John Eales
Sharpe wins John Eales Medal
Sydney Australia's latest rugby captain continues his incredible final season.
Rugby
Drug use by role models is ruinous
John Eales Elite sport must judge itself by a higher standard than that by which society judges itself.
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.
Wallabies success needed for new golden age
Matthew Burke I'm sensing the vibe is a little different for this series against the British and Irish Lions compared with 2001.
Union
Career is measured in titles for Smith
Chris Dutton George Smith enhances his ACT Brumbies legend on Sunday, but the 32-year-old wants to leave Australia with a legacy.
Rugby
Dilemma putting a Smith up against the Jones boys
John Eales Fifteen reds, 10 whites, nine greens and only three blues. No Jonny Wilkinson either, but no real surprise there, although sentiment can sometimes trump realism, age and form when picking a team...
Rugby
Beale's suspension over
Coach Damien Hill will consult the rest of the Rebels playing group before deciding whether or not to rush Kurtley Beale back for Friday night's Super Rugby showdown with the Chiefs.
Historic jersey goes to deserving owner
Rupert Guinness When Justin Harrison moved to the south-west of France last year and began unpacking, two items he found prompted him to stop and fondly reflect.
Rugby
McKenzie has plans for facing All Blacks
Paul Cully EWEN McKenzie is not a coach who takes backward steps. He has declared he wants the Wallabies job and says he already has plans on how to beat the All Blacks.
Rugby
Sly art of 'managing' the ref worth its weight in penalties
Matthew Burke Sitting back on Monday night watching the news unfold for the day, I caught an interview from Wests Tigers coach Mick Potter and his comment about how their loss to the Storm was directly related to...
Rebel Beale stood down indefinitely
Georgina Robinson Troubled Wallabies five-eighth Kurtley Beale has been stood down from rugby indefinitely and will undergo counselling after being sent home from the Rebels tour of South Africa last weekend.
Union
Rathbone happy to step out of limelight
Chris Dutton George Smith's arrival in Canberra is the ''perfect solution'' to ensure David Pocock is at his peak, Clyde Rathbone says.
Peter Fitzsimons
Eales relives passion play
Peter FitzSimons The first time the Lions truly hove to on the horizon of John Eales, he was still a callow teenager, living in Brisbane, who had never pulled on a representative jersey.
Ewen McKenzie
Reputations on the line and emotions again at fever pitch for battle between old foes
Ewen McKenzie In 1882, a Queensland team first took on NSW in a two-match rugby union series before the Queensland Rugby Union was officially formed at Brisbane's Exchange Hotel on November 2, 1883.
Rugby Union
Smith puts pressure on Brumbies
David Polkinghorne The ACT Brumbies have pulled off a massive coup and recruited a player so good he'll keep ''David Pocock on his toes''.
Sharpe claims players' award
Brisbane He may have been on a fishing trip, but retired Wallabies captain hooks another award.
Folau's debut may be code-breaker for Tahs
Richard Hinds Yes, it was only a trial game. A cleaning of cobwebs and clearing of throats for the Waratahs and Rebels.
Neville hoping to make debut against Lions
Melbourne Rebels lock wants to be doing more than just reading about the Lions in June.
Union
Brumbies back Mowen as captain
David Polkinghorne Ben Mowen's first season as ACT Brumbies captain was so outstanding there would have been ''more downside'' in stripping his captaincy this year.
Neville hoping to debut against Lions
Melissa Woods Wallaby in-waiting Cadeyrn Neville is hoping to earn his first Test cap against the touring British and Irish Lions in June.
