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Rugby union
Wallabies want ‘consistency’ after Farrell red card escape sparks outrage
After being sent off for a high shot, England captain Owen Farrell was controversially cleared to play in the World Cup after his red card was rescinded.
- by Tom Decent and Iain Payten
Gordon praises Cooper after veteran pivot overlooked for Australia A squad
- by Iain Payten and Tom Decent
Opinion
Rugby World Cup
For the sake of rugby, England captain Owen Farrell must be banned
- by Oliver Brown
Insight & Analysis
Why new national comp is a ‘need, not a want’ for Australian rugby
Western Force boss Tony Lewis is utterly convinced of the merits of a third-tier competition and his comments should be the start of a broader conversation.
Paul Cully
Rugby columnist
Jones’ young and underdone Wallabies now have a World Cup target on them
Coaches are notorious for saying they don’t read the news, but you can bet Eddie Jones’ counterparts in England and Argentina clocked Phil Waugh’s comments this week.
Paul Cully
Rugby columnist
Crazy, courageous or just essential change: Deciphering the shock World Cup squad of Eddie Jones
Eddie Jones is full of surprises but dumping a number of senior players and naming the Wallabies’ least experienced World Cup squad in the professional era left many stunned.
Iain Payten
Senior Sports Reporter
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Wallabies
‘No one should dictate how Hooper goes out’: SBW savages great’s World Cup dumping
Sonny Bill Williams has gone into bat for Michael Hooper after Eddie Jones left him out of his World Cup squad.
- by Tom Decent
Wallabies World Cup bolter Donaldson vows to silence doubters
Two-Test Wallaby Ben Donaldson edged out Quade Cooper this week for a spot in Australia’s Rugby World Cup squad. He’s confident he can deliver for his country.
- by Tom Decent
‘Terrible phone calls’: Cooper, Hooper and Ikitau out of Wallabies World Cup squad
- by Tom Decent and Iain Payten
Extras
Eddie, set, go: The burning questions about Jones’ second-coming
- by Iain Payten and Tom Decent
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Australian rugby
‘It’s taken a fair bit out of me’: Eddie Jones opens up
- by Georgina Robinson