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
Super Rugby - Round 14
May 17, 2013: Stormers coach Allister Coetzee described his side's loss to the Melbourne Rebels on Friday night as the worst he has ever been involved in
Super Rugby - Round 14
May 17, 2013: A late penalty try at last gave Melbourne Rebels something to smile about as they recorded a breakthrough 30-21 win over the Stormers in their Super Rugby clash at AAMI Park
Australian rugby
May 14, 2013: Melbourne Rebels coach Damien Hill says skipper Scott Higginbotham deserves to be among the first players picked for the Wallabies
Super Rugby Round 13 - Blues v Rebels
May 11, 2013: The Blues defeat Melbourne Rebels by four points in an 11-try thriller at Eden Park, but only after the visitors produce a second-half fightback
Super Rugby Star Men
May 7, 2013: Israel Folau, Jean de Villiers, Steven Luatua and Hugh Pyle headline our Super Rugby team of the week for round 12. Which players caught your eye?
Australian rugby
May 4, 2013: The Wallabies and Melbourne Rebels have received a timely boost with news that Scott Higginbotham has recommitted to both for a further two years
Greg Growden writes ...
Apr 29, 2013: Greg Growden names the Wallabies squad he would select to face the British & Irish Lions in the first Test, based on form
Super Rugby round 11
Apr 28, 2013: Melbourne Rebels give the seven-time Super Rugby champions an almighty scare in Christchurch on Sunday afternoon
Super Rugby comment
Mar 27, 2013: Chemistry is more than a university subject and in rugby it cannot be underestimated no matter how big the names are within a team, writes Jeff Wilson
Super Rugby
Mar 24, 2013: Melbourne Rebels have suffered a record Super Rugby drubbing with the Sharks running in 10 tries in a 64-7 bloodbath in Durban
Super Rugby
Mar 5, 2013: Melbourne Rebels must develop their self-belief if they are to improve their Super Rugby prospects, Scott Higginbotham says
Super Rugby
Feb 27, 2013: The Melbourne Rebels fly-half looks set to tackle his former side, New South Wales Waratahs, after running strongly at training
Super Rugby
Feb 14, 2013: Melbourne recruit Scott Higginbotham knows the Rebels must find a way to win tight games if they are to progress
Austraila 18-18 New Zealand, Bledisloe Cup
Oct 22, 2012: Australia's Scott Higginbotham has been handed a two-week suspension after peading guilty to striking New Zealand captain Richie McCaw during their Bledisloe Cup clash on Saturday
Australia 27-19 Wales, Brisbane, June 9
Jun 9, 2012: Wales' caretaker coach Rob Howley has demanded his side rediscover a clinical edge ahead of next weekend's second Test with Australia in Melbourne
