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Australian rugby have received a huge boost with the news that Kurtley Beale has signed on with the NSW Waratahs for another season.  Beale’s contract will keep him in Australia until the end of the 2020 season. The 30-year-old’s desire to remain with the Sydney based franchise will come as a huge relief to officials in Rugby Australia as many …

Australia coach Michael Cheika insisted the Wallabies were fully committed to the cause after his extraordinary revelation on the eve of their 2018 finale against England that two veteran backs had been dropped for inviting women into their hotel room. The breach of team discipline involving Adam Ashley-Cooper and Kurtley Beale occurred after Australia’s 9-6 defeat by Wales in Cardiff …

Kurtley Beale and Adam Ashley-Cooper have been dropped from the Wallabies squad ahead of their final Test match against England at Twickenham this Saturday.  It is alleged that both Beale and Ashley-Cooper brought women back to the team hotel after Australia’s 9-6 loss to Wales at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff two week’s ago. According to a report in Australia’s …

Midway through the first half, Australia are trailing the Springboks 14-0 at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth and Kurtley Beale is responsible for the Wallabies’ early concession of that try.  The Wallabies, who were defending on their own goal line with a minute not yet on the clock passed the ball to Beale who decided to send …

Since Kurtley Beale returned from his stint with Wasps in the Premiership, the 29-year-old has been in superb form for both the Waratahs and the Wallabies.  Beale is a key player under both Daryl Gibson and Michael Cheika and the 29-year-old will be hoping to help the Waratahs to a Super Rugby final when they take on the Lions in …

Things were looking pretty disastrous for the Crusaders in Christchurch this morning as at one stage in the first half they were 29-0 down against the Waratahs until Joe Moody’s 35th minute try sparked a comeback for the home side.  Tries from Cameron Clark, Taqele Naiyaravoro, Israel Folau and Curtis Rona in the opening 28 minutes gave hope that the …

The Waratahs are now within just one point of the Melbourne Rebels at the top of the Australian conference thanks to a 29-50 victory over the Sunwolves in Tokyo. Daryl Gibson’s side put on seven tries in a blistering display but they didn’t have it all their own way as the Sunwolves scored four tries of their own. Scrum-half Jake …

The Waratahs got back to winning ways this weekend after producing a remarkable comeback to emerge 51-27 winners against the Melbourne Rebels in Sydney at a sun-kissed Allianz Stadium in Sydney. At the end of the second-half, the Waratahs found themselves 3-20 down but they got a lifeline before the halftime whistle blew when Lalakai Foketi got their first try. The Tahs …

Australia head coach Michael Cheika could find himself in hot water because of his behaviour during his side's record 30-6 loss to England on Saturday.

With the showdown of the Autumn set to take place on Saturday between Australia and England I look at who would make a combined side

Jonathan Davies injury is a big concern for Wales as Warren Gatland says it 'doesn't look good'.

Will Genia and Bernard Foley both return for Australia as Michael Cheika names a strong team for his side's clash against Wales in Cardiff on Saturday.

Israel Folau has won the John Eales Medal- awarded to the Australian player of the year, for a record third time.

Is there anything less satisfying than a drawn game? Especially in rugby, when we are so used to seeing one team come out on top, a draw just leaves a feeling of ‘what could have been’ for both sets of players, coaches and supporters.  Do we need to reflect on the third Test between the British and Irish Lions and …

The Rugby Championship has passed the midway point and results have generally gone par for the course with the All Blacks far out in front, Australia and South Africa evenly matched and the Pumas petering out after a bright start.  So, who makes our Rugby Championship combined team so far? ________ 15. Israel Folau Folau might be causing controversy on …

What an effort from Kurtley Beale! The Rugby Championship is in full swing, as New Zealand faced a brave Argentina challenge today but ultimately saw them off in style, before Australia and South Africa played out an enthralling draw, 23 points apiece. The Wallabies came away from their trip to Dunedin with great credit, falling to the All Blacks by …

Game one of the Rugby Championship sees trans-Tasman rivals Australia host New Zealand in what doubles as a Bledisloe Cup test.  Here are three match ups that will be worth watching on Saturday. Match Up One: The Tall Timber The All Blacks locking duo of Sam Whitelock and Brodie Retalick is one of the most formidable in the modern area …