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The million-dollar question for rugby after Marky Mark’s try

Mark Nawaqanitawase’s freaky finish for the Roosters against the Bulldogs is destined to be replayed for years to come. So why did Rugby Australia...

19.05.2025 3

WA Today

Iain Payten

The million-dollar question for rugby after Marky Mark’s try

Mark Nawaqanitawase’s freaky finish for the Roosters against the Bulldogs is destined to be replayed for years to come. So why did Rugby Australia...

19.05.2025 5

The Sydney Morning Herald

Iain Payten

The million-dollar question for rugby after Marky Mark’s try

Mark Nawaqanitawase’s freaky finish for the Roosters against the Bulldogs is destined to be replayed for years to come. So why did Rugby Australia...

19.05.2025 3

The Age

Iain Payten

The million-dollar question for rugby after Marky Mark’s try

Mark Nawaqanitawase’s freaky finish for the Roosters against the Bulldogs is destined to be replayed for years to come. So why did Rugby Australia...

19.05.2025 3

Brisbane Times

Iain Payten

Taniela Tupou bared his soul. Did he also get his mojo back?

A day after his extraordinarily candid interview with this masthead, Tupou scored a try and NSW teammates ran in from miles to celebrate.

13.05.2025 5

WA Today

Iain Payten

Taniela Tupou bared his soul. Did he also get his mojo back?

A day after his extraordinarily candid interview with this masthead, Tupou scored a try and NSW teammates ran in from miles to celebrate.

13.05.2025 6

The Sydney Morning Herald

Iain Payten

Taniela Tupou bared his soul. Did he also get his mojo back?

A day after his extraordinarily candid interview with this masthead, Tupou scored a try and NSW teammates ran in from miles to celebrate.

13.05.2025 4

The Age

Iain Payten

Taniela Tupou bared his soul. Did he also get his mojo back?

A day after his extraordinarily candid interview with this masthead, Tupou scored a try and NSW teammates ran in from miles to celebrate.

13.05.2025 5

Brisbane Times

Iain Payten

Red alert for Suaalii: Why Wallabies must work to prevent another Reece Walsh moment

Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii has been in outstanding form for NSW, but a perilous tackle in Canberra on Saturday night will also have Joe Schmidt nervous for...

04.05.2025 9

WA Today

Iain Payten

Red alert for Suaalii: Why Wallabies must work to prevent another Reece Walsh moment

Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii has been in outstanding form for NSW, but a perilous tackle in Canberra on Saturday night will also have Joe Schmidt nervous for...

04.05.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Iain Payten

Red alert for Suaalii: Why Wallabies must work to prevent another Reece Walsh moment

Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii has been in outstanding form for NSW, but a perilous tackle in Canberra on Saturday night will also have Joe Schmidt nervous for...

04.05.2025 9

The Age

Iain Payten

Red alert for Suaalii: Why Wallabies must work to prevent another Reece Walsh moment

Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii has been in outstanding form for NSW, but a perilous tackle in Canberra on Saturday night will also have Joe Schmidt nervous for...

04.05.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Iain Payten

An extra year under Schmidt is gold for the Wallabies. But will Kiss be ready for the World Cup?

The Wallabies have unveiled an unusual coaching handover that will extend Joe Schmidt’s tenure, but give Les Kiss just 14 months before a home Rugby...

30.04.2025 3

WA Today

Iain Payten

An extra year under Schmidt is gold for the Wallabies. But will Kiss be ready for the World Cup?

The Wallabies have unveiled an unusual coaching handover that will extend Joe Schmidt’s tenure, but give Les Kiss just 14 months before a home Rugby...

30.04.2025 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Iain Payten

An extra year under Schmidt is gold for the Wallabies. But will Kiss be ready for the World Cup?

The Wallabies have unveiled an unusual coaching handover that will extend Joe Schmidt’s tenure, but give Les Kiss just 14 months before a home Rugby...

30.04.2025 4

The Age

Iain Payten

An extra year under Schmidt is gold for the Wallabies. But will Kiss be ready for the World Cup?

The Wallabies have unveiled an unusual coaching handover that will extend Joe Schmidt’s tenure, but give Les Kiss just 14 months before a home Rugby...

30.04.2025 3

Brisbane Times

Iain Payten

The next Wallabies coach is a mystery, and the current one is on a vow of silence

The search for Joe Schmidt’s replacement has dragged on into a new month – and with the massive British and Irish Lions tour around the corner, a...

01.04.2025 8

WA Today

Iain Payten

The next Wallabies coach is a mystery, and the current one is on a vow of silence

The search for Joe Schmidt’s replacement has dragged on into a new month – and with the massive British and Irish Lions tour around the corner, a...

01.04.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Iain Payten

The next Wallabies coach is a mystery, and the current one is on a vow of silence

The search for Joe Schmidt’s replacement has dragged on into a new month – and with the massive British and Irish Lions tour around the corner, a...

01.04.2025 9

The Age

Iain Payten

The next Wallabies coach is a mystery, and the current one is on a vow of silence

The search for Joe Schmidt’s replacement has dragged on into a new month – and with the massive British and Irish Lions tour around the corner, a...

01.04.2025 9

Brisbane Times

Iain Payten

‘Best team in the comp’: Tahs coach pokes Queensland ahead of grudge match

With the dust barely settled from the Waratahs’ physical win over the Western Force, Dan McKellar piled pressure on their next opponent. And it...

08.03.2025 7

WA Today

Iain Payten

‘Best team in the comp’: Tahs coach pokes Queensland ahead of grudge match

With the dust barely settled from the Waratahs’ physical win over the Western Force, Dan McKellar piled pressure on their next opponent. And it...

08.03.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Iain Payten

‘Best team in the comp’: Tahs coach pokes Queensland ahead of grudge match

With the dust barely settled from the Waratahs’ physical win over the Western Force, Dan McKellar piled pressure on their next opponent. And it...

08.03.2025 8

The Age

Iain Payten

‘Best team in the comp’: Tahs coach pokes Queensland ahead of grudge match

With the dust barely settled from the Waratahs’ physical win over the Western Force, Dan McKellar piled pressure on their next opponent. And it...

08.03.2025 8

Brisbane Times

Iain Payten

The Suaalii effect: Has rugby’s multimillion-dollar recruit already paid for himself?

Joseph Aukuso-Suaalii will make his debut for the Waratahs on Friday. But before even wearing the sky blue jumper, the code-switcher has already made...

12.02.2025 6

WA Today

Iain Payten

The Suaalii effect: Has rugby’s multimillion-dollar recruit already paid for himself?

Joseph Aukuso-Suaalii will make his debut for the Waratahs on Friday. But before even wearing the sky blue jumper, the code-switcher has already made...

12.02.2025 4

The Sydney Morning Herald

Iain Payten

The Suaalii effect: Has rugby’s multimillion-dollar recruit already paid for himself?

Joseph Aukuso-Suaalii will make his debut for the Waratahs on Friday. But before even wearing the sky blue jumper, the code-switcher has already made...

12.02.2025 10

The Age

Iain Payten

The Suaalii effect: Has rugby’s multimillion-dollar recruit already paid for himself?

Joseph Aukuso-Suaalii will make his debut for the Waratahs on Friday. But before even wearing the sky blue jumper, the code-switcher has already made...

12.02.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Iain Payten

Who will replace Schmidt? Rating the Wallabies coaching contenders

Joe Schmidt has decided against taking the Wallabies to the 2027 Rugby World Cup. Who could replace him?

06.02.2025 8

WA Today

Iain Payten

Who will replace Schmidt? Rating the Wallabies coaching contenders

Joe Schmidt has decided against taking the Wallabies to the 2027 Rugby World Cup. Who could replace him?

06.02.2025 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Iain Payten

Who will replace Schmidt? Rating the Wallabies coaching contenders

Joe Schmidt has decided against taking the Wallabies to the 2027 Rugby World Cup. Who could replace him?

06.02.2025 5

The Age

Iain Payten

Who will replace Schmidt? Rating the Wallabies coaching contenders

Joe Schmidt has decided against taking the Wallabies to the 2027 Rugby World Cup. Who could replace him?

06.02.2025 7

Brisbane Times

Iain Payten

The looming Joe Schmidt problem … and it’s not his contract

The Wallabies coach hasn’t given much away about his future but a decision made in early January about a departing player could open a Pandora’s box.

26.01.2025 10

WA Today

Iain Payten

The looming Joe Schmidt problem … and it’s not his contract

The Wallabies coach hasn’t given much away about his future but a decision made in early January about a departing player could open a Pandora’s box.

26.01.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Iain Payten

The looming Joe Schmidt problem … and it’s not his contract

The Wallabies coach hasn’t given much away about his future but a decision made in early January about a departing player could open a Pandora’s box.

26.01.2025 10

The Age

Iain Payten

The looming Joe Schmidt problem … and it’s not his contract

The Wallabies coach hasn’t given much away about his future but a decision made in early January about a departing player could open a Pandora’s box.

26.01.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Iain Payten

Can boardroom changes put an end to the Wests Tigers’ endless soap opera?

The Wests Tigers are hoping a new independent board can help them move past a long and ugly history of in-fighting and wooden-spoon collection.

15.01.2025 10

WA Today

Iain Payten

Can boardroom changes put an end to the Wests Tigers’ endless soap opera?

15.01.2025 10

The Age

Iain Payten

Can boardroom changes put an end to the Wests Tigers’ endless soap opera?

The Wests Tigers are hoping a new independent board can help them move past a long and ugly history of in-fighting and wooden-spoon collection.

15.01.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Iain Payten

Can boardroom changes put an end to the Wests Tigers’ endless soap opera?

15.01.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Iain Payten

The two vital decisions that could make or break Australian rugby this Christmas

The weeks before Christmas are traditionally a period where meaningful work is dialled down and hangovers are dialled up. But Rugby Australia...

17.12.2024 4

WA Today

Iain Payten

The two vital decisions that could make or break Australian rugby this Christmas

The weeks before Christmas are traditionally a period where meaningful work is dialled down and hangovers are dialled up. But Rugby Australia...

17.12.2024 6

The Age

Iain Payten

The two vital decisions that could make or break Australian rugby this Christmas

The weeks before Christmas are traditionally a period where meaningful work is dialled down and hangovers are dialled up. But Rugby Australia...

17.12.2024 3

Brisbane Times

Iain Payten

The two vital decisions that could make or break Australian rugby this Christmas

The weeks before Christmas are traditionally a period where meaningful work is dialled down and hangovers are dialled up. But Rugby Australia...

17.12.2024 5

The Sydney Morning Herald

Iain Payten

The 15 things we learnt about the Wallabies in 2024

The difference in where the Wallabies are now and where they were this time last year is enormous. On and off the field. After emerging from the...

02.12.2024 3

WA Today

Iain Payten

The 15 things we learnt about the Wallabies in 2024

The difference in where the Wallabies are now and where they were this time last year is enormous. On and off the field. After emerging from the...

02.12.2024 5

The Sydney Morning Herald

Iain Payten

The 15 things we learnt about the Wallabies in 2024

The difference in where the Wallabies are now and where they were this time last year is enormous. On and off the field. After emerging from the...

02.12.2024 5

The Age

Iain Payten

The 15 things we learnt about the Wallabies in 2024

The difference in where the Wallabies are now and where they were this time last year is enormous. On and off the field. After emerging from the...

02.12.2024 3

Brisbane Times

Iain Payten

The fiercest rugby battle this week will take place in a five-star Dublin hotel

The lobby of the swanky Marker Hotel in Dublin will be a busy place this week, with conversations and coffees in the quieter corners. Their outcome...

13.11.2024 2

WA Today

Iain Payten

The fiercest rugby battle this week will take place in a five-star Dublin hotel

The lobby of the swanky Marker Hotel in Dublin will be a busy place this week, with conversations and coffees in the quieter corners. Their outcome...

13.11.2024 4

The Age

Iain Payten