Tag Archives: Reece Hodge

Reece Hodge has been banned for three games at Rugby World Cup. An independent disciplinary committee, meeting in Tokyo, adjudged that the tackle on Fiji’s Peceli Yato by the Australia winger was dangerous and warranted a red card. The ban comes just a day after World Rugby released a statement criticising the standard of referring at the tournament so far. …

Australia head coach Michael Cheika has said that the manner in which Fiji cited Reece Hodge following their clash at the weekend was not “in the spirit of the game”. The Australian winger has been cited for “an act of foul play contrary to Law 9.13 (dangerous tackle) in the 25th minute of Australia’s Rugby World Cup 2019 Pool D …

World Rugby have come under fire for their initiative to clamp down on high tackles after an incident involving Reece Hodge went unpunished during Australia’s World Cup encounter with Fiji. The Australian winger’s shoulder made contact with Peceli Yato’s head in the 26th minute of the game while he also failed to use his arms in the tackle. The Fijian …

Wallabies back Reece Hodge was Sunday ruled out of their third Bledisloe Cup clash against New Zealand next weekend and the upcoming tour of Europe with a fractured ankle. The utility back, who has played in all nine of Australia’s Tests this season, picked up the injury in the team’s final training session on home soil on Friday before the …

The Queensland Reds have defeated the Melbourne Rebels 37-23 at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane in an Australian Super Rugby derby.  The defeat for the Rebels means that the Waratahs are all but certain to clinch first place in the Australian conference and automatic progression into the Super Rugby quarter-finals. The loss also means that Dave Wessells’ side faces an …

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.

All Blacks replacement prop Ofa Tu'ungafasi put in a massive hit on Bernard Foley during Australia's thrilling 23-18 win.

Of course, all of the attention this weekend was on the first Test between the All Blacks and the British & Irish Lions – the opening 40 minutes was arguably the most enthralling, engaging and competitive rugby you will have likely seen this season but the second half was a different affair, as the All Blacks squeezed the life out …

If there is one thing we can take from this November series it’s that New Zealand are not as dominant as we previously believed. The All Blacks backed up their World Cup triumph with three comfortable wins over Wales, and set all kinds of records during the Rugby Championship. Steve Hansen’s side came into the autumn series expecting to simply blow …

The Australia team has performed admirably during the northern tour, eking out an unbeaten record after wins over Wales, Scotland and France. However, the little Aussie engine that could may come to a shuddering halt if Ireland target the following five areas of Wallaby weakness. Stop Israel Folau and Tevita Kuridrani The two form horses of the Aussie backline thrive on …

After resting many of his key players for last weekend’s clash with France, Michael Cheika has unveiled a strong line-up to take on Ireland in the Aviva Stadium on Saturday. In all, the Australian coach has returned Israel Folau, Sekope Kepu, Dane Haylett-Petty, Reece Hodge and Rory Arnold back into what is arguably the best XV available to Cheika. Arnold will partner Rob Simmons …

Australia kicked off their spring tour in style with a comprehensive 32-8 win over Wales at the Principality Stadium. Wales were largely underwhelming as Bernard Foley put on a masterclass in Cardiff to steer Australia to comfortable win over Rob Howley’s side. Foley was exceptional but here’s how the rest of his Wallaby teammates and a downtrodden Welsh team fared. …

Michael Cheika could be about reconstruct the Australian backline. It could be argued that Australian rugby is going through an identity crisis. Despite struggling at the set piece in years gone by, talented back lines had the ability to get them out of trouble with meagre possession. In the past, Australia deployed playmakers at 10 and 12 in order to maximise their devastating …

Australia’s are short of midfield options ahead of second Bledisloe Cup match. As if Australia’s 42-8 hammering at the hands of New Zealand wasn’t enough, the Wallabies must also contend with a major midfield injury crisis ahead of the return fixture next weekend. Such was the extent of the drubbing handed out by the All Blacks, the unlucky nature in which …

On Friday, the bottom-placed team in the New Zealand Super 18 conference faced the top side from the Australian conference. The score? 40-5 to the Auckland Blues over the Brumbies. The subsequent trans-tasman clashes this weekend produced even more watching-through-the-fingers viewing for the Australian sides. This, following the 3-0 Test series loss to England, leads us to ask: has Australian rugby …

Michael Cheika had named a 39 man squad for the test series against England. When Michael Cheika originally named a 39 man squad for Australia’s upcoming three match series against England, he did so with the intention of cutting it’s size after overseeing the Wallabies first training sessions. Although few surprise inclusions were expected, Matt Giteau’s exclusion and Kurtley Beale’s injury …