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2026-10-09 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Sports

Ellis Park and a visit from ‘Cheezy’: Why the Wallabies’ Bledisloe belief is brewing

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2026-09-27 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Sports

Test Rugby LIVE: Can the Wallabies upset the world champion Springboks again?

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2026-09-22 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Sports

Suaalii shifted to wing as Kiss rolls dice for Boks

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2026-10-16 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Sports

Australian rugby stars gear up for historic ‘quadruple header’

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2026-09-30 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Sports

He beat cystic fibrosis and became a Wallaby. Now Nathan Charles is fighting another cruel disease

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2026-10-28 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Sports

Kurtley Beale returns from wilderness in shock Wallabies call-up

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2026-09-18 · The Sydney Morning Herald

🔮 “Jack was a fun-loving young man whose warmth and spirit touched all who knew him, and he will remain forever in our hearts. assertive

2026-09-18 · The Sydney Morning Herald

🔮 They may have just staggered out of a brutal four-Test series against the All Blacks, but Springboks coach Rassie Erasmus says memories of the belting they were dealt by the Wallabies in Johannesburg last year, and a broader track record of struggle against Australia, will ensure he deploys his strongest side possible in Perth next week. assertive

2026-09-20 · The Sydney Morning Herald

🔮 It was a painful defeat for the Wallaroos, who couldn’t make the most of their varying numerical advantages and calmly manage their way home in the last half-hour of a crazy game. assertive

2026-09-22 · The Sydney Morning Herald

🔮 New Zealand will consider walking away from Super Rugby Pacific and Australia, and replacing the 30-year-old competition with a new 8-10 team domestic league. assertive

2026-09-22 · The Sydney Morning Herald

🔮 For the first time since Suaalii switched to rugby in late 2024, the 23-year-old will start a Test in a spot other than outside centre; the role he has played in 22 of his 24 Tests. assertive

2026-09-27 · The Sydney Morning Herald

🔮 My name is Iain Payten and I will be with you on the blog, and we have the Belfast battler Jonathan Drennan on the ground at Optus Stadium. assertive

2026-09-29 · The Sydney Morning Herald

🔮 Paisami’s case will be initially heard before the SANZAAR foul play review committee on Tuesday night. assertive

2026-09-30 · The Sydney Morning Herald

🔮 After being diagnosed with cystic fibrosis – a genetic disorder that causes thick mucus to build up in the lungs and digestive system – Charles’ parents were told he may not survive past his 10th birthday. But after a regimen of blowing up balloons as a toddler, medication and playing lots of sport, Charles thrived and became a talented footballer. assertive

2026-10-01 · The Sydney Morning Herald

🔮 Wallabies coach Les Kiss has questioned the severity of a four-game ban imposed on centre Hunter Paisami, while stressing in-form Roosters winger Mark Nawaqanitawase and rugby-bound teammate Angus Crichton will have to earn their spots in the Wallabies’ World Cup squad next year. assertive

2026-10-02 · The Sydney Morning Herald

🔮 But according to All Blacks legend Dan Carter – owner of two Rugby World Cup winner’s medals – that would be a mistake. assertive

2026-10-05 · The Sydney Morning Herald

🔮 Lonergan will be back at the All Blacks’ fortress again this week, but this time he will be wearing the No.9. assertive

2026-10-06 · The Sydney Morning Herald

🔮 Influential centre Len Ikitau has overcome an ankle injury and is set to line up against the All Blacks at Eden Park, but will shift back to No.12 to replace the suspended Hunter Paisami. assertive

2026-10-07 · The Sydney Morning Herald

🔮 But if the CBA expires, players could be free to potentially boycott lucrative commercial engagements for RA, including appearances for sponsors. assertive

2026-10-08 · The Sydney Morning Herald

🔮 The latter’s selection means Suaalii will be deployed on the wing again to use his leaping ability to contest kicks. assertive

2026-10-09 · The Sydney Morning Herald

🔮 The captain will be asked about why Australia struggle to win at Eden Park. assertive

2026-10-09 · The Sydney Morning Herald

🔮 The Wallabies will take on the All Blacks at Eden Park on Saturday night, in the opening clash of the two-game Bledisloe Cup series. assertive

2026-10-10 · The Sydney Morning Herald

🔮 The Wallabies will be without star centre Len Ikitau for the second Bledisloe Cup clash in Sydney on Saturday, but a three-week delay in World Rugby outlawing hip drop tackles is set to help key backrower Rob Valetini avoid a potential suspension that could have even stretched into the team’s spring tour of Europe. assertive

2026-10-11 · The Sydney Morning Herald

🔮 Wallabies pivot Ben Donaldson says kicking accuracy will be a priority ahead of the second Bledisloe Cup clash after Australia lost the crucial battle in the air at Eden Park on Saturday. assertive

2026-10-13 · The Sydney Morning Herald

🔮 Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii has lauded the skills of his former Roosters teammate Mark Nawaqanitawase and said he hopes the flyer will rejoin the Wallabies as early as next month on the spring tour. assertive

2026-10-16 · The Sydney Morning Herald

🔮 In a historic first for Australian rugby, all four senior rugby sides – men’s and women’s – will play on the same afternoon at the Homebush venue. assertive

2026-10-16 · The Sydney Morning Herald

🔮 Rennie coached New Zealand to a win over his old side last weekend in Auckland, and will lead them on Australian soil for the first time on Saturday in the second Bledisloe Cup clash in Sydney. assertive

2026-10-18 · The Sydney Morning Herald

🔮 Star flanker Fraser McReight says the Wallabies will embark on the spring tour bruised but still armed with belief, having taken harsh lessons from a one-sided Bledisloe Cup campaign and knowing they won’t face any sides in the UK with the same attacking potency as the All Blacks. assertive

2026-10-23 · The Sydney Morning Herald

🔮 Twenty-seven years after his old man helped Australia win its last Rugby World Cup, rising Waratahs halfback Teddy Wilson has been named in his first Wallabies squad and will tour the UK next month. assertive

2026-10-25 · The Sydney Morning Herald

🔮 And if you want to know what might unfold if the tense negotiations can’t produce a deal, the playbook of NRL players in their bitter CBA dispute in 2023 is a good starting point. assertive

2026-10-28 · The Sydney Morning Herald

🔮 Paisami was named in the spring tour squad last week but informed Wallabies coach Les Kiss this week he would be withdrawing due to personal reasons, having just moved to Japan with his wife and children to start with the Shizuoka Blu Revs. assertive

2026-11-01 · The Sydney Morning Herald

🔮 Wallabies stars will kick off the spring tour in London this week amid an escalating pay dispute with Rugby Australia, with the players’ union confirming it plans to take legal action after failing to strike a deal with RA for a new collective bargaining agreement. assertive