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Cooper returns as Jones rings changes for Wallabies ahead of Springbok clash
Only six of the starters in a dramatic 39-34 triumph in Cardiff last November are retained for the Rugby Championship first round match at Loftus Versfeld stadium in Pretoria.
Australia's Slipper fit as Jones names four uncapped players to face Springboks
JOHANNESBURG : Australia co-captain James Slipper has been given the all clear to start Saturday’s Rugby Championship opener against South Africa in Pretoria as returning coach Eddie Jones named four new caps in his first Wallabies selection since 2005.
Australia squad for the Rugby Championship
SYDNEY : Australia coach Eddie Jones named the following 34-man squad for the Rugby Championship on Sunday:
Moana Pasifika ruin Michael Hooper's final Waratahs home game
Michael Hooper scored a try but his last home game for the NSW Waratahs ended in defeat Saturday as the Wallabies great bid farewell ahead of a potential move overseas or even a switch to Sevens.
Eddie Jones’s Wallabies plot Rugby World Cup ‘smash and grab’
Once a week, Eddie Jones and his Wallabies inner-circle dial in for a Zoom meeting with one key focus – defying the odds and pinching the Rugby World Cup. Warming to the Wallabies coach’s ‘smash and grab’ theme, belief is growing Australia can win their first Webb Ellis Cup since 1999 and return to the top of the rugby hierarchy.
Michael Hooper unclear as to Australia future beyond World Cup
Australia flanker Michael Hooper remains undecided on his playing future but doubts that it includes a Wallabies jersey beyond this year's World Cup.
Japan-based Koroibete wins Australia's top rugby award
Japan-based Wallabies winger Marika Koroibete was named Australian rugby union's best player by his peers on Monday, winning his second John Eales Medal despite featuring in only nine Tests in 2022.