Wallabies - 5 Key Players
1 decade ago by Len KaplanAustralia will be justifiably confident after their Rugby Championship victories, but a week before their first World Cup game, they still have no clarity on their first-choice 9 and 10 selection. And...
Hooper excited about first Rugby World Cup
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auWallabies star Michael Hooper is excited about stepping into the unknown at the upcoming Rugby World Cup, but far too busy to reflect on his extraordinarily rapid rise through the ranks. At the time of...
USA v Wallabies: Rugby World Cup 2015 warmup – live!
1 decade ago by The GuardianLive updates from the match at Soldier Field in ChicagoEmail: paul.connolly.casual@theguardian.com | Tweet: @PFConnolly 12.09am BST Skippering the Wallabies today, as said, is James Slipper, deputising...
Thursday Round-Up
1 decade ago by Ultimate RugbySipper to captain Wallabies: Loosehead prop James Slipper will become the 83rd player to captain the Wallabies in a Test in Saturday’s historic clash with the USA Eagles at Soldier Field, Chicago. Slipper...
James Slipper to skipper Wallabies in Rugby World Cup warm-up against US
1 decade ago by The GuardianSlipper steps into breach with Stephen Moore and his vice-captains restedCoach Michael Cheika names Nick Phipps and Bernard Foley in the halves Prop James Slipper will become the Wallabies’ 83rd Test...
Israel Folau claims 2015 John Eales Medal
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auIsrael Folau has claimed his second straight John Eales Medal, finishing ahead of predicted frontrunners Michael Hooper and David Pocock at an awards ceremony in Sydney on Thursday night. In just his third...
Who will win the coveted John Eales Medal tonight?
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auLast year Israel Folau and Michael Hooper shared the Super Rugby Player of the Year award, and raced away from the field for the big one before Folau claimed the John Eales Medal. But it will be a very...
Fardy happy to stay under the rugby radar
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auWallabies workhorse Scott Fardy concedes he doesn’t have the glamour factor of fellow flankers David Pocock and Michael Hooper, but he’s happy to stay under the radar and keep his remarkable...
Wallabies announced RWC squad
1 decade agoMichael Cheika last night announced his 31 man squad which he would be bringing to the World Cup next month in England. There were no major surprise selections or omissions with favourites such as...
Australia announce star-studded squad for Rugby World Cup
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentAustralia flanker Michael Hooper will share the vice-captain's armband with Adam Ashley-Cooper as he makes his first appearance at a Rugby World Cup.
