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Beware the rectangle of doom: rugby union must heed lessons of Harry Potter drama

When a toenail in touch by a defending team results in a try being chalked off for those on the attack, the game is making itself look idiotic

The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2025

'No words' but Slater knows what Munster is feeling

Billy Slater says Queensland must lift for Cameron Munster as the captain prepares to play in the State of Origin decider days after his father's death.

AAP · Jul 8, 2025

Grieving Cameron Munster to make late dash to Maroons camp ahead of Origin decider

A ‘pretty upset’ Maroons captain Cameron Munster will return to camp barely 24 hours before this year’s decider following the death of his father

The Guardian - AU · Jul 8, 2025

Scratchy Lions win has simplified the Test selection equation for Andy Farrell

The time has come for the head coach to cease experimenting and get down to business as the Lions need to go all out or go home

The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2025

Wallabies score late to snatch win against surging Fiji as Lions await

Harry Wilson scored in the 79th minute to secure a 21-18 victory in Newcastle, burying the demons of 2023 World Cup defeat

The Guardian - AU · Jul 6, 2025

Australia 21-18 Fiji: international rugby union Test – as it happened

Wallabies survive scare from surging Fiji at McDonald Jones Stadium in Newcastle

The Guardian - AU · Jul 6, 2025

The miracle try inspiring Blues for Origin decider

Mark Coyne's 1994 epic for Queensland is State of Origin's miracle try. But NSW say James Tedesco's in the last Sydney decider deserves the same billing.

AAP · Jul 6, 2025

Lions ‘must do better’ is Andy Farrell’s verdict as Waratahs deny watering pitch

Andy Farrell has acknowledged his Lions ‘need to be better than that’ after an error-strewn 21-10 win over the NSW Waratahs

The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2025

Waratahs offer Joe Schmidt a sweet vision of surprise victory in Lions series

NSW go toe-to-toe with the tourists for almost an hour and expose key frailties, two weeks before the first Test

The Guardian - AU · Jul 5, 2025

Alex Mitchell helps error-prone Lions edge past gritty NSW Waratahs

Alex Mitchell scored the key try as the Lions won 21-10 against a Waratahs side who did an excellent job of dragging their guests down to earth

The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2025