Topic: Australia
Early season strugglers New Zealand and South Africa waltzed into the IRB Sevens World Series quarter-finals Friday with three convincing victories each.But England, winners of the second leg of the nine-round championship in Dubai last weekend, fell to Samoa before overcoming Argentina ...
Wallaby winger Digby Ioane has knocked back a huge Japanese offer to sign an extended three-year deal with the Queensland Reds and the Australian Rugby Union, both unions said Monday.Ioane, 26, agreed to the long-term deal with Queensland and Australia following the ...
Fiji come into the second round of this season's Sevens World Series on Friday on a high after seeing off New Zealand to win the opening tournament last weekend.The South Sea Islanders outplayed the reigning champions 26-12 in the final of the ...
The British and Irish Lions will play the Wallabies in three Tests on their nine-match tour of Australia in 2013, the Australian Rugby Union said on Monday.The Lions, featuring the best players from England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland, will take on Australia ...
South Africa great Victor Matfield launched a far better defence of the Barbarians than the one his side managed on the pitch after their 60-11 thrashing by Australia at Twickenham on Saturday.It was not the way the Barbarians captain would have wanted ...
Danny Cipriani insisted he still had ambitions to play for England after his first match in Twickenham since 2008 ended in defeat as Australia thrashed the Barbarians 60-11 on Saturday.It was nearly three years to the day since fly-half Cipriani, who now ...
Australia warmed-up for their Test away to Wales next weekend by running in eight tries as they overwhelmed the star-studded Barbarians by a record 60-11 win at Twickenham on Saturday.Both Australia wings, Lachie Turner and Digby Ioane, and replacement forward James Horwill, ...
The wounded Wallabies limped home Saturday with Quade Cooper on crutches and a hard-fought bronze medal to show for a World Cup campaign that failed to deliver on its rich promise.Australia, who brought one of the youngest squads (average age 26) to ...
Wales's World Cup campaign ultimately ended in massive disappointment, a bronze medal game defeat by Australia capping a tournament in which several younger players starred.Warren Gatland's team opened their campaign with a 17-16 Pool D loss to 2007 champions South Africa and ...
Australia finished the World Cup on a high with a bruising 21-18 third place playoff win over Wales at Eden Park here Friday.The Wallabies battled on after losing star backs Quade Cooper and Kurtley Beale with first-half injuries to edge out the ...