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Wallaroos coaching appointment upsets Scottish Rugby

Rugby Australia will pay compensation to Scottish Rugby after signing the recently released Sione Fukofuka as Wallaroos coach.

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Scotland ‘surprised’ as coach Sione Fukofuka unveiled by Australia days after leaving for personal reasons

Fukofuka is set to lead the Wallaroos at a home World Cup in 2029

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'World-class' criteria as Waratahs coach search narrows

Rugby Australia boss Phil Waugh has remained coy on the prospect of Michael Cheika returning to coach the NSW Waratahs next season.

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Rugby World Cup funding to aid Pacific push

As well as targeting Australian grassroots rugby, part of a $90 million World Cup funding package will be directed to establishing competitions in the Pacific.

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Rugby's 'generational talent' shuns NRL in code war win

Australian rugby is celebrating a crucial contracting triumph, with Treyvon Pritchard understood to have shunned NRL overtures and agreed to remain in the code.

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Pritchard's golden pitch, Reds lock in schoolboy giant

Australian rugby has locked in an enormous schoolboy prospect while Olympic gold is being dangled as a carrot to keep Treyvon Pritchard in the game.

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Waugh outlines winning Wallabies expectation under Kiss

Joe Schmidt's losing record doesn't tell the full story, Phil Waugh says, as Les Kiss takes the Wallabies reins and the expectations shift.

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It's all academic: key areas in rugby's contract battle

Australian rugby powerbrokers have weighed in on the battle to contract the code's best talent and renewed calls to outlaw a "catastrophic" tackle technique.

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Anzac Day Test confirmed, Bledisloe Cup to change

Rugby Australia and New Zealand Rugby have announced that a third Bledisloe Cup Test will be played on Anzac Day in Brisbane next year.

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OLY:Master sevens coach Walsh lands vital new RA role

Rio Olympics gold medal-winning sevens coach Tim Walsh has been unveiled as Rugby Australia's new women's high-performance boss.

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Master sevens coach Walsh lands vital new RA role

Rio Olympics gold medal-winning sevens coach Tim Walsh has been unveiled as Rugby Australia's new women's high-performance boss.

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'Freak' and French muscle bolster Junior Wallabies

Tom Robinson will lead a Junior Wallabies team that will for the first time include overseas talent in two hulking French-based props, and a local freak.

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Tom Lynagh deal done at Reds for World Cup year

Tom Lynagh has extended his contract with Rugby Australia and the Queensland Reds for one year, keeping him in the country for the World Cup.

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FED:Rebels merger plan no big secret, Rugby Australia says

The Melbourne Rebels can't claim a proposal known as Winning Rugby was kept secret from them because the club had agreed to it, the sport's governing body says.

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Rebels merger plan no big secret, Rugby Australia says

The Melbourne Rebels can't claim a proposal known as Winning Rugby was kept secret from them because the club had agreed to it, the sport's governing body says.

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Rugby Australia's alleged secret plan blindsided Rebels

A mysterious policy designed to boost Australian rugby heartland at the expense of the Melbourne Rebels is a key sticking point in a lawsuit worth millions.

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'Not surprised': Kiss on Chiefs' latest rugby target

Reds coach Les Kiss, who will take over the Wallabies later this year, is bracing for an ongoing NRL recruitment battle after a young star's link to the Chiefs.

The Guardian - UK

Rugby union’s Pacific heartlands threatened by NRL spree after Moana Pasifika’s collapse

It is feared soft-power politics and a $240m war-chest could leave Samoa and Tonga uniquely vulnerable

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Sevens star set for code switch, signs for Titans

Teagan Levi will test the waters in the NRLW, with the Australian sevens star signing on to play with Gold Coast at the end of the world series.

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'Contagious': Suaalii says more players may follow Luai

Former Samoan World Cup teammate Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii believes Jarome Luai may well attract many more NRL stars to the PNG Chiefs.

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'Spend before they have it': RA's pivotal finance shift

After announcing a record profit, Phil Waugh is confident Rugby Australia has bucked what he thinks is a global trend crippling the finances of the code.

The Guardian - AU

Rugby Australia ‘resets finances, restores pride’ after posting $100m turnaround

The British and Irish Lions tour has provided a financial launchpad ahead of the men’s and women’s World Cups, driving a record $70.6m surplus in 2025

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Harry and Meghan continue Invictus cause at the rugby

Prince Harry has combined his love of rugby and his Invictus quest as he and wife Meghan finished their trip to Australia with a night at the football.

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Rugby Australia 'delighted' about royal visit

Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle are set to attend the Super Rugby Pacific clash between the NSW Waratahs and Moana Pasifika at Allianz Stadium.

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RA's Mass gain: in-demand prop knocks back Irish offer

Powerhouse Reds prop Massimo De Lutiis has described how he agonised over the call to re-sign with Rugby Australia despite strong Irish interest.

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