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Former Wallabies skipper Michael Hooper is set to make his rugby sevens debut in Perth in January after being official confirmed in the Australian men’s squad. After being overlooked for the Wallabies’ disastrous Rugby World Cup campaign earlier this year, the 125-Test veteran set his sights on… Read More »Continuity, experience and raw speed: Australia’s 7s squad named ahead of Olympic campaign as Hooper inches closer for debut

Personally, I never doubted them for a second. Although in the interests of strict transparency I suppose I should make clear that that first sentence is technically only true if you don’t count any of the seconds that took place in the six months or… Read More »I knew Australia’s bunch of ‘no-hopers’ couldn’t win the World Cup, right up until I knew they would

Oday Dabbagh was born in Jerusalem, plays in Belgium and will be the key threat to the Socceroos’ defence in Kuwait. Striker Dabbagh is arguably Palestine’s most impressive talent, and shapes as their biggest goalscoring hope in Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier (Wednesday 1am AEDT). Dabbagh,… Read More »‘He’s a wonderkid in Palestine’: The key man Socceroos must contain in WCQ

In a warning sign for Australian rugby to get their ducks in a row sooner rather than later, Waratahs hardman Lachie Swinton is set to sign with French Top 14 club Bordeaux. The Roar can reveal that the 26-year-old international back-rower will leave Australian rugby… Read More »Exclusive: Rising Wallabies hardman set to leave Australian rugby in warning sign for RA

India will carry an undermanned squad into the looming Twenty20s against Australia, with only three of their World Cup squad picked to start the series. India’s selectors named a 16-man group on Tuesday for the five match series, as players came to terms with their… Read More »India match dire with dire: Hosts react to Aussies’ understrength approach with a T20 team lacking firepower