Joe Schmidt rugby player
Joe Schmidt rugby player

Joe Schmidt

1st Jan 1970 1.75m/75kg Head Coach

'It was heart in mouth' - Australia end Rugby Championship losing run

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Australia got their first win in the Rugby Championship since 2022, but they did not make things easy, leaving it until the last touch.   Joe Schmidt admitted he was on edge before Australia ended...

Wilson to lead as Stewart set to debut in La Plata

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Gunnedah junior Harry Wilson will become the 90th Wallabies captain when he leads the side out against Argentina in La Plata on Saturday night (local time). The number eight has come through the Queensland...

Australia v Argentina: Most Capped players (100+)

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Rugby Championship action returns this weekend as the Pumas host the Wallabies in Buenos Aires. Let us look at some of the players in the current squads who have managed to rack up more than a century...

Wallabies name their touring squad for Round three and four

3 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Western Force recruit Brandon Paenga-Amosa and lock Josh Canham have both been selected in their first Wallabies squad of 2024, with the former having returned to home soil earlier this year following...

Schmidt flummoxed by 'bizarre' Test as Australia downed by South Africa

3 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Australia were hit by a spate of injuries in their Rugby Championship loss to South Africa, leaving Joe Schmidt perplexed. Joe Schmidt said he cannot recall ever being involved in a more "bizarre" Test...

Springboks' late charge downs Wallabies

3 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

South Africa asserted their dominance in the second half as they recorded back-to-back wins over Australia in the Rugby Championship. Malcolm Marx scored two tries in the second half to lead South Africa...

Erasmus lauds Bok character after second win in Australia

3 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus lauded the players for stepping up under challenging circumstances in their second Castle Lager Rugby Championship Test against the Wallabies to claim their second bonus-point...

Wallabies duo returns in Perth

3 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Loosehead prop Angus Bell will make his return from injury against South Africa in Perth on Saturday evening, in the Wallabies’ second Test of the Rugby Championship. He’ll combine with his...

Two more Springboks to earn starting debut

3 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Morne van den Berg (scrumhalf) and Ruan Nortje (lock) will earn their first Test starts in a Springbok team that shows 10 changes to the starting line-up for the Castle Lager Rugby Championship clash with...

Schmidt: Australia know benchmark after South Africa defeat

3 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Australia were hammered 33-7 by South Africa in their Rugby Championship Opener, but Joe Schmidt is trying to take the positives. Australia coach Joe Schmidt says his team now know the "benchmark" for...