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.
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
Who are these Tahs? Dennis rebuffs penalties to conjure late triumph
Georgina Robinson One year ago snow in May at Allianz Stadium was as likely an occurrence as a Waratahs captain rebuffing two shots at goal to make up a four-point deficit with eight minutes on the clock.
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Waratahs chase redemption after dismal lineout display
Georgina Robinson A highveld stampede is good for a few things after all.
Rugby
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
Ill-disciplined Tahs pay the penalty as Steyn leads Bulls to victory
Georgina Robinson A 25-point scoring blitz by Springboks five-eighth Morne Steyn was too much for the Waratahs to answer on the high veldt on Saturday with NSW going down 30-19 to the South African conference leaders.
Cold comfort as NSW's game plan goes out the window
Georgina Robinson When the sting subsides following the Waratahs' three-tries-to-two loss on the highveld on Sunday, the attention, as always, will turn to the little things.
Robinson happy to keep leading from the front
Georgina Robinson PORT ELIZABETH: At some point during the Waratahs' gruelling battle with the Bulls last weekend, veteran Test prop Benn Robinson turned to his NSW teammate Paddy Ryan for a word.
Rugby
More wriggle room over roster as Mitchell leaves
Georgina Robinson Another piece of the recruitment puzzle fell into place this week for Waratahs coach Michael Cheika.
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.
New-found belief has Tahs on front foot
Georgina Robinson With a scalp such as the Chiefs come higher expectations.
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.
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.
Polota-Nau's knockout return
Georgina Robinson Waratahs hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau was hoping to make an impact, not be knocked out by one, during his return from injury against the Force last week.
Rugby
Thumbs down: Tahs lose Barnes for six weeks
Georgina Robinson Any continuity the Waratahs hoped to build in their back line has been dashed by news Berrick Barnes will miss at least five or six weeks with a dislocated thumb.
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.
Rugby
Waratahs seek change to their pack mentality
Georgina Robinson Domination is the name of the game for the Waratahs pack when they come up against the Blues in Sydney this weekend.
