Wallabies ring changes ahead of Scotland Test
Carter Gordon has been brought back as starting five-eighth as Australia seeks to avoid a fourth-straight Test defeat in Scotland.
Carter Gordon has been brought back as starting five-eighth as Australia seeks to avoid a fourth-straight Test defeat in Scotland.
Having recovered from a broken leg, Carter Gordon is back in the Wallabies’ starting, and so too is wrecking ball Rob Valetini.
The Wallabies can benefit from the rising number of star youngsters being signed by club academies in France, according to Will Skelton. But only if Rugby Australia respond in the right way.
Declan Meredith dropped from match-day 23 after defeat to England with Rob Valetini named in XV as Australia aim to avoid fourth straight loss
Tom Lambert was randomly invited to play junior rugby for Scotland, and was courted heavily to stay. But he never gave up on his dream to play for Australia.
Sione Tuipulotu and Isaac Kailea used to face off in the backyards of their family homes in Melbourne. On Monday they will meet on opposite sides at Murrayfield.
Len Ikitau is set to saddle up again with his old midfield partner Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii against Scotland, and it could get spicy.
Isaac Kailea, Sione Tuipulotu and their cousins grew up together dreaming of playing for the Wallabies. Three of them may end up in Scotland colours.
Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii was panned as a player who doesn’t belong at Test level. His teammates disagree.
Len Ikitau is set to saddle up again with his old midfield partner Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii against Scotland, and it could get spicy.
One is an Aussie-raised Lion. The other calls himself rugby’s Lionel Messi. Together they will pose a headache for the Wallabies in Scotland.
He could have become a carpenter. Instead, he ended up with a PhD in cellular neuroscience.
A tour-ending injury for midfielder Isaac Henry has opened a door for 37-year-old Kurtley Beale to make a return to the Test arena.
He could have become a carpenter. Instead, he ended up with a PhD in cellular neuroscience.
Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii was panned as a player who doesn’t belong at Test level. His teammates disagree.
After another humiliating defeat, the Wallabies look a long way from putting together the team capable of delivering a home World Cup masterpiece.
After another humiliating defeat, the Wallabies look a long way from putting together the team capable of delivering a home World Cup masterpiece.
The heavy defeat to England at Twickenham has left coach Les Kiss searching for a solution to his side’s ongoing conundrum at No 10