It's a red-letter day for the game they play in heaven with the Shute Shield grand final between Sydney University and Gordon leading into a Rugby ...
The Wallabies will be out to replicate their Adelaide heroics as they face the Springboks in Sydney.
The Wallabies can't say they weren't warned about an ambush. It was on Thursday coach Dave Rennie said they would need to be better against the Springboks ...
South Africa posts its first win over the Wallabies in Australia since 2013 with a 24-8 victory in their Rugby Championship Test at the redeveloped Sydney ...
Teenager Canan Moodie scored a try on debut as the Springboks snapped a nine-year losing streak on Australian soil with a 24-8 victory over the Wallabies in ...
How did the Springboks rate in their drought-ending victory over the Wallabies in Sydney?
He just brings plenty of energy when he comes onto the field. [Marika Koroibete](https://www.rugbypass.com/players/marika-koroibete/) to gather a high ball before running away for a sensational try in the 39th minute. It was a huge shift from the prop. The Wallabies also had to use a lot of energy to stop him at the breakdowns. He was on the field for about 65 minutes, which must be close to a record for him. He also won a turnover and tackled like a man possessed in open play. He made the most carries and he made more metres than any another forward. He produced a perfectly weighted kick for Canan Moodie’s try. It was a mixed bag from the playmaker. It did cost him a yellow card in the end. He produced some strong carries and he scored a try in the ninth minute. It was there for all to see at the Sydney Football Ground where they outscored their opponents by four tries to one.
The Wallabies have missed a golden opportunity to put one hand on the Rugby Championship trophy.
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The Wallabies have crashed back to earth in 24-8 loss to South Africa as the Springboks exacted revenge for last week's defeat.
Nienaber made eight changes to the starting side — four injury-enforced — and in wet conditions they came out firing on their way to a redeeming win. "It was the same as last week, but we just took our opportunities this week. We've got a good group here and we'll rip in." We really wanted to build a bit of momentum. "It was disappointing. "I don't know what happened.
A huge confrontation erupted in the Australia v South Africa match after Makazole Mapimpi got the better of Marika Koroibete a week after the Wallaby's ...
In truth, Etzebeth can probably count himself lucky to have not received the same punishment. Some spectators jumped out of their seats and moved backwards as they sat just yards away from the unfolding tension. That infuriated the Wallabies and proved to be the moment all hell broke loose. After the match, both Etzebeth and Alaalatoa shared a beer in the changing room to bury the hatchet. A raft of players joined in the pushing and shoving as they drove each other towards the advertising hoardings. And he couldn't resist rubbing Koroibete's face in it, immediately confronting him as he lay on the floor after the attempted tackle.
Australia had a spring in their step in Sydney but walked away with one of the more woeful implosions of recent years.
Maybe, like the wallaby’s sister species the kangaroo, they will come to emblemise Australia for never taking a backward step. Against the All Blacks, they cannot afford to give an inch. Nic White’s needle backfired against South Africa and his heir Jake Gordon looked good for the final 20. That was a return-bout knockout of South Africa, and the chance to repeat it left town on Saturday night when the Australians left the new Allianz Stadium with their tail between their legs. After a week watching YouTube footage of Marika Koroibete scything crossfield to T-bone Makazole Mapimpi, and rejoicing in the rise of two-try hero Fraser McReight and the maturing of Noah Lolesio, Australia fans had an unchanged team for once and a spring in their step. Foley is no maverick like Cooper but he is known as “The Iceman”, and a top-gun playmaker. New Zealand has a young, rebuilt tight five and if Angus Bell plays, Dave Porecki returns and Taniel Tupou recovers, Australia have the front row to take them down. Alas, the former is injured and the latter out of form. Matt Philip will want redemption after his yellow card in Sydney and should start with Darcy Swain if only to raise Rory Arnold’s ire. Porecki as rake will get the lineout back on track, and leave Folau Fainga’a to rumble on late and dent the defence in the red zone. The night was neatly distilled in Mapimpi’s Revenge. The Wallabies’ trajectory this year has been, like their namesake, steadfastly up and down.