Samoa rugby
Umaga fears Super Rugby exit could see Tonga and Samoa lost to rugby league
The looming closure of Moana Pasifika could result in two proud Pacific nations struggling to make Rugby World Cups and lose star athletes to the NRL.
- Iain Payten
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Pacific leaders lobby Australia for rugby cash splash after NRL deal
The $150 million sports diplomacy deal is being sought by Fiji, Tonga and Samoa as the Albanese government bankrolls rugby league in the region to counter China.
- Chris Barrett and Iain Payten
‘Bring it on’: Wallabies welcome first-ever pool battle with All Blacks at home World Cup
The draw for the pools of the 2027 Rugby World Cup has been completed. Find out who got the easiest run, and who has the toughest.
- Iain Payten
10,000km, five hours and one piece of Australian rugby history
Brandon Paenga-Amosa and his sister Katalina both played for Australia at the weekend and did something that may never happen again.
- Frances Howe
Why a Wallaroos star didn’t tell her parents she was debuting for Australia
Family, and footy, have always been a central part of Adiana Talakai’s life. But the Wallaroos hooker made an unusual decision when she was first picked to play for her country.
- Iain Payten
‘Nail in the coffin’: Pacific rugby leaders raise alarm about NRL’s PNG deal
Officials in the region are concerned about the Albanese government’s bankrolling of rugby league and are proposing a greater share in funding for their national game.
- Chris Barrett
Reds snap out of Super drought with Samoa win
Suliasi Vunivalu has come to life as the Queensland Reds won overseas for the first time in four years and burst Moana Pasifika’s bubble in Samoa.
- Murray Wenzel
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- Wallabies
Two more Australians caught in COVID-19 spring tour outbreak
A total of five people in the Wallabies’ set-up have been caught up in the spiralling COVID case numbers in the UK.
- Georgina Robinson
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- International rugby
Little hope of a Taumalolo moment while self-interest rules World Rugby
It would be lovely to be proven wrong, but it is hard to believe countries will vote for the greater good instead of their own interests on a proposal to allow players to switch Test teams.
- Paul Cully
Ireland cruise into quarters after demolishing Samoa
Ireland have crushed Samoa 47-5 despite playing more than half the contest with 14 men.
- Jerome Pugmire