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Wallabies stage second-half comeback to beat the Boks

Australia overcame a slow start to ease some pressure on coach Robbie Deans with a 26-19 win over South Africa in their Rugby Championship Test.

Waratahs out to stop runaway Bulls

Waratahs out to stop runaway Bulls

The Waratahs will have the onerous task of stopping the Bulls’ juggernaut at their Pretoria fortress in this weekend’s third round of the Super 14.

Senior Wallabies back Elsom

Stirling Mortlock and Matt Giteau have pledged their support for new captain Rocky Elsom and said there was no rift within the Wallabies squad.

Waratahs secure home Super 14 semifinal

New South Wales secured a home Super 14 semifinal with an 18-11 win over Queensland in a derby match on Saturday that was short on attacking creativity or endeavour. The win,…

Reds wreck Force’s Super 14 play-off hopes

The Queensland Reds torpedoed the Western Force’s play-off hopes with a 29-12 upset victory in an all-Australian Super 14 rugby match on Friday. The Reds bounced back from a…

Stormers floor Reds with four-try win

The Stormers climbed off the bottom of the Super 14 rugby standings with an bonus-point 34-16 win over Australian strugglers Queensland Reds in Brisbane on Saturday. The Cape…

Nonu leads Hurricanes to victory over Reds

Discarded All Black Ma’a Nonu scored the match-winning try as a second-half surge carried the Wellington Hurricanes to a 23-18 win over the Queensland Reds on Friday. Although…

Reds get season off to fighting win

Last season’s wooden spooners, the Queensland Reds, weathered a second-half fightback to cling on to a 22-16 Super 14 victory over New Zealand’s Otago Highlanders on Friday. The…

Wilkinson kicks England to shock win

Defending champions England again proved Australia’s nemesis, dumping the match favourites out of the Rugby World Cup with a high-pressured 12-10 quarterfinal victory at Stade…

Wallabies claim World Cup quarters spot

The Wallabies claimed top spot in group B with a fitful 55-12 win over Fiji to lock up a quarterfinal place at the Rugby World Cup at Stade de la Mosson in Montpellier on Sunday.…

Australia too strong for battling Wales

Two-time champions Australia beat Wales 32-20 in a bruising World Cup clash at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday to virtually make sure of avoiding South Africa in…

All Blacks, Wallabies in a different class

New Zealand and Australia scored a combined total of 167 points and 24 tries as the southern hemisphere giants ruthlessly exposed the huge gap in international rugby at the World…

Australia run riot against Japan

Twice champions Australia showed they are starting to rediscover their best form at the perfect time by thrashing Japan 91-3 in their opening World Cup Pool B match on Saturday.…

Can ageing Wallabies hold their own?

The great debate: Is this the Wallabies’ A team? Or merely the Wallabies’ A-frame team? That’s the question controversial Australian rugby columnist Greg Growden ask in his…