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
Injury blow for Wallabies with Polota-Nau out of Italy clash
Georgina Robinson The Wallabies plans to disrupt Italy at the set piece have taken a blow with the withdrawal of hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau.
Eight expectations as Wallabies get heads together over scrum
Georgina Robinson IF Robbie Deans was a less phlegmatic public figure, he might have snarled at journalists' suggestions the Wallabies' try-less draw with New Zealand last month was a dour affair and offered the...
Rugby Union
Deans calls for Super player rotation
Georgina Robinson Wallabies coach's call to save Australian rugby from unprecedented ''carnage'' wrought by injuries.
Rugby
Wallaby Cummins ready to fight for his spot
Georgina Robinson Wallaby Nick Cummins may have had a combination of luck and injuries to thank for his Test debut in Argentina a month ago but he won't be relying on either of those to keep him there.
Rugby
Deans wants players rested
Georgina Robinson PARIS: Wallabies coach Robbie Deans has called on the Super Rugby franchises to begin rotating Test players to save Australian rugby from the unprecedented ''carnage'' wrought by injuries this year.
Douglas primed for the fiery French
Georgina Robinson PARIS: For Kane Douglas, the prospect of facing the fierce French pack is something to savour, not fear.
Slipper and Hanson to face their acid test
Georgina Robinson LATE injuries in the Wallabies front row have forced Australia to make their third reshuffle in a week in a chaotic run-up to the final Bledisloe Cup Test in Brisbane tomorrow night.
Rugby
Palu rolling right back into form with Barnes burning for a call-up
Georgina Robinson WYCLIFF PALU is on a roll and doing everything he can to stay on it.
Rugby
Kepu returns as injury woes continue for Wallabies
Georgina Robinson The Wallabies forward pack has been buffeted by yet another injury-enforced change, with prop Ben Alexander withdrawing from Saturday's Bledisloe Test match with a wrist injury.
Tahs keep Barnes door open for another day
Georgina Robinson THE WARATAHS will wait a day to determine the fitness of playmaker Berrick Barnes before naming their team to take on the Reds in the Super Rugby season opener at ANZ Stadium this weekend.
