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Paul Cully

Paul Cully

Paul Cully is a rugby columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald.

Waratahs Lawson Creighton and Angus Blyth hold their heads. How long will fickle Sydney rugby fans back the team?

Super Rugby has become unequal and predictable. Is this sustainable?

In a troubling sign, the current top six teams have dominated the competition and the finals for the past four years.

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Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt has some big challenges coming his way.

Get ready Wallabies, some giant challenges are on the way

Ireland, Italy and France will play in Australia in July. Australia should prepare for stern challenges.

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Carter Gordon.

Individual brilliance stumps Waratahs, but would delight Wallabies coach

The Waratahs showed vast improvement on their terrible effort against the Hurricanes – and it still wasn’t enough against the Reds.

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Zac Lomax with RA boss Phil Waugh at his press conference in Sydney.

The Zac Lomax situation has left both league and union looking bad

The 15-man game has plenty of talent coming through in the outside backs - not that you’d know that this week.

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Filipo Daugunu in action for the Reds.

Rugby’s conundrum: Get the right decision, or let the game flow?

The guidelines that keep the television match official out of the game hurt the Brumbies on Saturday night.

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Stephen Larkham watching the warm-up in Canberra.

The next Wallabies coach versus the great who might never get the chance

Brumbies coach Stephen Larkham has done it all in Australian rugby - except for coaching the national team.

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France’s Louis Bielle-Biarrey crosses the line to score against the Wallabies in 2025.

The NRL has picked a bad time for global domination

Rugby league chiefs are keen to put their game in front of a world audience. Rugby already has substantial global reach, and it is going to get way bigger this year.

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Charlie Cale runs into Wales’ defence in 2024.

Kiwi bullies will be good test for the Wallabies’ next weapon

The Wallabies’ faith in Charlie Cale has been vindicated with the Brumbies’ rising star the form No.8 in Super Rugby Pacific.

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After two rounds, the Waratahs and Brumbies lead Super Rugby. It’s just what the competition needed

A remarkable 50-24 victory over the Crusaders in Christchurch on Sunday saw the Brumbies jump to second place behind NSW. It’s still early days, but hugely encouraging.

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Solid outing: NSW flyhalf Lawson Creighton against the Reds last Friday night.

The missing piece for the Waratahs to challenge the Kiwis

Flyhalf Lawson Creighton is not an issue for the Waratahs, but if you think about them as a potential title-challenging side, there may be a gap.

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