France rugby
‘They’ll be sending their best’: Waugh confident of French force as demand for Wallabies rolls on
Australian interest in Super Rugby may be dwindling but public hunger to watch Test rugby shows no signs of abating, with another Wallabies Test already sold out.
- Iain Payten
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- Five Minutes with Fitz
Whatever happened to Mitchell Pearce? Well, he moved to Europe, gave up the grog and converted to Islam
The former NRL hellraiser has resettled in France, where he is assistant coach at the Catalans Dragons rugby league team.
- Peter FitzSimons
- Analysis
- Australian rugby
How the French will be paying to develop the next generation of Wallabies
The niggly relationship between Australian and French rugby has taken another twist that could one day pay off for the Wallabies.
- Paul Cully
France-based giants picked for Junior Wallabies in major RA policy shift
In response to dozens of talented young Aussies joining French academies, Rugby Australia will now pick players from offshore for its biggest junior rep team.
- Iain Payten
- Analysis
- Australian rugby
The $2.4m megastar of French rugby has never played in the south. Will that change in July?
Antoine Dupont is the highest-paid rugby player in history. But will the French superstar travel to play the Wallabies in Brisbane in July?
- Iain Payten
He’s an Aussie footy player with a wild mullet. And he was just called up by France
Tom Staniforth is a Canberra boy who is now a member of the French rugby squad. He could debut for Les Bleus against the Wallabies.
- Iain Payten
More than 30 rising stars have been poached by French academies. This is how Australian rugby is fighting back
They are the ‘lost boys’ of Australian rugby: two teams worth of talented youngsters who have been poached by French clubs, and many are the giant forwards so sorely need by the Wallabies.
- Iain Payten
‘I’ve never done anything like that before’: Inside the Wallabies’ brutal spring tour
The Wallabies went winless in Europe for the first time since 1958. But coach Joe Schmidt is motivated by revenge in July.
- Jonathan Drennan
- Opinion
- Wallabies
The three (pointed) reasons why Wallabies botched chance to prosper in Paris
Up against a beatable French team, the Wallabies played better at Stade de France. But their decision-making under pressure was not good enough to finish the job.
- Paul Cully
- Opinion
- Wallabies
Don’t believe the swipe: Wallabies have flaws but they are still a team to believe in
Yes, the Wallabies cost themselves a chance of victory in Paris. And yes, they finished up with a record of 5-10 for the year. But they have also shown the ability to beat anyone in the world.
- Peter FitzSimons