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Why Skelton changed his mind on becoming Wallabies captain

Why Skelton changed his mind on becoming Wallabies captain

Will Skelton will join a rare club of Australian players, including Nick Farr-Jones, John Eales and George Gregan, when he leads the Wallabies at a Rugby World Cup.

  • by Tom Decent

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Crazy, courageous or just essential change: Deciphering the shock World Cup squad of Eddie Jones
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Crazy, courageous or just essential change: Deciphering the shock World Cup squad of Eddie Jones

Eddie Jones is full of surprises but dumping a number of senior players and naming the Wallabies’ least experienced World Cup squad in the professional era left many stunned.

  • by Iain Payten
WATCH LIVE: Wallabies coach Eddie Jones unveils Rugby World Cup squad

WATCH LIVE: Wallabies coach Eddie Jones unveils Rugby World Cup squad

Who will be on the plane to Paris later this month? Find out in a special edition of Stan Sport’s Rugby Heaven.

‘Terrible phone calls’: Cooper, Hooper and Ikitau out of Wallabies World Cup squad

‘Terrible phone calls’: Cooper, Hooper and Ikitau out of Wallabies World Cup squad

Eddie Jones has stunned the Australian rugby fraternity with a number of huge selection calls less than a month out from the Rugby World Cup in France.

  • by Tom Decent and Iain Payten
Two-Test Waratahs rookie bolts into Wallabies squad for Rugby World Cup

Two-Test Waratahs rookie bolts into Wallabies squad for Rugby World Cup

NSW utility Ben Donaldson has been given the nod by coach Eddie Jones ahead of the Wallabies’ World Cup squad naming on Thursday.

  • by Iain Payten
Why rugby Bazball could be the answer for the Wallabies at the World Cup

Why rugby Bazball could be the answer for the Wallabies at the World Cup

Damn the torpedoes – Australia’s young players need to go full speed ahead.

  • by Paul Cully
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‘A load of rubbish’: Indignant Jones defends young playmaker after sticking with Wallabies rookies

‘A load of rubbish’: Indignant Jones defends young playmaker after sticking with Wallabies rookies

Eddie Jones says he is throwing his faith in the Wallabies’ gang of youths for the second Bledisloe and beyond after launching a strident defence of three-Test playmaker Carter Gordon.

  • by Iain Payten
As it happened Bledisloe Cup 2023: ‘We let down Australia’: Wallabies thumped by All Blacks, lose captain Alaalatoa to serious leg injury

As it happened Bledisloe Cup 2023: ‘We let down Australia’: Wallabies thumped by All Blacks, lose captain Alaalatoa to serious leg injury

Follow along for all the major moments and post game reactions as the Wallabies and All Blacks play the first Bledisloe Cup Test of 2023 at the MCG.

  • by Roy Ward
A 35-year-old and a Wallaby rookie walk into a French bar. It’s no joke

A 35-year-old and a Wallaby rookie walk into a French bar. It’s no joke

It is an indictment on Australian rugby that Quade Cooper, who started at No.10 in the 2011 Rugby World Cup finds himself in the box seat again 12 years later.

  • by Paul Cully
Win or lose, Wallabies’ Christmas miracle means they’ll always have Paris

Win or lose, Wallabies’ Christmas miracle means they’ll always have Paris

Relax, rugby fans. Everything’s going to be all right. Regardless of the result against the All Blacks, each day is one day closer to the World Cup and a sweet run to the semi-finals for Eddie Jones’ side.

  • by Malcolm Knox
Why bad boy Wallabies are the most penalised team in the world

Why bad boy Wallabies are the most penalised team in the world

The Wallabies suffered from poor discipline last year, and they’ve started even worse this campaign. So, what’s the issue – and can it be resolved?

  • by Iain Payten