Rugby Championship: Too close for comfort for the All Blacks in Sydney
New Zealand snapped a two-game losing streak with a nail-biting 31-28 win over Australia on Saturday, holding off a second-half charge to retain the Bledisloe Cup.
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Slipper's milestone moment a major motivation for wounded Wallabies
SYDNEY : Australia captain Harry Wilson said sending James Slipper home a winner after his record 140th test was a major motivation for the team ahead of their Rugby Championship test against New Zealand on Saturday.
Rugby Championship gone but Bledisloe no dead rubber as ailing Wallabies host All Blacks
Australia and New Zealand have no chance of winning the Rugby Championship after losing three of four matches so far this season but the coveted Bledisloe Cup ensures that Saturday's Test will be anything but a dead rubber.
Wallabies overhaul backline for All Blacks test, Slipper set for record
SYDNEY : Australia coach Joe Schmidt has made a raft of changes to his backline but just one tweak up front for Saturday's Rugby Championship test against the All Blacks, which doubles as the first of two Bledisloe Cup tests.
Simon Easterby named interim Ireland head coach
Simon Easterby will assume the role of Ireland men's interim head coach from December to allow Andy Farrell concentrate on the 2025 Lions Tour, the IRFU has confirmed.
All Blacks wary of Wallabies bounce back with Schmidt's inside knowledge
Australia may appear at a low ebb after a record 40-point drubbing by Argentina, but New Zealand are taking the Wallabies' threat seriously in the Rugby Championship, given the inside knowledge of coach Joe Schmidt.
Wallabies flanker McReight carried broken hand through three tests
MELBOURNE : Australia loose forward Fraser McReight unknowingly played with a broken hand through all their July internationals, but has now recovered from surgery and is ready to put the bone to the test in the Rugby Championship against New Zealand.
NFL legend Joe Schmidt, who helped Lions to 2 championships, dead at 92
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