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Australia international Dave Dennis will captain the New South Wales Waratahs against the British and Irish Lions tomorrow after the back rower was released from Wallabies duty for the match. No.8 Dennis will join centre Rob Horne in the side after Robbie Deans agreed both could leave the Australian camp to feature against the Lions. In total, four…

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…

While the Wallabies were squaring off with Italy, stacks of Super Rugby stars returned to Shute Shield in preparation for the run home. Here's who caught our eye around the nation. Reigning premiers Northern Suburbs were the side bristling with Super Rugby talent but they couldn't keep the Manly Marlins at bay in the Round 12 Shute SHIELD match of…

Trainers, jockeys, owners and punters think that whipping racehorses is an essential tool of trade. I'm yet to hear a convincing argument. These opinions are certainly not science based, and they are certainly not putting the horse first in their considerations. If nothing else, Blake Shinn's egregious breach of the whip rule a few days…

To combat the prodigious run scoring of Australian batting legend Don Bradman, the captain of the visiting English cricket team, Douglas Jardine, instructed his four fast bowlers to bowl at the man not the wicket in the summer of 1932-33. Australian batsmen had a choice - get hit or get out. The English team returned home with the Ashes. Australian…