Hooper fit for Rugby Champs opener
Wallabies captain Michael Hooper has been included in a 28-man Wallabies squad for Saturday’s match against the All Blacks in Sydney.
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Wallabies captain Michael Hooper has been included in a 28-man Wallabies squad for Saturday’s match against the All Blacks in Sydney.
Michael Cheika and Stirling Morlock have rubbished Steve Hansen’s suggestion that the Wallabies are favourites heading into the first Bledisloe Cup Test.
Sanzaar is considering a Rugby Championship schedule change in 2021 that may benefit the Springboks.
The Leicester Tigers will force Wallabies duo Matt Toomua and Tatafu Polota-Nau to return to England during the Rugby Championship.
Michael Cheika has included six uncapped players in the Wallabies’ 36-man squad for their Rugby Championship opener against the All Blacks on 18 August.
Highlights of the Wallabies trial squad’s 57-12 win over the Super Rugby Selection at Leichhardt Oval.
Utility back Matt Toomua will be available for the Wallabies’ Rugby Championship campaign after joining the Rebels.
Wallabies centre Tevita Kuridrani will be sidelined for three months due to a pectoral injury.
Wallabies centre Samu Kerevi will miss at least the first half of the Rugby Championship due to a bicep injury.
Beauden Barrett and Israel Folau have expressed their concerns over the way aerial challenges are being officiated.