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Wallabies now know 'the benchmark' -- and they are a long way from it
This was the wake-up call Joe Schmidt knew was coming. After a 33-7 hammering by the Springboks, it's clear they have a long way to go.
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Springboks smash Wallabies to open Rugby Championship
South Africa have delivered the Wallabies a brutal dose of rugby reality, smashing Australia 33-7 in an opening round Rugby Championship match in Brisbane.
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Follow live: All Blacks eye perfect start to Rugby Championship
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Why the Rugby Championship faces an uncertain future
A cloud of uncertainty accompanies the return of the southern hemisphere's premier rugby competition. With the Pumas and Wallabies perennial strugglers, and planned All Blacks-Springboks tours, it's future is uncertain.
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Everything you need to know for the weekend
The Rugby Championship returns to its full schedule in 2024 -- and it all starts this weekend. Stay across the lineups, team news and our predictions here.
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Are the Wallabies rushing Max Jorgensen's development?
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Sevens hell: How did Olympic heartbreak unfold once more for Australia?
The Caslick effect: How the 'Queen of Sevens' changed rugby in Australia forever
The All Blacks are undefeated, but what did their July campaign really reveal?
Assessing the Wallabies' progress under Joe Schmidt after 3-0 start
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Olympic success for Blitzboks and Kenya will boost African rugby
South Africa's Blitzboks are regular winners on the Rugby Sevens circuit, but they've never claimed Olympic gold, while Kenya are hoping to put on a show in Paris in rugby's high-octane short format.
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- Ioane benched for All Blacks' clash with Pumas
- Tupou out, Lolesio back for sold-out Boks opener
- SANZAAR unveils further law trials for TRC
- Boks back rookie 10 in Rugby Champ. opener
- Schmidt: Jorgensen management a 'conundrum'
- Twickenham to be renamed Allianz Stadium
- Waratahs secure biggest Wallaby signing yet
- Wallabies add 7s star Toole, Jorgensen for TRC
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Eddie Jones betrayed Australia's rugby public -- he's no martyr in Wallabies exit
Eddie Jones asked the Australian rugby community to get onboard his Wallabies rebuild, but he was never committed to the process himself. He has betrayed that same sporting public, who have every right to be filthy after a 10-month catastrophe.
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Clean slate for Robertson as All Blacks era ends
Farewell, Fozzy. Welcome, Razor. Just like that, one All Blacks era is over -- and another is already underway behind the scenes. So what exactly will Scott Robertson have on his agenda in 2024?
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'Gone but not forgotten': Where to now for Tier 2 nations after RWC 2023?
Portugal's "Total rugby" wowed at Rugby World Cup 2023, while Fiji are off to the quarters for the first time since 2007. But what exactly do the next four years hold for Tier 2 nations?
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