Last-minute win proves Tahs can hold heads high
Rupert Guinness IS it in the head? The Waratahs are not physically inferior. Nor are they without ability, or the resources to be as well prepared as any team in Super Rugby.
Broken leg ends Turner's hopes for second year
Rupert Guinness Waratahs flyer Lachie Turner has seen his Super Rugby ambitions derailed for the second year in a row after suffering a season ending leg break in a ruck while playing Sydney club rugby for Eastwood...
Rugby
Tahs sneaking under finals radar: Waugh
Rupert Guinness The Waratahs are ''sneaking under the radar'' as a finals threat in the Super Rugby competition, their retired former captain Phil Waugh believes.
Rugby
Tahs won't let altitude go to their heads
Rupert Guinness Discipline will be vital to the Waratahs' chances of beating the Bulls in Pretoria where the altitude will tempt both teams to kick for goal whenever the opportunity arises, warns NSW halfback...
Rugby
Pocock injury throws nervous Smith into the deep end
Rupert Guinness It is Saturday, March 9. George Smith has just marked his headlining return to Super Rugby with a superb 70-minute performance for the Brumbies.
Ulugia thankful for the opportunities he's had
Rupert Guinness John Ulugia realises the return of Wallaby Tatafu Polota-Nau to the Waratahs run-on side from injury is imminent.
Regional contest better than plan B, says Harris
Rupert Guinness THE establishment of a third-tier competition in Australia should focus on creating a regional series that can expose more players to a higher level rather than a proposed ''B'' series of fringe...
Long-awaited Lions tour sells out in 15 minutes
Rupert Guinness, Megan Levy THEY say interest in rugby union in Australia is waning? Fans stood up and showed otherwise on Monday by buying every ticket for the three-Test British and Irish Lions Tour against the Wallabies in...
Jones unfazed by Pryor's dramas
Rupert Guinness And FORMER Wallabies coach Eddie Jones has defended the decision to employ John Pryor as a strength and conditioning coach on the national team, despite his conviction for importing steroids.
Resting stars for Lions may not be such a Super idea
Rupert Guinness Australian Rugby Union chief executive Bill Pulver has conceded that his plans of convincing all of the Australian Super sides to rest key Wallabies for the British and Irish Lions tour might not get...
Foley eyes a pivotal role in Tahs' renaissance
Rupert Guinness BERNARD FOLEY is ready to enter the revolving door that is the No.10 position at the Waratahs in the first of three Super Rugby trial games against the Melbourne Rebels in Hobart on Saturday.
Rugby
Barnes set for Japan at season's end
Rupert Guinness STAR Wallabies and Waratahs back Berrick Barnes is understood to have committed to playing in Japan as soon as this year's Super rugby season over and is on the verge of signing a contract with the...
Rugby
Cheika backs culture shift to keep Barnes from Japan
Rupert Guinness AS EXPECTATION mounts that Wallabies and Waratahs back Berrick Barnes is poised to leave Australia for Japan, his new coach at NSW, Michael Cheika, is refusing to say ''sayonara'' to his star...
It's been a long road, but Gilbert dares to dream once more
Rupert Guinness A.J. GILBERT - a father, warehouse worker and club rugby journeyman - could not have dreamt of a better way to repay Waratahs coach Michael Cheika for the opportunity he got to play for NSW in the...
Deans must reapply, says Pulver
Rupert Guinness WALLABIES coach Robbie Deans will have to reapply for his position when his contract runs out at the end of the year, the new ARU chief executive Bill Pulver says.
Rugby Union
Folau calls on Tuqiri wisdom in new career
Rupert Guinness Waratahs recruit seeks advice about pressures of being a high-profile arrival to the game.
Rugby
Dwyer recovering after heart attack
Rupert Guinness Former Wallabies coach Bob Dwyer is recovering in hospital after suffering a heart attack on Wednesday.
Poidevin, in his own words, on ...
Rupert Guinness We have seen in 2012 that this an incredibly competitive sporting country and the other codes sensed a weak code in rugby union.
Rugby
McKenzie the right man for Wallabies top job - Poidevin
Rupert Guinness EWEN McKENZIE stands head and shoulders above anyone else as the best candidate to succeed Robbie Deans should there be a change of Wallabies coach after the British and Irish Lions tour this year,...
Tuqiri advises Folau on switch
Rupert Guinness DUAL international Lote Tuqiri has counselled Waratahs recruit Israel Folau about adapting to rugby and handling the pressures of being a high-profile arrival to the game.
