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Heavies, workmen, or experience in the tight-five: The three options Schmidt has when picking first Wallabies team

July is almost upon us and with it comes the start of the Test-match season and the announcement of Joe Schmidt’s first ever Wallabies squad. Friday’s first squad announcement will give those chosen just under two weeks to get across the detail and gameplan which… Read More »Heavies, workmen, or experience in the tight-five: The three options Schmidt has when picking first Wallabies team

‘I’m not going to apologise for doing my best’: Trbojevic returns serve at captaincy critics after debut Origin cameo

NSW captain Jake Trbojevic is unfazed by the prospect of playing limited minutes again this State of Origin series, shrugging off the criticism that followed his cameo in game one. Meanwhile, the Blues insisted second-rower Liam Martin is on track to play in the must-win… Read More »‘I’m not going to apologise for doing my best’: Trbojevic returns serve at captaincy critics after debut Origin cameo

‘Affecting him mentally’: Lockyer reveals Cobbo opted out of Origin II – ‘I congratulate him for being open and honest’

Queensland selector Darren Lockyer has revealed Selwyn Cobbo told Maroons coach Billy Slater he wasn’t up to playing in Origin II next week. Cobbo’s demotion from the team that won the opening game raised plenty of eyebrows with pundits questioning the Queensland “pick and stick”… Read More »‘Affecting him mentally’: Lockyer reveals Cobbo opted out of Origin II – ‘I congratulate him for being open and honest’