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...
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.
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
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.
Rugby
The Lions, the pitch and the hard road
Georgina Robinson ASK three great rugby brains from three different eras to pick their Wallabies XV on the eve of the official squad announcement for next month's British and Irish Lions tour and you are bound to have...
Horne's retention remains strong priority for Cheika
Georgina Robinson Michael Cheika says he is hopeful the Waratahs and Rob Horne can reach an agreement that will keep the in-form centre at NSW next year.
The Breakdown
Folau scales new heights to sharp end of Waratahs' most-wanted-player list
Georgina Robinson The Waratahs have maintained radio silence amid renewed speculation on the future of code-hopping star Israel Folau.
Rugby
Rebel on the outer again after breaching alcohol ban
Georgina Robinson Kurtley Beale's rugby future has been thrown into doubt for the second time in six weeks after the Rebels five-eighth was caught breaching behavioural protocols in Melbourne at the weekend.
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
Nightmare's over for Lealiifano as Wallabies beckon
Georgina Robinson After having his dream start cruelled by nightmarish misfortune last year, it could finally be Christian Lealiifano's time.
Rugby
No real antidote for the flawed side of Beale's brilliance
Georgina Robinson It was a spat between teammates in the hours following a sad, sour loss on tour in South Africa.
THE BREAKDOWN
Fair or not, clock ticks for Hill as Rebels coach
Georgina Robinson Embattled Rebels coach Damien Hill has handled well the recent speculation over his future in Melbourne.
Union
Folau making strong case for Wallabies spot, says Gibson
Georgina Robinson Each time Wallabies coach Robbie Deans jots down a working team to take on the British and Irish Lions he has no shortage of talented and experienced fullbacks from which to choose.
Rugby Union
Rebels hell: Beale and Vuna ordered home after punch-up
Stathi Paxinos and Georgina Robinson Melbourne Rebels players Kurtley Beale and Cooper Vuna have been sent back to Australia on separate flights from the team's South African tour after being involved in a late-night fight.
Rugby
Fittler backs Beale to make it in NRL, but Tahs loom large
Georgina Robinson Rugby league great Brad Fittler said under-fire Rebels five-eighth Kurtley Beale would make it in the NRL if he chose to leave rugby union.
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.
Rugby Union
Waratahs have last shout to sink Rebels
Georgina Robinson Three second-half tries from the Waratahs condemn Melbourne Rebels to their second loss on the trot.
Slow starters can win - they just need a jolt from the coach
Georgina Robinson IT'S getting a bit weird. The Waratahs must learn to click in attack without a half-time lecture from coach Michael Cheika after three second-half tries against the Rebels saved NSW from losing a...
Union
Tahs' breach of faith
Georgina Robinson THE Waratahs must learn to trust each other if they are to kill off the first-half fumbles that have hurt them in their first two games this season, Adam Ashley-Cooper said.
Macqueen: Wallabies must warm up for Lions
Georgina Robinson Former Wallabies coach Rod Macqueen has warned of a first-Test ambush from the British and Irish Lions if Australia go ahead with a plan not to play a warm-up game in the lead-up to the three-Test...
