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Bernard Foley is considering options in Australia after deciding to finish up in Japan.

The Iceman returneth? Foley backed for World Cup role as Tahs step up pursuit

Veteran playmaker Bernard Foley is considering a return to the Waratahs next year after finishing up a dominant six years in Japan.

  • Iain Payten

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Digby Ioane represented Australia and the Queensland Reds.

Former Wallabies star faces court over threats to kill

The rugby international represented himself against allegations he repeatedly threatened to kill a man over a land deal in Samoa.

  • Cloe Read
Tom Lynagh.

Injury-plagued Wallabies star’s telling update on uncertain future

Wallabies star Tom Lynagh has endured a horror 2026, but revealed an announcement surrounding his uncertain future will soon be made.

  • Nick Wright
The 2003 Rugby World Cup yielded $40m in revenue for Australian rugby, but it didn’t last.

$2000 for a seat at the footy? Rugby World Cup tickets hit new heights

The priciest seats at the final of the 2027 World Cup at Accor Stadium are the most expensive ever sold. But there’s a reason, say organisers.

  • Iain Payten
Finn Mackay is a significant talent, but will Rugby Australia be able to help him reach his full potential?

RA is set for a World Cup windfall. It must splash the cash on junior development

The annual results of Rugby Australia and New Zealand Rugby are set to highlight a vast disparity in one key area. And it’s showing on the field.

  • Paul Cully
Bernard Foley is considering options in Australia after deciding to finish up in Japan.

Wallabies veterans eyeing Super swansong in World Cup year

A pair of highly experienced Test playmakers are finishing up with their overseas clubs and considering a return to Australia.

  • Iain Payten and Tom Decent
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Prop Massimo De Lutiis will stay at the Queensland Reds after a recruitment attempt by Ireland.

This $10 million prop is as Irish as a suntan, but they almost poached him

World Rugby’s grandparent eligibility rule has become a tool for northern hemisphere nations to raid the south for players they had no part in developing.

  • Paul Cully
The 2003 NRL converts - Mat Rogers, Lote Tuqiri and Wendell Sailor - and the 2027 equivalents: Angus Crichton, Zac Lomax and Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii.

With another batch of NRL recruits, can the lessons of 2003 help bring World Cup success in 2027?

The poaching of high-profile league stars for the last Rugby World Cup in Australia created competition and agonising selection calls for the Wallabies.

  • Iain Payten
Zac Lomax.

Why wouldn’t Zac Lomax want to play a truly world game?

The best of times continued on Monday when Rugby Australia signed Zac Lomax, prompting hilarious carry-on by the denizens of league. They were most incensed by just three words Lomax threw out.

  • Peter FitzSimons
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Rugby World Cup defends slow ticket system as fans fume over Taylor Swift-style wait

In scenes reminiscent of Taylor Swift’s recent tour, fans trying to buy Rugby World Cup tickets were stuck in the dreaded waiting room for five hours or more.

  • Iain Payten