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Posted 591 days ago
By Sarah Mockford, Rugby World Features Editor in Wellington
ANOTHER WORLD CUP quarter-final, another edge-of-your-seat affair. This contest was in the balance right until the end as South Africa pushed for a late drop-goal but it was Australia who eventually came out on top. It wasn’t pretty but it was enthralling.
It was James O’Connor who slotted the decisive penalty in the…
Posted 636 days ago
Wales will face Australia at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday, 3 December, 2011 (kick-off 2.30pm) the Welsh Rugby Union confirmed today.
The now customary post-Rugby World Cup fixture will come just a month after the William Webb Ellis Trophy has been won and give fans the chance to see the returning Wales side on home soil for the first time since…
Posted 672 days ago
Australia will field nine of the players who started in last year’s history-making win over South Africa at Bloemfontein after the Qantas Wallabies combination for Saturday night’s opening Test in the Castrol Edge Tri Nations was named today.
The Qantas Wallabies beat the Springboks 41-39 at Bloemfontein last year to secure Australia’s first win on the high veldt in the Republic…
Posted 757 days ago
DREW MITCHELL is aiming to return from injury in time from the World Cup.
The Australia wing dislocated his ankle and broke a bone in his leg while playing for the Waratahs in a Super Rugby match against the Reds at the weekend, and the initial prognosis ruled him out for around six months. That meant playing at New Zealand 2011…
Posted 831 days ago
Berrick Barnes has turned down overtures from a number of clubs, including Bath and Clermont to re-sign with the NSW Waratahs and the Australian Rugby Union. The talented 24-year-old, who will next week embark on his sixth Super Rugby campaign, has re-committed to the Australian Rugby Union and the NSW Waratahs for another two seasons.
He joins Wallaby team-mates Stephen Moore, Adam…
Posted 1067 days ago
UNEXPECTED victories against a big rival taste all the sweeter and that was definitely the case here in Sydney when England beat Australia.
Martin Johnson’s men were written off by almost everyone outside the camp before the match, most people predicting a rout, so it makes the win all the more remarkable against a side who had beaten them easily seven…
