Murray Wenzel
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Friendly fullback tussle keeps Reds Test pair on toes
Jock Campbell played two Tests at fullback late last year but now finds himself deputising for fellow World Cup hopeful Jordan Petaia at the Queensland Reds. → Read More
Friedrichs in for the ride as women's rugby goes pro
Georgina Friedrichs went from Wallaroos rookie to player of the year and expects she'll only get better now the side has part-time professional status. → Read More
Reds' scrum depth to face Brumbies test
The man keen to permanently replace Taniela Tupou in the Queensland Reds front row is excited by the task of tackling the ACT Brumbies' Wallaby-laden pack. → Read More
Vunivalu details mental demons of rugby speed obsession
A fit-again Suliasi Vunivalu has lamented how a preoccupation with him hitting top speed in training played on his mind as he fell out of the Wallabies frame. → Read More
Reds coach, captain tip cap to debutant Lynagh
The Queensland Reds were blown away by the Hurricanes in their Super Rugby opener but teenage five-eighth Tom Lynagh earned accolades on debut. → Read More
Eddie upbeat for 'intriguing' World Cup
Incoming Wallabies coach Eddie Jones believes the team that improves the most before September's wide open Rugby World Cup will win it. → Read More
Jones confident of masterminding Cup glory
Eddie Jones is positive he has the time and understanding to propel the Wallabies to a World Cup triumph after sensationally assuming the coaching duties. → Read More
Timeline of Rennie's Wallabies tenure
The key moments in Dave Rennie's Wallabies coaching career, which came to an abrupt end when Rugby Australia announced Eddie Jones' return before the World Cup. → Read More
Wilson to fight out of Wallaby wilderness
Frustrated Reds backrower Harry Wilson finds himself on the outer but is determined to make a World Cup case in next year's Super Rugby Pacific season. → Read More
Silverware chance for Manenti's 7s men
Australia's men's rugby sevens team can overcome an opportunity lost at the Commonwealth Games by claiming a maiden world title in Los Angeles. → Read More
South Africa deny 7s men in Games semi
Australia's bid for a maiden men's Commonwealth Games rugby sevens gold has been thwarted by South Africa in a 24-12 semi-final loss. Missing the injured Samu Kerevi (knee), Australia began brightly when Mark Nawaqanitawase bumped off a tackler to score first at a heaving Coventry Arena. Angelo Davids ran onto a grubber for South Africa's reply before Corey Toole's injection helped set up Matt… → Read More
Toole time helps Sevens men into Games semi
Corey Toole provided a decisive punch off the bench as Australia defied the absence of Samu Kerevi to beat Samoa 7-0 and book a men's sevens semi-final berth. → Read More
Australian Women's Sevens into gold medal game
The Levi sisters have combined in Coventry to help Australia's women's sevens team past New Zealand 17-12 and into the Commonwealth Games final against Fiji. → Read More
Kerevi injury scare as 7s edge past Kenya
Samu Kerevi limped off with a sore knee as Australia defied two yellow cards to beat Kenya 7-5 and move into the Commonwealth Games quarter-finals. → Read More
Bold decoy plan for Sevens recruit Kerevi
Australia's Commonwealth Games plans for Wallabies recruit Samu Kerevi, one of world rugby's best runners of the football, aren't what you might expect. → Read More
Sevens men want respect at Comm Games
On a mission to be taken seriously, John Manenti says Commonwealth Games gold for Australia's defunded men's rugby sevens team would be a timely message to those doubting the program's legitimacy → Read More
Injuries mount for Wallabies as England force Test decider
Suliasi Vunivalu is likely to debut in Sydney's deciding third Test after a host of Wallabies injuries in a loss to England, headlined by Izaia Perese's knee. → Read More
Bell's Wallabies seek England 'domination'
Nonplussed by the commentary around his side before or after a series-opening victory over England, Wallabies forward Angus Bell wants improvement in Brisbane. → Read More
'Tradie' Reds earn Super Rugby lessons
The Queensland Reds have fallen well short of their trans-Tasman goals this Super season, but have at least exposed a host of fresh faces to the Kiwi standard. → Read More
Reds to challenge history, Crusaders in NZ
The Queensland Reds will play the Crusaders in Christchurch on Friday, before a potential quarter-final rematch at the same venue a week later. → Read More