Wallabies

Slipper to lead Wallabies after Wright blow

Veteran prop James Slipper will captain Australia in the second Test against Wales on Saturday after new skipper Liam Wright was ruled out with an injury.

Williams fit, Wainwright out for winless Wales

Wales No 8 Aaron Wainwright is sidelined for the second Test against Australia in a setback to Warren Gatland’s young team, which is on an eight-game losing streak.

Schmidt off to winning start with Wallabies

Joe Schmidt’s reign as Australia coach got off to a fine start in Sydney on Saturday with a gutsy triumph over a Wales outfit that slumped to an eighth straight defeat.

SA-born Wright ‘surprised’ by Wallabies captaincy

Liam Wright has admitted that the decision to appoint him as the new Wallabies captain came as a surprise, as he expects to meet a combative Wales in his first match in charge.

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 26: Liam Wright poses during an Australia Wallabies Portrait Session on June 26, 2024 in Gold Coast, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images for ARU)

Wright to lead new-look Wallabies

Joe Schmidt has named Liam Wright as captain of the Australia team to face Wales on Saturday featuring seven potential debutants for his first Test as Wallabies head coach.

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 27: Kurtley Beale is seen during a Wallabies training session at Ballymore Stadium on June 27, 2024 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)

End of the road for Wallaby star?

A serious injury has reportedly ruled out Kurtley Beale for Australia’s July Tests against Wales, and cast doubt over the veteran playmaker’s career.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 22: (L-R) Michael Hooper and Quade Cooper speak during a Rugby Australia media opportunity launching the Wallabies 2023 Rugby World Cup jersey, at Coogee Oval on June 22, 2023 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Australia legend calls it quits

Former Wallaby skipper Michael Hooper has announced his retirement from international rugby for Australia with immediate effect.

Kurtley Beale during a Wallabies training session in Gold Coast

Beale fired up after Wallabies recall

Kurtley Beale said on Monday he still had “fire in the belly” and wanted to help propel Australia back to the top after completing a remarkable comeback to the Wallabies fold.

Kurtley Beale of Australia during the 2017 Rugby Championship rugby match between South Africa and Australia at Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein on 30 September 2017 ©Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix

Beale gets Wallabies recall

Veteran Kurtley Beale was recalled to the Wallabies on Friday as new head coach Joe Schmidt named his first squad for Tests against Georgia and Wales.

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - FEBRUARY 02: Dricus Du Plessis during the visit of UFC Middleweight Champion, Dricus Du Plessis to DHL Stormers' High Performance Centre on February 02, 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by Cole Cruickshank/Gallo Images)

Boks, Dricus double-header Down Under

UFC champion Dricus du Plessis is reportedly set to defend his middleweight title on the same day as the world champion Springboks face the Wallabies in Perth.