Playoff numbers to be cut under Super Rugby restructure

Playoff numbers to be cut under Super Rugby restructure

The competition’s maligned eight-team finals will be slashed to six next season to drive a more competitive season.

  • byJonathan Drennan andIain Payten

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Scott’s 23-year streak in major strife as fellow Aussie sinks star

Scott’s 23-year streak in major strife as fellow Aussie sinks star

Adam Scott hasn’t missed a major tournament since 2001 but ice-cold nerves from a compatriot in a US Open qualifying event may have ended the run.

  • byIain Payten
Schmidt leaves Roosters-bound Nawaqanitawase out of Wallabies train-on squad

Schmidt leaves Roosters-bound Nawaqanitawase out of Wallabies train-on squad

Rugby recruit Joseph Suaalii is playing State of Origin for NSW,but the man who will replace him at the Roosters has been left out of Joe Schmidt’s first Wallabies squad.

  • byIain Payten
Waratahs ready to swoop on Rebels’ Wallabies stars after axing

Waratahs ready to swoop on Rebels’ Wallabies stars after axing

Wallabies stars Taniela Tupou and Carter Gordon could be heading to NSW.

  • byTom Decent andIain Payten
The Rebels are victims of a long-overdue austerity drive in Australian rugby

The Rebels are victims of a long-overdue austerity drive in Australian rugby

Is Rugby Australia’s decision to axe Melbourne another episode of calamity in the 15-man code,or a necessary act of leadership?

  • byIain Payten
Collapse of Rebels sparks legal battle,puts MCG World Cup final in doubt

Collapse of Rebels sparks legal battle,puts MCG World Cup final in doubt

Rugby Australia has shut down the Melbourne Rebels after 14 seasons,sparking a court battle with the consortium that planned to save the club and casting extreme doubt on the Victorian government’s commitment to hosting the 2027 World Cup final.

  • bySarah Danckert,Iain Payten andCarla Jaeger
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Only three men have played for both the Wallabies and All Blacks. A fourth is set to join them

Only three men have played for both the Wallabies and All Blacks. A fourth is set to join them

Kiwi-turned-Queenslander Alex Hodgman is on track to become one of the rarest things in trans-Tasman sport:a Wallablack.

  • byIain Payten
Nine tries in four starts:Will Wallabies unleash the ‘Junkyard Dog’?

Nine tries in four starts:Will Wallabies unleash the ‘Junkyard Dog’?

Reds rookie Tim Ryan has become a cult hero with a series of sizzling tries that have to be seen to be believed. And he is NSW’s problem this week.

  • byIain Payten
Injury threatens Hooper’s Paris Olympics sevens dream

Injury threatens Hooper’s Paris Olympics sevens dream

Less than a year after missing Rugby World Cup selection,Michael Hooper is facing more heartbreak.

  • byIain Payten
Super Rugby powerhouse apologises for coach’s foul-mouthed journo spray

Super Rugby powerhouse apologises for coach’s foul-mouthed journo spray

With cranky coaches swearing at media,letters and civil war threats,it begs the question:is New Zealand rugby the new Australia?

  • byIain Payten
‘Different coaches’:Waugh says Eddie Jones chaos won’t be a factor in Cheika call

‘Different coaches’:Waugh says Eddie Jones chaos won’t be a factor in Cheika call

Rugby Australia boss Phil Waugh says the search for a new Waratahs coach will be fast,but thorough.

  • byIain Payten