Rugby
Cheika grateful for getting his No.10 back from Sevens to meet the Lions
Georgina Robinson The Waratahs will be boosted by the return of starting five-eighth Bernard Foley when they meet the British and Irish Lions at Allianz Stadium on Saturday.
Rugby
Tahs' B-game is not enough
Georgina Robinson Belief exists, win or lose. It sustains momentum when the cards are tumbling all your way, and it consoles you when they aren't.
The Breakdown
New Waratahs recruits plant seed of doubt in players' minds
Georgina Robinson Tom Kingston's move to Melbourne speaks of a measure of uncertainty in the Waratahs back line.
Rugby
O'Connor finds safe harbour, just not at the Waratahs
Georgina Robinson James O'Connor's three-year alliance with Sydney rugby union club West Harbour raised eyebrows after its announcement on Thursday but it does not follow that the Rebels playmaker is plotting a move...
Rugby
Make Sevens count: Cheika
Georgina Robinson Waratahs coach Michael Cheika says the merits of "cherry picking" Super Rugby players for the Rugby World Cup Sevens team will be determined by their Cup results.
Rugby
Wallabies or bust? ARU boss coy on plans to retain Folau
Georgina Robinson Australian Rugby Union boss Bill Pulver has played down optimism at the prospect of retaining league convert Israel Folau next year.
Injuries overshadow late Waratahs triumph
Georgina Robinson A football stadium that came to resemble a Wallabies casualty ward overshadowed a telling 28-22 victory for the Waratahs over conference leaders the Brumbies at ANZ Stadium on Saturday.
Switch to Barnes unlocks Tahs attack
Georgina Robinson Waratahs coach Michael Cheika praised Berrick Barnes for his role in the side’s three-try, second-half comeback win against the Brumbies on Saturday.
Folau makes Wallabies squad, Cooper misses out
Georgina Robinson Storming Brumbies fullback Jesse Mogg has missed out to NRL convert Israel Folau in the first Wallabies squad to be named for the upcoming British and Irish Lions tour.
Rugby Union
O'Connor gets guernsey
Georgina Robinson and Darren Walton, Sydney Melbourne Rebel gets first crack at British and Irish Lions in No. 10 jumper.
Rugby
Seventy-seven Super minutes enough to convince the man that counts
Georgina Robinson It is a testament to Berrick Barnes' contribution to the Wallabies last year that, after just 77 minutes of Super Rugby this year, the NSW playmaker was still among the first 25 players named to face...
Burgess half a chance for Lions: Deans
Georgina Robinson The Wallabies may have to do without one returning son but another is still very much in the mix.
You lack attack, Deans tells overlooked Cooper
Georgina Robinson Robbie Deans has asked five-eighth Quade Cooper to be more "assertive" in attack as well as defence before he selects him to play against the British and Irish Lions in Brisbane next month.
Rugby
Resurgent Rebels have won respect, say Waratahs
Georgina Robinson For so long the whipping boys of Australian rugby, as pointed out by a sniping New Zealand pundit who bemoaned their rivals' lack of depth, the Rebels are finally commanding respect.
Rugby
Cheika dismissive of White's snipe at Folau
Georgina Robinson Waratahs coach Michael Cheika ''isn't interested'' in Jake White's opinion of Israel Folau's Wallabies chances after the Brumbies coach said giving the former NRL and AFL star a Test jersey now would...
Rugby
Barnes and Mitchell to make comebacks from the bench
Georgina Robinson Waratahs coach Michael Cheika has taken out kicking insurance for his side's must-win clash against the Stormers this weekend, backing Test back Berrick Barnes to start from the bench after just 20...
The Breakdown
Leaking of details may spark further rebellion
Georgina Robinson People on Kurtley Beale's side of the table are furious the precise details of the troubled player's undertakings to the ARU were made public on Thursday, and that his Rebels teammates had not done...
Rugby
Hooper ready to hit top form in battle for Wallabies spot
Georgina Robinson Incumbent Wallabies breakaway Michael Hooper is responding the only way he knows how to the selection threat posed to him by returning Test veteran George Smith. He's playing his heart out.
Cheika hails skipper's big call in heat of battle
Georgina Robinson Waratahs coach Michael Cheika was delighted to admit he was wrong at Allianz Stadium on Saturday.
