menu_open Columnists
Paul Cully

Paul Cully

Brisbane Times

We use cookies to provide some features and experiences in QOSHE

More information  .  Close

Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt is unsure about his future. Here’s how to keep him

Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt has everyone on tenterhooks as he weighs up whether to stay on beyond the British and Irish Lions tour. The nerves are...

24.11.2024 3

WA Today

Paul Cully

Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt is unsure about his future. Here’s how to keep him

Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt has everyone on tenterhooks as he weighs up whether to stay on beyond the British and Irish Lions tour. The nerves are...

24.11.2024 2

The Sydney Morning Herald

Paul Cully

The Wallabies lost 40-6 to Wales last year. Why it’ll be different this time around

There was a moment in Wales’ 24-19 loss to Fiji last week that must have caught the eye of the Wallabies. In the 24th minute, Fijian Drua No.10...

16.11.2024 2

WA Today

Paul Cully

The Wallabies lost 40-6 to Wales last year. Why it’ll be different this time around

There was a moment in Wales’ 24-19 loss to Fiji last week that must have caught the eye of the Wallabies. In the 24th minute, Fijian Drua No.10...

16.11.2024 3

The Sydney Morning Herald

Paul Cully

The Wallabies lost 40-6 to Wales last year. Why it’ll be different this time around

There was a moment in Wales’ 24-19 loss to Fiji last week that must have caught the eye of the Wallabies. In the 24th minute, Fijian Drua No.10...

16.11.2024 1

The Age

Paul Cully

The Wallabies lost 40-6 to Wales last year. Why it’ll be different this time around

There was a moment in Wales’ 24-19 loss to Fiji last week that must have caught the eye of the Wallabies. In the 24th minute, Fijian Drua No.10...

16.11.2024 1

Brisbane Times

Paul Cully

The five rugby-specific demands Suaalii must master on Wallabies debut

In at the deep end. There’s no other way to describe Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii’s debut in the No.13 jersey against England at Twickenham. But how will...

08.11.2024 2

Brisbane Times

Paul Cully

Australia are turning Irish – and a bit of green suits them

Bit by bit, Rugby Australia’s plan for restoring the game is becoming apparent. The plan isn’t Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii. Throwing millions at one...

02.11.2024 2

WA Today

Paul Cully

Australia are turning Irish – and a bit of green suits them

Bit by bit, Rugby Australia’s plan for restoring the game is becoming apparent. The plan isn’t Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii. Throwing millions at one...

02.11.2024 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Paul Cully

Australia are turning Irish – and a bit of green suits them

Bit by bit, Rugby Australia’s plan for restoring the game is becoming apparent. The plan isn’t Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii. Throwing millions at one...

02.11.2024 2

The Age

Paul Cully

Australia are turning Irish – and a bit of green suits them

Bit by bit, Rugby Australia’s plan for restoring the game is becoming apparent. The plan isn’t Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii. Throwing millions at one...

02.11.2024 1

Brisbane Times

Paul Cully

Up Schmidt creek: If that’s what Pumas can do, how bad will a Lions mauling get?

The British and Irish Lions tour of Australia is bearing down on the Wallabies with uncomfortable haste. Credit to Los Pumas for their 67-27 win...

08.09.2024 3

WA Today

Paul Cully

Up Schmidt creek: If that’s what Pumas can do, how bad will a Lions mauling get?

The British and Irish Lions tour of Australia is bearing down on the Wallabies with uncomfortable haste. Credit to Los Pumas for their 67-27 win...

08.09.2024 3

The Sydney Morning Herald

Paul Cully

Up Schmidt creek: If that’s what Pumas can do, how bad will a Lions mauling get?

The British and Irish Lions tour of Australia is bearing down on the Wallabies with uncomfortable haste. Credit to Los Pumas for their 67-27 win...

08.09.2024 2

The Age

Paul Cully

Up Schmidt creek: If that’s what Pumas can do, how bad will a Lions mauling get?

The British and Irish Lions tour of Australia is bearing down on the Wallabies with uncomfortable haste. Credit to Los Pumas for their 67-27 win...

08.09.2024 1

Brisbane Times

Paul Cully

Why the Anzac Day Bledisloe Cup Test is a no-brainer

A historic Bledisloe Cup Test on Anzac Day in 2026 is a rarity in rugby: at first glance, it appears to be a good idea with surprisingly few...

06.09.2024 1

WA Today

Paul Cully

Why the Anzac Day Bledisloe Cup Test is a no-brainer

A historic Bledisloe Cup Test on Anzac Day in 2026 is a rarity in rugby: at first glance, it appears to be a good idea with surprisingly few...

06.09.2024 3

The Sydney Morning Herald

Paul Cully

Why the Anzac Day Bledisloe Cup Test is a no-brainer

A historic Bledisloe Cup Test on Anzac Day in 2026 is a rarity in rugby: at first glance, it appears to be a good idea with surprisingly few...

06.09.2024 1

The Age

Paul Cully

Why the Anzac Day Bledisloe Cup Test is a no-brainer

A historic Bledisloe Cup Test on Anzac Day in 2026 is a rarity in rugby: at first glance, it appears to be a good idea with surprisingly few...

06.09.2024 1

Brisbane Times

Paul Cully

The X-factor Wallaby who offers Schmidt genuine hope for future

You can talk about structure until you are blue in the face, but there isn’t a coach in the world who won’t admit that it all becomes so much...

01.09.2024 1

WA Today

Paul Cully

The X-factor Wallaby who offers Schmidt genuine hope for future

You can talk about structure until you are blue in the face, but there isn’t a coach in the world who won’t admit that it all becomes so much...

01.09.2024 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Paul Cully

The X-factor Wallaby who offers Schmidt genuine hope for future

You can talk about structure until you are blue in the face, but there isn’t a coach in the world who won’t admit that it all becomes so much...

01.09.2024 2

The Age

Paul Cully

The X-factor Wallaby who offers Schmidt genuine hope for future

You can talk about structure until you are blue in the face, but there isn’t a coach in the world who won’t admit that it all becomes so much...

01.09.2024 2

Brisbane Times

Paul Cully

Inventive Irish show that Wallabies’ narrow attack isn’t a problem in itself

Joe Schmidt’s relatively narrow attack will be the stick that will be used to beat him if the Wallabies don’t make improvements this year,...

30.08.2024 4

Brisbane Times

Paul Cully

Inventive Irish show that Wallabies’ narrow attack isn’t a problem in itself

Joe Schmidt’s relatively narrow attack will be the stick that will be used to beat him if the Wallabies don’t make improvements this year,...

30.08.2024 1

The Age

Paul Cully

He has played 33 minutes of Test rugby. But he could solve a looming Wallabies problem

Max Jorgensen or Andrew Kellaway in the No.14 jersey, and Hamish Stewart v David Feliuai at No.12, appear to be the most pressing decisions for Joe...

25.08.2024 1

WA Today

Paul Cully

In the coffin of All Blacks rugby, the Bledisloe Cup is in play

Here’s a statistic for the dreamers and optimists: the All Blacks haven’t won a single Test in Wellington, where they play the Wallabies in the...

23.08.2024 1

WA Today

Paul Cully

In the coffin of All Blacks rugby, the Bledisloe Cup is in play

Here’s a statistic for the dreamers and optimists: the All Blacks haven’t won a single Test in Wellington, where they play the Wallabies in the...

23.08.2024 2

The Sydney Morning Herald

Paul Cully

The Smallabies: How Australia lost size – and can get some back

The last time the Wallabies played the Springboks in Perth, the venue was smaller but the back line was bigger – by some distance. In 2017, the...

17.08.2024 1

WA Today

Paul Cully

Joe’s joeys versus big-time Boks: Ranking the two teams

The beauty of sport is that it is not played on paper, but on the field – a far more unpredictable canvas. That said, South Africa are...

09.08.2024 1

WA Today

Paul Cully

0451ecc3bd12c7a30ac99e8051bd703a