1:49 AM GMT Following his Wallabies debut against Italy last week, Mark Nawaqanitawase has earned a surprise second start when Australia clash with Ireland on Sunday [AEDT]. With the team to be announced Friday morning [AEDT], Wallabies officials confirmed Nawaqanitawase had retained his place in the starting 15 with the Waratahs flyer set to start

11:54 PM GMT Liam Napier LONDON — The All Blacks need not search their Teddington base to seek motivation for their final, headline Test of the year. At every appearance this week the All Blacks last meeting with England has been shoved in their face, with probes and reminders of their crushing 2019 World Cup

3:26 AM GMT The Wallabies are pledging to perform against Ireland as they look to help extend the contract of their “phenomenal coach” Dave Rennie past next year’s Rugby World Cup. Ahead of their clash with the world No.1 side in Dublin on Saturday (Sunday 7am AEDT) veteran halfback Nic White said the Wallabies were

Nov 10, 2022 The Autumn Nations Series delivered yet again over the weekend, with social media lighting up following the events in Marseille while history was made in Italy. After the Wallabies shock loss to Italy, can they turn it around against Ireland? Meanwhile the All Blacks will look to keep their winning streak alive

12:48 AM GMT Another gripping weekend of Test rugby action is in the books, highlighted by a history-making win for Italy over Australia, while the sight of a pulsating Stade Velodrome in Marseille was a sign of things to come at next year’s Rugby World Cup. The boisterous French crowd went home happy after their

9:46 PM GMT Fed-up former World Cup captain Stirling Mortlock says Rugby Australia must draw a line in the sand after the Wallabies’ “train wreck” loss to Italy and immediately address the national side’s “systemic” discipline issues once and for all. Adamant Australia has “no chance” of winning next year’s World Cup in France, Mortlock

6:00 PM GMT AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Five years on from another extraordinary World Cup loss and the end of an incredible 30-match win streak, England coach Simon Middleton and captain Sarah Hunter were left to imagine what might have been, after they were stunned by the Black Ferns 34-31 on Saturday night [NZT]. Dominating

11:35 AM GMT AUCKLAND, New Zealand — It was the final World Cup 2021 deserved, with the Black Ferns and the Red Roses playing out an epic 11-try battle in front of a boisterous sold-out crowd at Eden Park, New Zealand doing what seemed impossible defeating England and claiming an incredible World Cup. The match

Nov 13, 2022 A rumbling Will Skelton was the only highlight of an otherwise wretched Wallabies experiment that resulted in a first ever loss to Italy and confirmed that Australia’s chief issue is their woeful disciplinary record — no matter who is on the field. Wallabies coach Dave Rennie is already copping widespread criticism for

8:09 AM GMT In front of vocal sold-out Eden Park, the Black Ferns and Red Roses played an absolute classic of a World Cup final, with the Twitter world reacting in fine form to New Zealand’s thrilling win. With 42,579 fans packed into the stadium, there were millions more around the world tuning in —