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Wallabies coach Michael ‘Cylone’ Cheika is crafting a youthful squad for next year’s World Cup. (Franck Fife/AFP)

Consistency is vital – Cheika

Oz coach admits changes in tactics are needed, but he stand behind his trio of assistant coaches

White says Larkham return a ‘real option’ for Brumbies

Coach Jake White says a potential comeback of Wallaby great Stephen Larkham is a "real option" to answer an ACT Brumbies injury crisis at fly-half.

Ex-Wallaby Larkham joins Brumbies’ coach staff

Former Wallaby flyhalf Stephen Larkham has been appointed as the attack coach of the Brumbies for the coming Super 15 season.

Crusaders to test reserve strength against lowly Lions

The Canterbury Crusaders will field a largely second-string line-up against bottom team the Lions as they look to extend their six-point lead at the top of rugby’s Super 14…

Brumbies hang on for victory

Wallaby Julian Huxley guided a bare-bones ACT Brumbies to a tense 22-20 Super 14 rugby win over New Zealand’s Otago Highlanders in Canberra on Saturday. The Brumbies, in a…

Crusaders hit top gear to tame Brumbies

The Canterbury Crusaders moved straight into top gear as they started the new Super 14 season with a convincing 34-3 win over the ACT Brumbies on Friday. The four-try effort…

Super 14: New year, new ball game

The new Super 14 season, which begins on Friday, could help determine whether South Africa’s dominance of world rugby was a one-year wonder. South Africa provided both teams in…

Sevens seeks to ride World Cup wave

Rugby Sevens, the abbreviated form of rugby union, is seeking to ride the wave of popularity in the sport generated by the highly successful World Cup in France. The three-day…

White eyes top prize in rugby’s toughest job

Springbok coach Jake White is on the verge of emulating compatriot Kitch Christie in winning the Rugby World Cup, but he admits victory will have been against the odds in what he…

Kicking kings ready to drop by

In Australia, it’s a term of abuse but in Paris on Saturday night, it’s poised to be the weapon of choice as England and South Africa eye the World Cup title. Never has 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…

Larkham has unfinished business at World Cup

Wallaby ace Stephen Larkham has some unfinished business as he targets a likely quarterfinal against holders England in his return from injury at the Rugby World Cup. The…

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…

Now is the time for SA to excel

What a difference four years make. On Friday South Africa take on England at the Stade de France, confident that they have the beating of the old enemy. Four years ago the…

Does the Rugby World Cup have too many mismatches?

The Rugby World Cup kicks off in France on Friday. As has happened so often in the past, questions have been raised as to whether some of the potential mismatches between…

The Boks’ big chance

Australia beat England at the 1991 Rugby World Cup final, but in the South Stand at Twickenham lurked a couple of fellows who held up a banner emblazoned with this motto: ”South…

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…