Cheetahs

Mitchell return could spark Tahs revival

Georgina Robinson The Waratahs hope the long awaited return of Test winger Drew Mitchell will help lift the fourth-placed Australian side to a consolation victory against the Cheetahs tomorrow night.

Rugby

Tahs brass vows 'repercussions' if team pulls off yet another loss

Greg Growden How the Waratahs fare against the Cheetahs on Sunday will not only determine whether they end an exasperating, month-long losing streak but will also impact on the future of numerous leading team...

Outflanking all rivals: rising stars have it all to play for

Georgina Robinson The Brumbies and Reds meet tonight in a match that may decide the Australian Super Rugby conference. But there's more than that on offer.

Union

Tah tah to finals for NSW

Adrian Warren The NSW Waratahs have extended three separate losing streaks, as their faint Super Rugby finals hopes were extinguished and their season of anguish continued with a 35-34 loss to the Free State...

What a round for everyone: as they say, it's been emotional

Greg Growden The latest round revolved around conflicting emotions and, with it, the intrigue of a Wallabies squad announcement. Players, officials and rugby heavies everywhere were juggling how they felt.

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Coach just concentrating on keeping Tahs motivated

Georgina Robinson WARATAHS coach Michael Foley did not want to talk about his future in the wake of a fifth straight Super Rugby loss over the weekend.

Paul Cully

Five things we learnt in Super Rugby

Paul Cully It was 79 minutes and 55 seconds of joyless cynicism and inadequate skill levels.

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Waratahs' follies in another one-point defeat puts greater pressure on Foley's grip on the top job

Greg Growden THE Waratahs are in crisis following the most exasperating and brain-dead of losses in South Africa where, for the third time this season, they fell just one point short of their opponents.

Phil Lutton

Progress through the finals or beat the Tahs?

Phil Lutton A buffet of bonus points, the prospect of late-season heroics or gut-wrenching chokes, illness, injury and international travel means prospecting for Super Rugby's eventual finalists is likely to...

Foley willing to play second fiddle at Tahs despite players' backing

Georgina Robinson WARATAHS coach Michael Foley says he would consider returning to an assistant coaching role with NSW if that scenario were put to him by officials in coming weeks.

Rugby

Benn there, done that: Robinson to lead Tahs

WALLABIES prop Benn Robinson will once again assume the captaincy from the injured Rocky Elsom for the Waratahs' clash with the Hurricanes tomorrow.

Rugby

Gaffney blames injuries and inexperience for Tahs failings, not Foley

Georgina Robinson VETERAN Waratahs assistant coach Alan Gaffney says the dogs should be called off his senior colleague Michael Foley and the blame placed elsewhere for the team's woeful performance this season.

Spiro Zavos

Will the real Waratahs please stand up … only with a new coach and playmaker

Spiro Zavos INSIDE the Waratahs is a good team waiting to come to life. If this team, the good Waratahs, manages to emerge tonight for 80 minutes at Allianz Stadium, the rampant Hurricanes could be in for a...

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Rugby

Cooper skids into Wallabies contention

Greg Growden QUADE COOPER was fast-tracked into the Wallabies' train-on squad last night because of concerns that Kurtley Beale, the first choice Test five-eighth, might not be able to play against Scotland in...

Rugby

Disallowed try costs Sharks dearly in loss to Lions

David Legge A controversial disallowed late try cost the Sharks two bonus points as they suffered a shock 38-28 Super 15 defeat by the Lions on Saturday.

Rugby

Shock omissions from Springboks squad for England series

David Legge New South Africa coach Heyneke Meyer retained seven of the team beaten by Australia in the 2011 Rugby World Cup quarter-finals for a three-Test home series against England during June.