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Joe Moody will need surgery and has been ruled out of rugby for the remainder of the year. Photosport Crusaders and All Blacks prop Joe Moody has been ruled out for the rest of 2022 after suffering a long-term injury for the second straight year. The Crusaders confirmed Moody ruptured his ACL playing against the Blues two weeks ago and will require…

Kurtley Beale is back in the green and gold after missing last year's Spring Tour in a big Dave Rennie selection statement. Beale is one of 44 players named for the Wallabies' four-day camp on the Gold Coast on Friday, with a Rugby World Cup looming in September. Joining Beale in the squad is experienced duo Quade Cooper and Samu Kerevi who missed…

Wallabies coach Dave Rennie has given his strongest indication that big-money stars Suliasi Vunivalu and James O'Connor could be snubbed for this year's Rugby World Cup after not inviting the Queensland Reds pair to a national camp next week. A 44-man Wallabies squad has been named for a four-day gathering on the Gold Coast next week ahead of the…

A month after Charlie Gamble declared he "bleeds blue" and supports the Wallabies, the New Zealand-born back-rower has been selected in Dave Rennie's 44-man Australian training squad. The 26-year-old is the only fresh face in the squad, which sees Kurtley Beale and Harry Wilson included after controversially missing last year's Spring Tour. The…

The finals start two rounds earlier as the Rebels and Waratahs fight for the all important final spot in the finals. The equation is simple:-If the Waratahs can manage a bonus point victory (without the Rebels earning one in defeat), the Rebels season is over.-A Waratahs victory without a bonus point/Rebels earning a bonus point in defeat would…

IT'S now or never for Daryl Gibson. Since taking the reins from Wallabies coach Michael Cheika in 2016, the Waratahs have plummeted down the Super Rugby ladder at a rate of knots. There's a plethora of reasons why - injuries and a player exodus for starters - but after missing the finals in both seasons and finishing 16th last year, the former All…

Wallabies coach Dave Rennie has confirmed a 35-man squad for the upcoming eToro Rugby Championship fixtures against South Africa in Adelaide and Sydney. There are a number of players returning to the group who were unavailable for the side's most recent Tests against Argentina. Winger Andrew Kellaway and props Angus Bell and Scott Sio have…

Now that the 2022 international season has been wrapped up, we delve into the state of affairs in each of the competing nations. Next up, Australia. After another underwhelming Rugby Championship campaign - in which they finished in third position from the four participating countries in the competition - the Wallabies were determined to show…

After a dramatic build-up, Super Rugby Pacific got off to an entertaining start last week. The Fijian Drua might not have got a first-up win, but they were still a huge hit in Sydney as they fell to the Waratahs 40-10. There were wins for the Crusaders, Chiefs and Reds on Saturday, before a Sunday afternoon thriller was taken out by the Brumbies…

France continue their end-of-year internationals with another supreme test of their mettle and quality, as the world champion Springboks head to Marseille's Stade Velodrome. Les Bleus needed a last-gasp try from Damian Penaud to edge Australia in a 30-29 victory in Saint-Denis, overcoming the Wallabies in a match that saw both teams edge in front…

Week two went next level in the drama and force of the north-south conflict. Despite the win-loss count, the south made some ground back. North No. 1 (Ireland) struggled to put an experimental version of South Africa (south No. 2) away, their attack stymied and depending on marginal passes, looking spent in the last ten minutes and like the final…

The All Blacks may be struggling for consistency, identity and fluency through this most problematic of seasons, but there is one thing we can rest assured about: the trans-Tasman rugby rivalry is alive and kicking ahead of the Rugby Championship finale against the Wallabies on Saturday night. The events of Bledisloe I at Marvel Stadium just over a…

All you need to know ahead of the second Bledisloe test between the All Blacks and the Wallabies at Eden Park (kickoff at 7.05pm): It all comes down to this, well sort of. The All Blacks can move into pole position on the Rugby Championship table with victory in the second Bledisloe Cup test. In terms of the Rugby Championship, all four teams could…

New Zealand vs Australia: The All Blacks and Wallabies have the first move in the final play for the Rugby Championship. Australia appear to have been fired up by what went down last Thursday but can they pull one over on New Zealand. Injuries have forced changes to the All Blacks team that defeated Australia in Melbourne, with captain Sam Cane,…

With the Bledisloe Cup wrapped up for 2022, the Lipovitan-D Rugby Championship and a 28-year unbeaten streak at Eden Park are on the line on Saturday night. Match details: All Blacks v Australia, Saturday 24 September, 7.05pm NZT, Eden Park, Auckland Played: 174 Won: All Blacks 121, Australia 45, Drawn 8 Last time: All Blacks 39, Australia 37 (15…

As with many New Zealand-Australia clashes, the two rivals played a game for the ages Thursday when they collided in The Rugby Championship. The All Blacks retained the Bledisloe Cup and kept a stranglehold of first place in the Rugby Championship standings in a 37-35 thriller at Marvel Stadium, but the triumph did not come without some…