans has plenty of quality players returning from injury for the clash at Twickenham with flanker David Pocock, winger Digby Ioane, lock Sitaleki Timani and prop Ben Alexander...

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Hooper – English blood, Aussie passion

THERE’S every chance Wallabies flanker Michael Hooper will be more English than at least some of the men in white he’ll face at Twickenham this weekend. The 21-year-old, Sydney-born Hooper, qualifies...

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Wallabies coach Deans should be sacked: Campese

FORMER Test star David Campese says Wallabies coach Robbie Deans should be sacked for “destroying Australian rugby”. Campese made a name for himself as a specialist try-scorer and lamented the lack of...

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Wallabies hoping for eighth time lucky with centre pairing

BEN Tapuai and Adam Ashley-Cooper will become the Wallabies’ eighth centre pairing used in 13 Tests this year when they take on England at Twickenham. The injury-ravaged Wallabies have used 41 players...

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Wallabies beat England 20-14

THE Wallabies broke their try-scoring drought and helped ease the pressure on coach Robbie Deans with a 20-14 rugby win over England at Twickenham. Australia bounced back from last weekend’s...

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Wallabies’ win offers selection posers

COACH Robbie Deans faces some welcome selection issues after the Wallabies got their European tour back on track with a gallant, bruising win over England. Chastened following their 33-6 capitulation...

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Quade Cooper set to quit the Wallabies

CHANNEL Nine has reported that Quade Cooper is quitting the Wallabies after being offered an incentive-based contract, the type of contract usually reserved for international rookies. Although Cooper...

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