World Rugby
- 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
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Sacrilege to science: Why World Rugby is shrinking the rugby ball
World Rugby are introducing smaller balls for women’s rugby and not all players are pleased.
- Frances Howe
Australia push for reform to ‘crazy’ transfer system after securing young strongman
Massimo De Lutiis will stay in Australian rugby but the fact the 22-year-old prop could have been poached by Ireland for peanuts has highlighted flaws in World Rugby regulations.
- Iain Payten
- Analysis
- Australian rugby
Would you watch the Wallabies play in summer? It’s more chance than you think
A radical shake-up of the global calendar – which could see the Wallabies’ Tests in February – is on the agenda of meetings in London this week.
- Iain Payten
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
- Analysis
- Rugby World Cup
Why Australia’s most iconic stadium won’t have a Rugby World Cup game
After initially being pitched as a venue to host the final of rugby’s showpiece in 2027, the MCG won’t host a game.
- Iain Payten
Kiss to take on Eddie in first Wallabies games as global Test championship launched
After the heartbreak of the spring tour, the Wallabies won’t have long to wait for redemption, with three of the same opponents to tour Australia in the first Nations Championship.
- Iain Payten
How a small-town doctor became rugby’s global boss, tasked with the future of the game
World Rugby honcho Brett Robinson senses a seismic shift is approaching for the Australian game, despite the looming threats of rival codes.
- Nick Wright
- Opinion
- The Fitz Files
Billion-dollar R360 competition is on its way, but with no tribes attached nobody will care
The new rebel rugby competition won’t work financially, but that doesn’t mean it won’t get off the ground.
- Peter FitzSimons
A Kiwi refereeing the Bledisloe? We’d be sweet as, says Rugby Australia
Controversies involving referees have plagued many of the Wallabies’ big Test matches this year. One solution endorsed by RA boss Phil Waugh is for Aussies and Kiwi referees to handle Bledisloe Cup games.
- Iain Payten