Rugby
Cooper can force way into squad, says coach
Georgina Robinson, Phil Lutton As the Waratahs coach preparing his side to face the Reds in round two this season, Michael Cheika paid no heed to Quade Cooper's so-called defensive weaknesses.
Criticism gives Cooper a point to prove
Phil Lutton and Georgina Robinson Reds coach Ewen McKenzie expects beleaguered playmaker Quade Cooper to make a statement against the Stormers in Cape Town on the weekend after absorbing the news of his omission from the Wallaby...
The Breakdown
Coach race a mini Tri Nations
Georgina Robinson The campaigns to install the next Wallabies coach are well and truly under way.
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.
Rugby
Nothing personal: White denies showdown will provide Wallabies leg-up
Georgina Robinson There is more at stake this weekend than competition points and Australian conference bragging rights.
THE BREAKDOWN
Israel folly? ARU, fans are right in questioning big-money investment
Georgina Robinson Michael Cheika is not the sort of coach to give up or let go but strong rumours persist that his marquee signing Israel Folau will head back to league and to Canterbury at the end of this season.
Rugby
Ioane to look offshore after nasty spat in Queensland
Georgina Robinson While the dust settles on the Queensland Rugby Union's extraordinary, public fallout with Test flyer Digby Ioane, speculation is rife about where he may end up next year.
Rugby
Tahs' search continues as Hanson will stay at Reds
Georgina Robinson The Waratahs appear to have missed out on James Hanson after the Reds hooker agreed to stay in Queensland next season.
Rugby
McKenzie too good to lose, says Cheika
Georgina Robinson Waratahs coach Michael Cheika says Ewen McKenzie should not be allowed to leave Australian rugby as the departing Reds boss denied being in talks with Ireland.
Rugby
McKenzie will have to wait for top job
Georgina Robinson Australian Rugby Union boss Bill Pulver has poured cold water on any near-term Wallabies move for Ewen McKenzie, confirming he would ''honour'' Robbie Deans's contract to stay in the top job until...
Rugby
Queensland facing cult of poisonality
Georgina Robinson Ewen McKenzie's imminent departure from the Reds is the catalyst for a far more interesting story about what happens in the playing group now they know he's going.
Rugby Union
Deans must grab top spot
Georgina Robinson Robbie Deans may have to take Australia to the top of the world rugby rankings to keep his job.
Rugby
Prop Tilse puts on big push for starting spot
Georgina Robinson WARATAHS veteran Jeremy Tilse is set to be rewarded for outstanding trial form with a starting spot against the Reds at the expense of Wallabies prop Benn Robinson.
Rugby
Tahs stand by Folau after mixed debut against Reds
Georgina Robinson THE Waratahs have rallied around star recruit Israel Folau after his self-described ''disappointing'' Super Rugby debut against the Reds in Brisbane on Saturday.
Rugby
Cooper to sit up and take notice, says Reds boss
Georgina Robinson OVER a coffee in Brisbane in late September, Quade Cooper asked Reds chief executive Jim Carmichael if there might be room at Ballymore for Sonny Bill Williams.
Samo's winning habit gives Wallabies an X-factor
Georgina Robinson Amid the celebration of Wallabies captain Nathan Sharpe over the past few months, the contribution of another elder statesman has been all but forgotten.
French connection: Giteau makes peace with Deans, offers to step in
Georgina Robinson THE injury crisis in the Wallabies back line has set in train several extraordinary events. But none more extraordinary than a gesture extended by Matt Giteau to Robbie Deans after a well documented...
Wallabies are 'destroying' me: Cooper
Georgina Robinson Wallabies five-eighth Quade Cooper says the national team is "destroying" him and that he would not play for Australia if he was picked in the team today.
Outflanking all rivals: rising stars have it all to play for
Georgina Robinson The Brumbies and Reds meet tonight in a match that may decide the Australian Super Rugby conference. But there's more than that on offer.
Test squad will get taste of the old days in training
Georgina Robinson THE Wallabies picked to play Scotland and Wales next week will have just two training sessions together as a squad of 22.
