#Adiana Talakai

Yellow cards: Adiana Talakai (Australia) 27min, 81min Red card: Ashley Marsters (Australia) 76min Australia have survived a big scare from Scotland, then two late red cards, to secure a crucial Rugby World Cup win in Whangārei on Saturday. Down 12-0 until they finally opened their account in the 59th minute, the Wallaroos fought back for a tense…

From the Wallabies' struggles to the Wallaroos' World Cup campaign, and right down to the grassroots, it has been a big year for Australian rugby. Here are the five CODE Sports rugby stories that most resonated with readers in 2022. Tom Carter knows what people thought of him as a rugby player. He shared his lone regret and his remarkable journey…

The ninth edition of the Women's Rugby World Cup is set to kick-off at Eden Park on Saturday with an opening day triple header featuring the top three seeds in front of a world record crowd for women's rugby internationals. France begins proceedings at 2.15pm when they clash with South Africa. Tournament favourites England follow at 4.45pm against…