By beating Wales 30-26, Australia ensured that the three southern hemisphere rugby giants completed their northern tours with only one loss between them, while finishing the year ranked one, two and three in the world.
South Africa will be bristling with anger when the take on Australia in Cape Town on Saturday (Sept 28), following their controversial loss to New Zealand two weeks ago.
Wellington has been shaken by a magnitude 6.8 earthquake, but it could be the All Blacks who rattle the Wallabies there, when the sides meet for the second time in the Rugby Championship this Saturday (Aug 24).
New Wallaby coach Ewen McKenzie can create history this weekend—the only thing stopping him is the All Blacks, who have held the Bledisloe Cup for a decade.
Fallout from the 1-2 Test series loss to the British and Irish Lions was quick, with Ewen McKenzie installed as Wallabies coach, replacing the sacked Robbie Deans.
The dice of fate has tumbled across the British and Irish Lions tour of Australia, as both sides prepare for this weekend’s series-deciding, third Test in Sydney.
It will be life-or-death for the Wallabies when they meet the British & Irish Lions in Melbourne this weekend—already one-nil down, a loss will cost the Wallabies the 3-Test series.
The powerful British and Irish Lions will start as favourite against the Wallabies in Brisbane on Saturday, despite losing to the ACT Brumbies on Tuesday.
The British and Irish Lions tour of Australia spluttered to a controversial start when Western Force coach Michael Foley withdrew his top players from the game.
The British and Irish Lions arrived in Hong Kong two days ago for their long awaited match against the Hong Kong Barbarians at the Hong Kong Stadium on Saturday June 1.