Australia

The USA has made another late change to their Select XV squad for the Americas Pacific Challenge. San Diego Legion flyhalf Tadhg Leader has withdrawn and replaced by another player who qualifies on residency, Australia native Harry Bennett. After impressing with the Sacramento Express during the 2016 PRO season, Bennett …

Marcel Brache scored a double as the Western Force downed the reigning Australian champions, Queensland Country. The Force not only claimed the win but did so on the road and handed Queensland Country their first loss of the season. USA Eagles back, Brache played the match on the right wing. …

Springbok coach Johan ‘Rassie’ Erasmus has been appointed coach of the Barbarians for their match against Argentina on December 1 in London. The invitational side will host the Pumas three years after their last meeting, a 49-31 win for Argentina following the 2015 World Cup. The news comes in the …

Wingers Bautista Delguy and Ramiro Moyano have been on fire in the Rugby Championship. Both went into Saturday’s match against Australia with two tries from the opening three rounds of the competition. In round three they continued their strong form and shone in Los Pumas’ win Over Australia. Delguy scored …

A player altercation with a spectator followed Australia’s loss to Argentina this morning. Wallabies flanker Lukhan Tui was yelled at and shoved by a spectator following the completion of the Rugby Championship test match on the Gold Coast. Australia fell to a 23-19 defeat against Argentina, the Wallabies first home …

Round four of the 2018 Rugby Championship is history in more ways than one. In Wellington, New Zealand the All Blacks were beaten by South Africa. Across the Tasman Sea on Australia’s Gold Coast the Wallabies were beaten by New Zealand. Never before in the tournament’s history have both home …

This morning was like none other in Rugby Championship history. Both the New Zealand All Blacks and Australia Wallabies were defeated on home soil. South Africa won in Wellington and Los Pumas did so on the Gold Coast. It was a history making win for Argentina over Australia who ended …

Round four of the Rugby Championship will be played on Saturday. Both matches are to be in Oceania with New Zealand vs South Africa being followed by Australia vs Argentina. The second of these fixtures will see two relatively evenly matched teams playing on the Gold Coast. A week in …

Round three of the Rugby Championship saw Australia vs South Africa in the second match. The teams did not put on a classic with an error-ridden fixture ultimately going the way of the home side. The 23-18 win saw South Africa held scoreless in the second half. In winning the …

With one of the all-time-greatest displays from a fly half, New Zealand romped to a 28 point victory over Australia this morning. All Black no 10 Beauden Barrett scored four tries for New Zealand who won 40-12 to retain the Bledisloe Cup. Barrett crossed for tries in the 13th, 37th, …