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‘A load of rubbish’: Indignant Jones defends young playmaker after sticking with Wallabies rookies
Eddie Jones says he is throwing his faith in the Wallabies’ gang of youths for the second Bledisloe and beyond after launching a strident defence of three-Test playmaker Carter Gordon.
- by Iain Payten
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‘You can blame me’: Jones apologises as Wallabies lament loss of star props
The Wallabies will likely go into the World Cup with five straight losses, but Eddie Jones says he saw enough at the MCG to believe they’ll become “a bloody good team”.
- by Iain Payten
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Axing Dave Rennie for Eddie Jones was a pointless exercise
If there’s one lesson from Australia’s poor results, it’s that a change of coach was not going to reverse the Wallabies’ fortunes.
- by Paul Cully
Wallabies player ratings: How the men in gold fared against New Zealand
The Wallabies turned in a bright opening half-hour, but were overrun by the All Blacks over the next 50 minutes.
- by Iain Payten
As it happened Bledisloe Cup 2023: ‘We let down Australia’: Wallabies thumped by All Blacks, lose captain Alaalatoa to serious leg injury
Follow along for all the major moments and post game reactions as the Wallabies and All Blacks play the first Bledisloe Cup Test of 2023 at the MCG.
- by Roy Ward
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Bledisloe Cup
Major injuries add to pain of another all black night for ‘gutted’ Wallabies
After a bright opening half-hour, Australia were blown away at the MCG by the All Blacks, who retained the Bledisloe Cup for a 21st year. Injuries to two star props was salt in the wound.
- by Iain Payten
Opinion
Rugby World Cup
A 35-year-old and a Wallaby rookie walk into a French bar. It’s no joke
It is an indictment on Australian rugby that Quade Cooper, who started at No.10 in the 2011 Rugby World Cup finds himself in the box seat again 12 years later.
- by Paul Cully
Why a quiet country boy has been trusted with the famous Wallabies No.7
Tom Hooper has been given the massive task of starting in a new position against the All Blacks, in front of 80,000 people. But people who know him say Hooper will rise to the job.
- by Iain Payten
Time-wasting calls and throat-slitting bans: Bledisloe braced for more Melbourne drama
From the ‘disgraceful’ decision that dudded the Wallabies to an inflammatory gesture from the now-All Blacks captain, Melbourne has a colourful recent rugby history.
- by Iain Payten
Opinion
Rugby World Cup
Win or lose, Wallabies’ Christmas miracle means they’ll always have Paris
Relax, rugby fans. Everything’s going to be all right. Regardless of the result against the All Blacks, each day is one day closer to the World Cup and a sweet run to the semi-finals for Eddie Jones’ side.
- by Malcolm Knox
‘You’re still fans with keyboards, right?’ Eddie stirs pot in return to Bledisloe arena
Ahead of his first Bledisloe Cup since 2005, Eddie Jones took great delight in baiting Kiwi journalists, claiming a Wallabies win on Saturday would sink New Zealand’s ‘whole economy’.
- by Iain Payten