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'Kick the gate open': Tongan tour a timely rugby dose
It was raining tries in Tonga as the reprised First Nations and Pasifika (FNP) X...
Murray Wenzel (AAP) 5 Sep 2026
'If we're serious about it': Tonga's rugby reminder
Wallabies great Wycliff Palu is cherishing a Tonga return he warns needs to be m...
Murray Wenzel (AAP) 3 Sep 2026
Mo'unga back in All Blacks after three-year absence
Richie Mo'unga has been recalled to the New Zealand All Blacks after a three-yea...
French lessons and scrum cheats: Tupou's Paris revival
Taniela Tupou, only half-jokingly, reckons his golf is now better than his Engli...
Murray Wenzel (AAP) 8 Jul 2026
Former league great accused of blocking star's return
The wife of Israel Folau has accused Australian Rugby League commissioner and fo...
Melissa Woods (AAP) 19 Jun 2026
No doubt about it: Chiefs' Aussie gets Super final shot

Lalakai Foketi doesn't think he's earned a phone call from Joe Schmidt, but as the lone Australian left standing in the Super Rugby Pacific season hasn't closed the door on a Wallabies return.

'If not us, then what?' Umaga's Pasifika rugby fears

All Blacks great and Moana Pasifika coach Tana Umaga fears the region's talent will gravitate to league and derail the Tongan and Samoan Test sides without a Super Rugby presence.

Gutted and upset: Force to lose Ekuasi to France

Western Force coach Simon Cron is gutted and upset after French Top 14 outfit US Montauban swooped in to sign in-form No.8 Vaiolini Ekuasi. Auckland-born Ekuasi has been a standout player for the Forc...

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Justin Chadwick Apr 2, 2026
The Melburnian seeking to lead Scots to rugby glory

Made in Australia but seen as a true Scottish braveheart, captain Sione Tuipulotu is backing his side to become European rugby champions after a ride that's taken them to "hell and back" together.

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Ian Chadband Mar 16, 2026
Coach wowed by Tah's statement in Super homecoming

When Folau Fainga'a chatted to Dan McKellar about a return to Australian rugby, he knew what he was in for. The former Brumbies hooker, with a World Cup and 38 Test caps to his name, had plenty asked...

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Murray Wenzel Feb 2, 2026
Aussie king of Scots relishing World Cup back home

Sione Tuipulotu is excited about leading Scotland on their "journey" towards what he hopes will be a fruitful World Cup in Australia in just under two years.

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Anthony Brown Dec 5, 2025
'If they need me': Tupou reveals World Cup dream

Taniela Tupou is pledging to play every Test like it's his last after reviving his Wallabies career with a performance for the ages. Three months after candidly claiming he didn't deserve to feature a...

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Darren Walton Aug 4, 2025
Tuipulotu to miss homecoming in Lions' second Test

The absence of Melbourne product Sione Tuipulotu is one of two of the changes to the British and Irish Lions squad to face the Wallabies in the second Test.

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Melissa Woods Jul 25, 2025
Tongan Thor ready if it's au revoir to Australia

Taniela Tupou says he's "at peace" if the First Nations and Pasifika XV match against the British and Irish Lions is the last in Australia for the powerhouse prop.

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Melissa Woods Jul 21, 2025
Aussie-born Lions 'freak' in way of Wallaby trump card Sua'ali'i

Wallabies teammates expect Joseph-Aukuso Sua'ali'i to relish the occasion when the moment that lured him back to rugby arrives alongside a "freakish" head-to-head battle.

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Murray Wenzel Jul 18, 2025
Sua'ali'i plays down simmering feud with Lions rival

Wallabies gun Joseph-Aukuso Sua'ali'i has avoided throwing fuel on the fire ahead of a possible spicy rematch with British and Irish Lions centre Sione Tuipulotu in Saturday's opening Test in Brisbane...

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Melissa Woods Jul 16, 2025
Tupou needs to tame Lions to earn Wallabies recall

Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt wants Taniela Tupou to send a reminder about what he can bring to the Test arena when the powerhouse prop squares off against the Lions.

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Melissa Woods Jul 5, 2025
Tupou's 'tricky' French test after Wallabies speed bump

Long-time teammate Fraser McReight hopes Taniela Tupou flourishes on his French sojourn after the enigmatic prop had a Wallabies reality check.

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Murray Wenzel Jun 30, 2025
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