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The Wallabies are back, but incoming coach Les Kiss is nowhere to be seen. This is why
In an unusual mid-season baton change, Kiss will take over from Joe Schmidt at the end of July. The transfer plan is complex – and potentially contentious.
- by Iain Payten
Insight & Analysis
The grim reaper is stalking rugby ... again
Since Super Rugby Pacific was formed, we have had only eight different teams in the top six. That’s a death warrant for any sporting competition in this part of the world.
Paul Cully
Rugby columnist
Why the No.10 debate is far less important than No.9 race for Wallabies
In a big change to rugby in the past decade, the No.9 is now more like the halfback in rugby league – the player who makes most of the decisions and directs his team around the field.
Paul Cully
Rugby columnist
‘The hottest ticket in Sydney’: The night rugby stopped being a hobby and hit the big time
Thirty years ago, the NSW Waratahs played their first match as a professional rugby team, as the Super 12 competition kicked off a new era for the game.
Jonathan Drennan
Sports Reporter
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Why Les Kiss’ juggling act will be a critical part of Australian rugby’s success in 2026
The former North Sydney Bear will be a busy man for the next six months as he attempts to win a Super Rugby competition while preparing to become the new coach of the Wallabies.
- by Iain Payten
In 102 years, no one in Ulster had seen a prop score a try like this. It took an Aussie to do it
The stunning five-pointer scored by Wallaby Angus Bell has been seen around the world. But he is most proud of the new life he has built for himself in Belfast.
- by Jonathan Drennan
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‘I apologise mate’: The interview no one expected Eddie Jones to give
- by Tom Decent