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Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii.

Would you watch the Wallabies play in summer? It’s more chance than you think

A radical shake-up of the global calendar – which could see the Wallabies’ Tests in February – is on the agenda of meetings in London this week.

  • Iain Payten

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

Kiss to take on Eddie in first Wallabies games as global Test championship launched

After the heartbreak of the spring tour, the Wallabies won’t have long to wait for redemption, with three of the same opponents to tour Australia in the first Nations Championship.

  • Iain Payten
England score from a high kick against the Wallabies.

Bomb threat: The figures that expose a concerning flaw for the Wallabies

Like it or loathe it, the contestable kick is now a key weapon in modern rugby. And as England demonstrated again last weekend, the Wallabies struggle under the high ball.

  • Iain Payten and Jonathan Drennan
Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii has been a star man behind the Wallabies’ resurgence.

Late Australian lobbying saves Rugby Championship from the chop

Plans to pack away the Rugby Championship for a major part of the next five years have been abandoned after a successful tournament in 2026.

  • Iain Payten
PERTH, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 04: Quinn Tupaea of the All Blacks runs the ball during the The Rugby Championship & Bledisloe Cup match between Australia Wallabies and New Zealand All Blacks at Optus Stadium on October 04, 2025 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Janelle St Pierre/Getty Images)

Encouraging campaign, but the Wallabies saved their worst for last

Australia are on the up as a Test rugby side but sometimes you have to take your medicine. And they got a few spoonfuls in Perth.

  • Paul Cully
PERTH, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 04: Joseph‑Aukuso Sua’ali’i of the Wallabies looks to make a run during the The Rugby Championship & Bledisloe Cup match between Australia Wallabies and New Zealand All Blacks at Optus Stadium on October 04, 2025 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by James Worsfold/Getty Images)

Wallabies player ratings: How the men in gold fared against New Zealand

It wasn’t a night of standout performances for the Wallabies but one big-money recruit continued to show glimpses of star power.

  • Iain Payten
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Referee Andrea Piardi shows a yellow card to Australia’s Harry Potter

Don’t blame the ref: Sloppy Wallabies need to look at themselves

The Wallabies’ discipline has been an issue in recent years and there are some deep-rooted bad habits even Joe Schmidt is finding hard to break

  • Paul Cully
Lukhan Salakaia-Loto and the Wallabies trail.

Why the first play of the Bledisloe Cup could tell us all we need to know

The Eden Park clash has the makings of a classic if the Wallabies navigate the early storm.

  • Paul Cully
All Blacks coach Scott Robertson.

Bad blood? All Blacks coach denies feud with Schmidt

Some unflattering comments from Joe Schmidt about All Blacks rival Scott Robertson in a new book have set a spicy undertone for the Bledisloe Cup.

  • Iain Payten
Angus Bell takes a carry.

Rugby Championship to be turfed under massive SANZAAR tours shake-up

The annual tournament between the Wallabies, All Blacks, Springboks and Pumas won’t be sighted again, in full, until 2029.

  • Paul Cully