Australian Rugby - Wallabies v British & Irish Lions
May 20, 2013: James O'Connor says the injury problems he suffered last year made him a better player as he has increased the thoroughness of his physical preparation
Australian Rugby - Wallabies v British & Irish Lions
May 19, 2013: Ewen McKenzie defends Quade Cooper after Wallabies coach Robbie Deans all but freezes the playmaker out of the series with the British & Irish Lions
Australian Rugby - Wallabies Comment
May 19, 2013: Robbie Deans might have given the outside world a first glimpse at the game plan he is looking to implement against the British & Irish Lions
Australian Rugby - Wallabies Comment
May 19, 2013: Quade Cooper provides "a point of difference" and his defence is decidedly better than it was 12 months ago, Greg Growden writes
Australian Rugby - Wallabies v British & Irish Lions
May 19, 2013: Robbie Deans omits Quade Cooper, due to defensive concerns, and George Smith, due to injury, while naming three uncapped players in 25-man squad to face the British & Irish Lions
Greg Growden writes ...
May 6, 2013: Israel Folau excelled against Southern Kings in Port Elizabeth, convincing Greg Growden that he is worthy of Wallabies selection
Super Rugby round eight
Apr 4, 2013: New South Wales coach Michael Cheika resists the temptation to rush injury-plagued Wycliff Palu straight back into the starting side, with Pat McCutcheon retaining the No.8 jumper for at least one more week
Super Rugby
Mar 20, 2013: Wallabies prop Sekope Kepu re-signs with the Australian Rugby Union and the New South Wales Waratahs
France v Australia, November 10
Nov 8, 2012: Australia have tweaked their line-up for the clash with France at the Stade de France in Paris on Saturday
Australia v New Zealand, Bledisloe Cup, October 20
Oct 13, 2012: Australia boss Robbie Deans has recalled Wycliff Palu, Sekope Kepu, Drew Mitchell and Adam Ashley-Cooper from injury for their one-off Bledisloe Cup clash with New Zealand on October 20
Australian Rugby
Aug 21, 2012: Wallabies skipper David Pocock has been ruled out for three months after undergoing surgery in Sydney on Tuesday
Rugby World Cup 2011
Oct 10, 2011: Australia coach Robbie Deans has defended playmaker Quade Cooper following his erratic performance during the Wallabies' World Cup semi-final victory over South Africa on Sunday
Australian Rugby
Aug 15, 2011: Wallabies prop Benn Robinson has been ruled out of the forthcoming World Cup after failing to recover from a knee injury
New Zealand v Australia, Auckland, August 6
Aug 4, 2011: Australia coach Robbie Deans has backed his pack to cause a few headaches for their All Blacks counterparts ahead of the Tri-Nations Test on Saturday
Super Rugby
May 29, 2011: Waratahs will be without prop Sekope Kepu and possibly centre Ryan Cross for next weekend's crucial Super Rugby clash with the Bulls in Pretoria
News in Brief
Mar 22, 2009: All the latest rugby news in brief including details of a season-ending injury for Chris Latham
Barbarians 11-18 Australia, Wembley
Dec 3, 2008: Australia bounced back from last week's defeat against Wales, scoring a try apiece in each half to smother the Barbarians in an entertaining and highly competitive encounter at Wembley
Feb 28, 2008: Wallaby prop Al Baxter has been ruled out of Saturday's round three Super Rugby clash with the Highlanders in Dunedin.
Dec 12, 2007: 125kg prop Sekope Kepu has become the 33rd and final member of the HSBC Waratahs squad for 2008, joining the team in pre-season training this week.
