Les Kiss

New Zealand preserved rugby’s established hierarchy with a 50-19 blowout victory over Australia that secures the Bledisloe Cup for a 24th year and pushes the All Blacks’ unbeaten run over the Wallabies at Eden Park into a fifth decade

Len Ikitau is carrying an ankle injury sustained in the Wallabies’ win over South Africa

The Wallabies will take on New Zealand on October 10 at Eden Park, hoping to end the All Blacks’ 53-game unbeaten run at the stadium

Wilson had enjoyed one of his best Test performances until referee Andrea Piardi gave him a yellow card for a high tackle on South African hooker Malcolm Marx

The Springboks’ bench named to face the Wallabies in Perth on Sunday night is largely defined by its ability to change a game at will

As part of their 2027 Rugby World Cup preparations, the Springboks will play a Test against Fiji in Australia next year

Petaia left the Queensland Reds in 2024 to pursue a career in the NFL, eventually signing for the Los Angeles Chargers before being waived last August

The 28-28 draw in Mendoza will go down as a lost opportunity as the Wallabies enjoyed a two-man advantage for the majority of the final 10 minutes, but a breakdown free-for-all and a couple of handling errors in the rain allowed Argentina to take time off the clock

Since then, Noah Lolesio, Tom Lynagh, James O’Connor, Tane Edmed, Declan Meredith and Gordon have all been given the run-on assignment

Four wins in a row — even if only this one was against an elite opponent — is reason enough for celebration for longsuffering Australian rugby fans, especially given how hard it is get a result in Argentina

Ultimately, Kiss’ preferred midfield partnership will be Paisami and Len Ikitau, with Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii contesting for a spot in the outside backs

Ben Donaldson remains on the bench while Gordon will play his third Test since returning to union

The Wallabies got enough right to score five tries and get home 35-32, based largely on character, which was tested by a red card for Miles Amatosero that left Australia with 14 men for a quarter of the game

The Wallabies send love to Warringah Rats hooker Wes Thomas, who suffered a serious neck injury in the Shute Shield

Lonergan, the Brumbies No 9, was named to start in the last three of those matches, with his clubmate Meredith joining on his outside in the past two fixtures following an injury crisis

Now he will duel with Reds teammate Hunter Paisami for an inside centre berth in the two-Test series against Japan

Izaia Perese has returned to the Queensland Reds

Rugby-bound Mark Nawaqanitawase could face a selection squeeze for the Wallabies ahead of next year’s World Cup after Rugby Australia clarified its selection policy will still only allow three overseas players to be selected for a tournament, series or competition

McKellar, who worked with Meredith when he coached at the Brumbies, believes the history of Australian rugby proves a playmaker cannot be rushed into Test football without the necessary experience

Unbeaten starts to the Super Rugby season by the ACT Brumbies and New South Wales Waratahs have provided a boost to Australian rugby a year out from a home World Cup

Three prodigal sons are returning from the NRL — winger Mark Nawaqanitawase, flyhalf Carter Gordon and utility Angus Crichton

The logjam of Australia’s top five-eighth prospects has been eased — temporarily — following revelations that Wallabies stars Carter Gordon and Tom Lynagh would miss the opening rounds of Queensland’s Super Rugby Pacific campaign

New Zealand Rugby has begun its search for Scott Robertson’s replacement