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.
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.
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...
Rugby
Douglas wants to play through pain of loss
Georgina Robinson Grieving Waratahs second-rower Kane Douglas has told coach Michael Cheika he wants to play against the Brumbies.
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.
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.
Rugby
Waratahs chase redemption after dismal lineout display
Georgina Robinson A highveld stampede is good for a few things after all.
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Betham in as Cheika keeps tinkering with rear engine
Georgina Robinson Michael Cheika will test his seventh permutation of the Waratahs' back three this season when Peter Betham returns to the starting line-up against the Kings on Sunday.
Rugby
Time for Test stars to raise game for Tahs, says Cheika
Georgina Robinson Michael Cheika has called on Test forwards Wycliff Palu and Tatafu Polota-Nau to make their mark on the Waratahs' season when they return against the Chiefs on Friday.
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Folau inspires Tahs to watershed victory over Chiefs
Georgina Robinson Superstars often fire in isolation, but not this one.
Rugby
Cheika hoping Bulls' kick-first attitude continues
Georgina Robinson Up and back, up and back, up and back, run, run, run. That is the rhythm Michael Cheika is expecting the Waratahs will have to work to against kicking powerhouses the Bulls on Sunday morning.
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Timani gets up to speed for Tahs before flight to France
Georgina Robinson After a self-described "slow start" and a battle to improve his fitness, Test second-rower Sitaleki Timani is enjoying his rugby at the new look Waratahs.
Rugby
'Big Bus' unstoppable as Canes outmuscle Tahs
Georgina Robinson It was a painful reality check but a necessary one. After matching the Hurricanes in attack for 40 minutes the Waratahs collapsed in the face of a Julian Savea-led carve-up in Wellington on Saturday.
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
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.
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Duo's defence will be centre of attention against Blues
Georgina Robinson The Waratahs' new midfield combination of Test centres Rob Horne and Adam Ashley-Cooper face a baptism of fire against the attack-hungry Blues in Sydney on Sunday.
Changes draw Ashley-Cooper back
Georgina Robinson Cultural change at the Waratahs and the carrot of a third World Cup have kept Wallabies utility Adam Ashley-Cooper in Australian rugby for another two years.
Mitchell delays overseas plans
Georgina Robinson Test winger Drew Mitchell has shelved plans to play overseas to concentrate on nailing down a spot at the Waratahs.
Rugby
Cheika makes tough call to leave rookie halfback on Waratahs bench
Georgina Robinson Rookie halfback Matt Lucas is edging closer to a Waratahs starting role after coach Michael Cheika admitted it had been a tough call to leave him on the bench against the Force in Sydney on Sunday.
