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Greetings one and greetings all and welcome to yet another Friday’s Rugby News in what is a bursting rugby news week. We kick off today with Wallaby coaching ruminations in ‘Cheik Mate?’. Revisit a little history and get excited about the future of the women’s game in ‘For Duck’s Sake’. Show some humility and keep expectations balanced for ‘Australian Dominance’. Head north for rugby’s festival of futility in ‘The Loser’s Lament’. Before bringing it all home in a bursting ‘Friday’s Goss with Hoss’ where you never, ever, ever have to fact check.Cheik Mate?To quote Australian poet and noted story teller,…

Greetings one, greetings all and welcome to the Valentine’s Day edition of Friday’s Rugby News. It’s the journalistic equivalent of a dozen oysters for all lovers of rugby. Why is it that good things always happen on a Friday?Let’s keep that lovers theme running today and take a deep dive into the Aussie sides chances this SRP season with ‘The Awesome Foursome’. Pack your togs and leave your inhibitions behind as you’re invited to an exclusive club in ‘Fantasy Island’. Sit back and relax at the Ponderosa’s grotto as we look at round one tips via ‘A Fat Man’s Folly’.…

Hello keyboard my old friend. I’ve come to type with you again. That’s right earthlings the wait’s over, and so is mine. It’s Friday’s Rugby News time again. So suspend all fact checking apps, kick the back window of the taxi loose and come with me on the year’s first Friday rugby adventure.A big thank you to RA for sitting on this news until I returned and to help kickstart Fridays again with ‘St Joe 2.0’. Look at the great pretenders for the gig in ‘There can be only one’. We’ll then head north for a gander at the world’s…

‘Siddinnee’.Once again the Premier State of New South Wales has proven itself the premier state for rugby union and sporting events in general (AFL is not a real sport), with the awarding of the hosting rights to 13 matches of the 2027 RWC, including the semi-finals and the final at Sydney’s Accor Stadium.Today World Rugby has released the venues to host the 2027 RWC, and the only real surprise is the rugby wasteland located to the south of the premier state being awarded nine fixtures. You can find all the details at rugbyworldcup.com or read their story below:As anticipation builds…

No, I’m not talking about the NSW Waratahs (though few could argue), but our beloved G&GR has had a number of upgrades during the off season as well. Bigger, faster and with more content than ever before, if it happens in rugby you’ll find it on G&GR.Whether it’s Super Rugby Pacific, the Tahs, the 6 Nations, British & Irish Lions news, the Tahs, Wallabies, our men’s and women’s 7s, the upcoming Women’s World Cup, or the Tahs, G&GR is your rugby home.Coincidentally, you’ll find all the latest breaking rugby news in our new ‘Latest News’ tab at the top of…

On behalf of the residents of Newcastle, we cordially invite you to a rusty Wallabies against a dangerous Fiji held in a city where the Wallabies are yet to win a test. What could possibly go wrong?Yep, the Wallabies will host Fiji on Sunday, 6 July at McDonald Jones Stadium Newcastle as their only warm up before the European Harlem Globetrotters arrive later in the year.Sounds like an official G&GR soiree might be in order.rugby.com.au has more about the match.

Greetings Gaggers and welcome to 2025: Chinese year of the Tah. Just a short note to let you know that the Daily News team will be back on deck from Monday, 3 February. Get your daily fill of all rugby news here with Brisneyland, RAWF, Yowie, KARL, Happyman and Nutta. And what a rugby year awaits:Plus a whole heap more. Whatever happens in rugby this year, the team at G&GR has you covered.See you soon. Go the TahsHoss.

Both a problem that’d give Yowie a nose bleed, and great news for the Wallaroos, nine of our women’s 7s side have been confirmed as participating in the 2025 SRW competition.rugby.com.au reports: Nine of the best Sevens stars in Australia have committed their intentions to play Super Rugby Women’s in 2025 in a quest to potentially play at the Rugby World Cup next year. World Rugby Player of the Year Maddison Levi, Sevens captain Bella Nasser and superstar playmaker Charlotte Caslick are among the group who will go between the two formats next year. The trio have committed to the…

In a first for G&GR, welcome to current and quality news on a Wednesday.Yesterday, RA released its 5 year plan titled ‘From Green to Gold Strategy’. In this plan RA has nailed its colours to the mast for its 5 year vision, including some lofty and ambitious goals. And I say, ‘why the hell not?’.Have not fans decried for a decade or more on the state of the game, the leadership, structures, pathways et al? Is it not well past due for RA to say:In one fell swoop, RA has finally delivered much overdue clarity and a vision to the…

For the last time in 2024, greetings one and greetings all. Welcome to Friday’s Rugby News, or what’s left of it after Allyoz went full Putin and posted all yesterday’s late breaking rugby news. Today we kick off the Friday farewell with ‘Fat Boy Fanfare’. Look at free money, except for all the strings attached, in ‘Tell him he’s dreamin’!’. Crank up a final Friday tradition for ‘The Wallabies night before Christmas’. And we bid 2024 adieu with ‘Friday’s Goss with Hoss’, now in talks with Dutto about putting a nuke at the Ponderosa.Fat Boy Fanfare.I like a player that…

Well, trust Scotland to make people depressed! But never fear people, Friday’s Rugby News is here to resurrect hope in the darkness, to turn fiction into fact and to help you find a way through the mundane quagmire at the end of your working week.Today we kickoff with a quick recap of last week’s abomination with ‘Grand Sham’. Dive deeper into the subtext of this week’s test in ‘Pluck off the Oirish?’. Preview the actual match in ‘He’s our Joe, too!’ Watch from a distance as the Poxy Isles implodes with ‘A Fraction too much Friction?’. Before signing off on…

Greetings earthlings and welcome to another Friday’s Rugby News. How good is it to be a Wallaby fan and say it out loud for a change? It’s fun and actually kinda cool again.But no time for idle chatter. Greatness beckons, so let’s strut right in first up with ‘Imagine’. Quickly revisit the Wallabies previous outing in ‘Beached Wales’. Enjoy a favourite rugby daytime soap with ‘Youngs & The Restless’. Make a bid to keep a loved one in our warm embrace as we say ‘Don’t Go St Joe’. Get ready for a big weekend of rugby viewing with ‘Square Eyes’…

Wallabies team to play Wales at Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Sunday November 17 at 4:10pm GMT/3:10am AEDT (Monday)1.⁠ ⁠Angus Bell (33 Tests) – Hunters Hill Rugby2.⁠ ⁠Matt Faessler (13 Tests) – USQ Saints3.⁠ ⁠Allan Alaalatoa (c) (77 Tests) – West Harbour Juniors4.⁠ ⁠Nick Frost (22 Tests) – Hornsby Lions5.⁠ ⁠Will Skelton (30 Tests) – The Hills Sports High School6.⁠ ⁠Seru Uru (1 Test) – Wests Bulldogs7.⁠ ⁠Fraser McReight (23 Tests) – Albany Creek Brumbies8.⁠ ⁠ Rob Valetini* (49 Tests) – Harlequin Junior Rugby Club9.⁠ ⁠Nic White (70 Tests) – Maitland Blacks10.⁠ ⁠Noah Lolesio (26 Tests) – Tuggeranong Vikings11.⁠ Max…

Well howdy there rugby lovers and welcome to another bursting Friday’s Rugby News. This week we keep a lid on the excitement and emotion of last week’s stunning success and kick off with ‘Grand Slam Here We Come!’. Look nervously into the Wallaby rear view mirror in ‘The Good. The Bad. The Wallabies?’ Drop in at RA HQ for ‘Show me the money!’ Finally celebrate some good rugby news out of Mexico via ‘History Rolls On’, before hiring Elon Musk as head of culture, ethical and editorial standards for this week’s ‘Friday’s Goss with Hoss’, now only available to those…

G’day, greetings, salutations and welcome! Test rugby is back baby, wall-to-wall-to-wall rugby this weekend. The southern titans take on the northern imposters. There’s drama, excitement, scandal and hope, all in this Friday’s Rugby News palooza.With our side to face Ol’ Blighty named last night, let’s dive straight in to the golden ooze in ‘Land of Hope & Glory’. Dare to dream with ‘History Never Repeats. Does It?’ Check in on our Contiki tourists at ‘Drinking Interrupted by Rugby Match’. Preview the blockbuster Oirish v Minstrels match with ‘Paddy Whack’? Take a look at the Dutch Dirt Farmers and the Braveheart…

A brief story from our Facebook followers. In a sure sign that Southern Hemisphere rugby powers are shifting, our Australian Police rugby side have rolled the visiting Kiwi Police side, for the first time ever.The message went on to say, ‘Australian Police Rugby Union come away with their first win against the New Zealand Police. In a tough fought test match, with New Zealand having the majority of the possession in the first half, APRU were able to change the momentum in the second half. Two tries from the forwards, a lineout maul and an overthrow. The boot of VC…

Greetings one, greetings all from the Ponderosa. Today’s news has very much a northern flavour to it, which I believe means sculling a pint of Guinness sprinkled with coal dust on top. So, what you are you waiting for? All aboard the Friday’s Rugby News Express for ‘The North Remembers’. Embrace the global nature of our sport in ‘McWhat?’ Encourage turgidity in ‘Harden Up’. Look at travel advice with ‘France Sucks’. Enjoy yet another FRN exclusive interview* with our Wallaby coach ‘Toe to Toe, with St Joe’. Before laying back in bed spent and lighting a gasper for this week’s…

The squad of 64 has been announced. Below are those selected for the pending Grand Slam tour and Australia XV fixtures, plus warm beer tasting, Sodoku events and photos of boring old churches. Courtesy of rugby.com.auWallabies Squad Grand Slam TourForwards (19)Allan Alaalatoa (#896, West Harbour Juniors)Angus Bell (#940, Hunters Hill Rugby Club)Matt Faessler (#969, USQ Saints)Nick Frost (#953, Hornsby Lions)Langi Gleeson (#960, Harbord Harlequins)Isaac Kailea (#975, Harlequin Junior Rugby Club)Fraser McReight (#937, Albany Creek Brumbies)Brandon Paenga-Amosa (#918, Southern Districts)Billy Pollard (#958, Lindfield Junior Rugby Club)Tom Robertson (#898, Dubbo Kangaroos)Lukhan Salakaia-Loto (#914, Randwick)Will Skelton (#883, Wentworthville Magpies)James Slipper (#843, Bond Pirates)Carlo…

I’m back baby! Embrace the sunshine and feel that inner glow. Friday’s Rugby News, the real FRN is here again. Thanks to Shrek and Donkey for stepping up to the plate during my absence. Their efforts once again prove just how good I am.Today we kick off with a problem that affects one in four rugby fans, ‘Premature Jubilation’. Skip up north for ‘Rocky Road’. Look into northern obstacles with ‘Reds Dead Baby?’ Then have a look at what lays ahead for our Wallaroos in ‘Finals Countdown’ before wrapping up with ‘Friday’s Goss with Hoss’, the royal tour edition, celebrating…

Greetings all and welcome to Friday’s Rugby News. Another fantabulous rugby news day awaits, so off we go.First up a quick review of last week’s game in ‘Confused Am I’. Take a look into our chances across the dutch tomorrow, with ‘The Duke, at Wellington’. Pack your bags as we head to Argentina and preview their clash with The Dutch Dirt Farmers in ‘Viva Los Pumas’. Look at our ladies chances next up for ‘Wallaroos v Wales: The Sequel’. We then look to put a G&GR candidate into the corridors of rugby power in Oz with ‘#yourcodeneedsyouNutta’. Before putting the…