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Mark Nawaqanitawase will move to Japan at the end of the NRL season

Nawaqanitawase lands multimillion-dollar Japan deal to keep World Cup dream alive

Sydney Roosters back Mark Nawaqanitawase will take up a two-year deal in Japanese rugby, despite interest from France.

  • Jonathan Drennan

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Heinz Lemoto playing in his first u21 game for Toulouse.

More than 30 rising stars have been poached by French academies. This is how Australian rugby is fighting back

They are the ‘lost boys’ of Australian rugby: two teams worth of talented youngsters who have been poached by French clubs, and many are the giant forwards so sorely need by the Wallabies.

  • Iain Payten
France-based Wallabies star Will Skelton is back with the team in Dublin.

‘Bring it on’: Wallabies welcome first-ever pool battle with All Blacks at home World Cup

The draw for the pools of the 2027 Rugby World Cup has been completed. Find out who got the easiest run, and who has the toughest.

  • Iain Payten
Angus Crichton will meet with his management this weekend to discuss his next career move.

Roosters, Wallabies or Japan: Three options on the table for Angus Crichton

The Sydney Roosters back-rower is back from the Kangaroos tour and will meet with his management on the weekend to work out his next career move.

  • Christian Nicolussi
Eddie Jones will meet Australia for the first time with Japan.

‘I enjoy beating Australia’: Jones fires shot at Wallabies ahead of Test clash

Japan coach Eddie Jones has reminded the Wallabies of his successful record against them ahead of a spicy Test match reunion in Tokyo.

  • Iain Payten
Mark Nawaqanitawase’s ability to offload in traffic has been a highlight of his first few games in the NRL.

‘That boundary’s moved’: How dual-code star’s next move could impact World Cup bid

Incoming Wallabies coach Les Kiss says there is “a little bit of water to go under the bridge” before the Reds consider a play for Mark Nawaqanitawase.

  • Nick Wright
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Nick Champion de Crespigny is the new Wallabies captain.

‘Definitely a risk’: Schmidt names rookie skipper and 13 new starters for tricky Japan clash

Nick Champion de Crespigny only debuted in Super Rugby, and for Australia, this year. But he will lead a massively changed Wallabies side into battle against Eddie Jones’ Japan on Saturday.

  • Iain Payten
Joe Schmidt and Eddie Jones

The Wallabies’ complicated – and comedic – reunion with ‘uncle Eddie’

The Wallabies’ memories are still fresh of the chaotic 2023 season under Eddie Jones. But a high player turnover, injuries and Spring Tour selection strategy may take some heat out of a spicy reunion in Tokyo.

  • Iain Payten
Carter Gordon back at Wallabies training.

‘I learnt a lot from Eddie’: Why returning Wallaby still has time for old coach Jones

Carter Gordon has revealed the motivation behind his switch back to rugby from the NRL, which is set to kick off with the Test against Eddie Jones’ Japan next weekend.

  • Iain Payten
YORK, ENGLAND - AUGUST 30: Caitlyn Halse of Australia celebrates with teammate Cecilia Smith after scoring her team’s fourth try during the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 Pool A match between USA and Australia at the York Community Stadium on August 30, 2025 in York, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

(Another) miracle in Brighton: Can Wallaroos shock world’s most dominant rugby team?

Australia’s hopes of progressing to the Rugby World Cup playoffs rest on a clash with powerhouse England, on a tense final weekend of pool games.

  • Iain Payten