Bledisloe Cup, Wallabies
Rugby-Wallabies overhaul backline for All Blacks test, Slipper set for record
By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia coach Joe Schmidt has made a raft of changes to his backline but just one tweak up front for Saturday's Rugby Championship test against the All Blacks. The Wallabies go into the match at Stadium Australia heavy underdogs on the back of a record 67-27 mauling at the hands of Argentina in Santa Fe two weeks ago.
Wallabies win over the All Blacks can kickstart Australian rugby rebuild
The last time Australia secured the Bledisloe Cup, the names Matt Burke, Steve Larkham, George Gregan and George Smith were inked in the matchday program.
Wallabies fancy their chances of upsetting All Blacks in Rugby Championship
The Wallabies might just fancy their chances of beating the All Blacks in their Rugby Championship clash over the weekend.
All Blacks v Wallabies: How Australia could beat NZ Rugby in the financial game - Gregor Paul
You can’t keep living on future revenues.' Photo / Photosport The poor old Wallabies are trying to claw their way up the world rankings from an historic low of ninth, and they are desperately trying to make punitive interest payments on the $80m debt facility they were afforded by an Australasian fund manager.
Rugby Championship gone but Bledisloe no dead rubber as ailing Wallabies host All Blacks
Australia and New Zealand have no chance of winning the Rugby Championship after losing three of four matches so far this season but the coveted Bledisloe Cup ensures that Saturday's Test will be anything but a dead rubber.
Argentina, South Africa and Rugby Championship
Rugby-Slipper's milestone moment a major motivation for wounded Wallabies
Australia captain Harry Wilson said sending James Slipper home a winner after his record 140th test was a major motivation ...
All Blacks, Wallabies searching for winning form in Bledisloe Cup opener
The Bledisloe Cup series between Australia and New Zealand comes around each year as a high point of the Southern Hemisphere ...
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New Zealand strike early and hold on to edge Wallabies in Sydney
New Zealand scored four tries in the first 25 minutes and held off a late Australian fightback with 13 men to beat the Wallabies 31-28 in a Rugby Championship thriller at Stadium Australia on Saturday ...
All Blacks hold on with 13 men to beat Wallabies 31-28 and retain Bledisloe Cup
The All Blacks led 21-0 after 15 minutes but faded badly and held off a second-half rally with 13 men at one point to win the ...
Springboks gamble on second string sealing Rugby Championship in Pumas country
South Africa can clinch the Rugby Championship with a game to spare this weekend. The world champion Springboks face ...
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Slipper's milestone moment a major motivation for wounded Wallabies
"He's been such a good person for Australian rugby and I really hope we can do him proud tomorrow." Wilson said the players ...
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'We can't finish a close second': Wallabies lament All Blacks' fast start
Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt said Saturday he was proud of the ... with the Bledisloe Cup retained for another year and the All Blacks back on the right track after two Rugby Championship defeats ...
Wallabies' woes laid bare amid fears Aussie rugby will 'have to beg for Bledisloe Cup games'
"New Zealand and South Africa’s plan to tour each other in 2026 and 2030 is a go-alone statement that signals a one-fingered ...