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Waratahs stare down ‘big dogs’ for Leichhardt farewell
The Blues haven’t dropped a game since round two, but the Waratahs want to ‘knock off the big dogs’ in their final game at Leichhardt Oval this weekend.
- by Georgina Robinson
Analysis
Australian rugby
Senator ‘Bam Bam’: Pocock to enter a whole new ball game
- by Georgina Robinson
Highlanders 20 Waratahs 32
Match report
Dunedin drought-breaker has Tahs eyeing Brumbies scalp
- by Georgina Robinson
Insight & Analysis
Why rugby’s best month in years is just around the corner
Dave Rennie may have his hands full with Eddie Jones and England in July but by the end of that month he will know more about the local game than any recent predecessor.
Paul Cully
Rugby columnist
Rugby’s 20-minute red card dead in the water after global trial rejected
At the same meetings where Australia was rubber-stamped as the host the 2027 and 2029 World Cups, World Rugby’s powerbrokers voted on law changes for the next year.
Home fires spark as Bledisloe gap begins to narrow
The recent history of the trans-Tasman rivalry has had the Orwellian feel of a boot forever stamping on a human face. Lately, however, has the heel lifted, just a tad?
Wayne Smith
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‘Drawcard team’: Kepu excited as Folau among several stars returning to Tonga
Eligibility changes by World Rugby have opened the door for sacked Wallaby Israel Folau to switch to Tonga for the 2023 Rugby World Cup - and a possible clash with Australia A in July.
- by Iain Payten
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Super Rugby
Waratahs apologise for fan’s ‘racial slurs’ at Leichhardt Oval
Du’Plessis Kirifi, whose father is Samoan, raised his middle finger at the crowd after the Hurricanes’ win at Leichhardt Oval and said it was in response to racial slurs.
- by Georgina Robinson
Rugby Australia set to reignite code war as it targets NRL stars for World Cup
- by Tom Decent and Adrian Proszenko