The Australian Sevens team has called up a former schoolboy prodigy, while veteran Maurice Longbottom returns from injury for the tournament in Perth.
Justin Chadwick
Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii says he's not daunted by the expectations of reviving the Wallabies and leading them to victory over the British and Irish Lions.
George Clarke
The NSW Waratahs can't solely rely on Wallabies star Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii to fire them up the Super Rugby ladder, new coach Dan McKellar says.
All Blacks star Wallace Sititi will undergo surgery on a knee injury on Friday and may miss the entire Super Rugby season.
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Sione Tuipulotu, Jack Dempsey, Mack Hansen, Finlay Bealham and Monty Ioane make up a powerful Australian brigade in the Six Nations rugby championship.
Ian Chadband
Western Force captain Jeremy Williams’ seismic rise over the past year is in the rearview mirror, and the second-rower is already focusing on the road ahead.
Ben Smith
Eddie Jones thought Maro Itoje was too "inward-looking" to captain England but the Australian's successor as coach has made him skipper for the Six Nations.
Brumbies' Wallaby back-row forward Tom Hooper is heading for England, but hopes to come back to Australia "an older, more experienced player down the track".
Under-pressure Wales coach Warren Gatland has called up several experienced players for the Six Nations tournament as the Kiwi seeks to end a long losing run.
Waratahs triple premiership winner Layne Morgan has landed in the laps of the Queensland Reds as a prize Super Rugby Women's addition.
Murray Wenzel
Former Wallaby Israel Folau scored a try but his Urayasu D-Rocks suffered a fourth straight defeat in Japanese rugby, losing to Brave Lupus Tokyo.
Back with the Western Force after a year at the University of Oxford, down-to-earth front-rower Tom Robertson has returned full of wisdom, and a renewed sense of energy.
Louis Lynagh's flourishing international career has been put on hold, the son of former Wallabies' great Michael Lynagh having to recover from knee surgery.
Injured utility back Kurtley Beale has returned to the Force with the hope of playing as an injury-replacement player in the latter stages of the 2025 season.
Wallabies veteran Kurtley Beale is back with Western Force?— and refusing to give up on his dream of returning to rugby field despite a career-threatening injury.
Western Force have continued to make waves ahead of?the 2025 Super Rugby Women’s season, with Wallaroos games record-holder Ashley Marsters committing to the club.
After eight years abroad, which featured one of the most unlikely Test debuts of all time, new Western Force recruit Nic Dolly has signalled his intent to reignite his international career with the Wallabies.
Queensland Reds No.10 Tom Lynagh has vowed not to shy away from the physical side of the game ahead of a season where the Wallabies play the Lions.
Joel Gould
Former captain Mahonri Schwalger has resigned as Samoa's men's rugby team coach while he faces criminal charges.
Dave Rennie's Kobe Steelers were beaten but another former Wallabies' coach Robbie Deans saw his Saitama Wild Knights go top of Japan Rugby League One.
The new year is here and for our Aussie sporting teams it’s the perfect time to reflect and set some new goals for the year ahead. Here are some resolutions they might want to consider.
Caitlin Bassett
It’s the first glimpse fans have been given of the Pocock family’s newest member since their pregnancy announcement earlier this year.
Ryan Bourke
Israel Folau and his former fellow Wallaby and current club teammate Samu Kerevi are off to a poor start in Japanese club rugby with Urayasu D-Rocks.
As 2024 draws to a close The West Australian looks back on who grabbed the headlines as we countdown the top WA athletes for 2024.