Will the Wallabies play dumb or smart?
DO the Wallabies need to dumb it down or simply play smarter? That’s the question facing coach Ewen McKenzie ahead of Saturday night’s Test against Argentina in Perth. McKenzie says he might simplify...
View ArticleWallabies coach Ewen McKenzie faces tough choice at halfback
IF Will Genia thought it would be easy to win back the Wallabies starting halfback role, he would have quickly changed his mind on Saturday night. Brumbies speedster Nic White put in an impressive...
View ArticleO’Connor stood down by Wallabies coach for off-field behaviour
JAMES O’Connor has been stood down from the Wallabies squad by coach Ewen McKenzie for at least two Tests after finding the Australian back had behaved unacceptably in Perth last weekend. O’Connor was...
View ArticleWallabies written off by Springboks, says coach McKenzie
WALLABIES coach Ewen McKenzie feels his side has been virtually written off by the Springboks who see Saturday’s rugby Test win as a formality. The teams meet in the Rugby Championship at Newlands in...
View ArticleNo quick fix for Wallabies, says Cooper
WALLABIES five-eighth Quade Cooper is warning there’s no quick fix for his team’s troubling form under new coach Ewen McKenzie. Ahead of their final Rugby Championship clash with Argentina in Rosario...
View ArticleCOMPETITION | WIN the ultimate rugby prize
IT is the 10th Anniversary of England winning the Webb Ellis Cup – or ‘Bob’ as you prefer to call it! Heathrow Express are delighted to give the Aussies the chance to settle some old scores in their...
View ArticleState of the Nation; The Wallabies on and off the field
ANOTHER challenging autumn tour to Europe awaits for Ewen McKenzie’s Wallabies. If anything they head for their tour with more questions than answers following an impressive thumping of a...
View ArticleConsistency the key for touring Wallabies
WALLABIES coach Ewen McKenzie has some pretty simple goals heading into his first northern hemisphere tour, which starts on Saturday in London. “We’re out there to win – five wins would be good,”...
View ArticleHigh stakes in Wallabies vs England World Cup clash
THE Wallabies are determined to nip an England uprising in the bud this weekend when their grand slam ambitions face a massive first-up test at Twickenham. Australia-England Cook Cup clashes are big...
View ArticleRobinson inspires England win over Australia, in World Cup re-match
A DECADE on from the heartbreak of the legendary 2003 Rugby World Cup Final and England have done it again. Just like Jonny Wilkinson’s last minute drop-goal crushed Australian dreams at Telstra...
View ArticleWallabies aim to salvage Euro tour
THE pain of wasting a shot at a cherished grand slam is written on the face of Adam Ashley-Cooper but the bloodied Wallabies warrior staunchly believes their European trip remains as significant as...
View ArticleMcKenzie harks back to ’91 Cup scare
EWEN McKenzie has drawn on memories of Australia’s triumphant 1991 World Cup campaign as a very different Wallabies outfit aims to start winning back credibility at Lansdowne Road. McKenzie enjoyed...
View ArticleHave the Wallabies turned a corner?
THE Ireland win on Saturday was perhaps the Wallabies’ most important win in the last 12 months not least because they managed to back up from their impressive thrashing of Italy last weekend. Two...
View ArticleSix Wallabies banned for boozing
SIX Wallabies, including starting wingers Adam Ashley-Cooper and Nick Cummins, have sensationally copped one-match suspensions for staying out late and drinking in the build-up to last weekend’s win...
View ArticleBarbarians at the double
Some of the best seats in the house have just been made available centrally in the West Stands. These tickets won’t hang around for long, so take this opportunity up now with not only discounted...
View ArticleBarbarians star weighs in on Wallabies selection debate
Brock James, one of the most successful of the Australian rugby stars plying their trade in Europe, has weighed in on the debate surrounding the Wallabies’ controversial eligibility laws. “It makes...
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