Rupert Guinness
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THE GOLDEN THREADS: Up for the ultimate test
In his series on players reflecting on their debuts for Australia, RUPERT GUINNESS speaks with Wallaroo lock Sera Naiqama who first played for Australia in the 2019 Oceania Championship, but is yet to earn her first Test cap. When Sera Naiqama first stood on-field in the Australian jersey, she was proud as punch to be representing Australia. She was primed to respond to the selectors’ faith with… → Read More
THE GOLDEN THREADS: Great things take time
In his series on players reflecting on their debuts for Australia, RUPERT GUINNESS speaks with Wallaroo flanker Emily Chancellor who took some convincing that she had made the Test team to play the Black Ferns in August, 2018. → Read More
The Golden Threads: A "Momento of Resilience"
In his series on players reflecting on their debuts for Australia, RUPERT GUINNESS speaks with Wallaby No. 823, Dean Mumm who earned 57 Test caps in a career that came in two parts to the surprise of many – Mumm included. → Read More
THE GOLDEN THREADS: How an All Black honoured Tim Horan on debut
In his series on players reflecting on their debuts for Australia, RUPERT GUINNESS speaks with former Wallaby and Queensland Reds centre Tim Horan who starred in the amateur and professional eras. The game has changed, but not the value of his first Wallaby jersey. → Read More
THE GOLDEN THREADS: The Journey of Demi Hayes to an Olympic Debut
In a continuing series on former and current players and their debuts for Australia, RUPERT GUINNESS speaks with Demi Hayes who is in Tokyo and on the cusp of playing in her first Olympic Games as a member of the Australian women’s Sevens team → Read More
The Golden Threads: The moment Al Baxter never saw coming
In a continuing series on former and current players reflecting on their debuts for Australia, RUPERT GUINNESS speaks with former Wallaby and NSW prop Al Baxter who is President of the NSW Rugby Union. He is also an architect and Principal with Populous, specialising on stadiums. He was head architect on Bankwest Stadium and has worked on the Moore Park Masterplan, AIS Masterplan and West Coast… → Read More
The Golden Threads - What the first time really meant to Matt Burke
Talk is already begun towards who will represent Australia in rugby this year. Among the men and women selected, some will don the Australian green and gold in Test rugby or Sevens at the Olympic Games for the first time. This prompted RUPERT GUINNESS to delve into the heart and soul of past and present players of what it means to wear the Australian jersey for the first time. He starts with… → Read More
James Kent: The Aussie helping to prepare the French for a Wallabies ambush
James Kent has priceless inside information on how France will play against the Wallabies in the first of three Tests at Brisbane on Wednesday … but is duty bound to stay tight lipped. → Read More
Better people. Better players. Better lives
The transformation of James O’Connor from one time bad boy to inspirational leader is a major talking point this season. Key to this, says former Wallaby and current RUPA National Project manager James Holbeck, has been his development as a person rather than player. → Read More
Golf-ball sized sore not enough to stop ironman Adam Hansen
Adam Hansen dismounts his bike and walks away. You can see in his gait that something is not quite right. → Read More
Tour de France 2017: Michael Matthews takes green jersey
The making of Michael Matthews is far from complete, despite the significance of his breakthrough Tour de France green jersey points competition victory on Sunday. → Read More
Green jersey secured, Michael Matthews sets sights on Tour de France stage 21
In the 20th stage time trial, Michael Matthews had to do something that he has rarely done in his career, let alone in this Tour de France. → Read More
Tour de France 2017: Chris Froome secures yellow jersey in Marseille time trial
Chris Froome has used the stage 20 time trial to secure his fourth Tour de France. → Read More
Kurtley Beale a key man in Wallabies' World Cup plans, says Eddie Jones
England rugby coach Eddie Jones believes Kurtley Beale is destined to play an integral role in Michael Cheika's 2019 World Cup plans. → Read More
Tour De France: Michael Matthews could become 'Australia's greatest cyclist'
Whoever you talk to in the Tour De France entourage when discussing 26-year-old Australian Michael Matthews agrees that his career is about to skyrocket. → Read More
Chris Froome, Michael Matthews stay safe as Warren Barguil wins
Tour de France leader Chris Froome has survived a thrilling Col d'Izoard climb while Australia's green jersey favourite Michael Matthews remains well clear after a thrilling 18th stage. → Read More
Tour de France 2017: Matthews opts against green bike out of respect for Kittel
"This whole team has massive respect for Kittel so we just want to show that," the Australian said. → Read More
Tour de France 2017: Australian Michael Matthews wins stage 16 in photo-finish
The Australian let out hoots of joy when he was notified he had got up by a wheel length. → Read More
Chris Froome confident of winning the tightest race in Tour de France history
The day after Chris Froome survived an attempted coup on his race lead at the Tour de France in the Massif Central the Briton was still thanking his lucky stars. → Read More
Tour de France 2017: Aussie Michael Matthews wins stage 14
Australian Michael Matthews has won the 14th stage of the Tour de France. → Read More