Stalwart sees parallel in wounded '78 Wallabies

Greg Growden Analysis: The Wallabies brains trust could not have chosen a better former Test player than Tony Shaw to present the jerseys to the team in Auckland yesterday, and to remind them that all is not lost.

Rugby Union

Wallabies turn to 1978 for inspiration

Greg Growden Wallabies considered no chance of keeping the Bledisloe Cup series alive.

Ioane gets tick from Moon as future great

Greg Growden BRENDAN MOON, the prince of Australian Test wingers, believes Digby Ioane has the potential to become one of the greats of the international game.

Sunday Maul

Tip of the cap nudges Pocock

Greg Growden The Brumbies' hopes of snaring Wallabies skipper David Pocock have improved dramatically following the decision that the ARU Super Rugby salary cap will be set at $4.5 million per province next year.

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Left-field throw: Matfield in line for Tahs job

Greg Growden Victor Matfield joining the Waratahs – not as a player but as a coach from 2012? Don't laugh, because according to our snouts at Waratahland and in South Africa, the renowned Springboks second-rower...