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GCDRU juniors round 1. PBC v Surfers Paradise U13. 20 April 2024 Surfers Paradise Picture by Richard Gosling

40+ pictures: Full gallery from GCDRU U14 juniors round 1

Catch up on all the U14s action from GCDRU juniors round 1 with our mega gallery of three games. 44 pictures inside:

PBC Allygators vs. Colleges Knights. Kadison Graham. 20April 2024 Currumbin Picture by Richard Gosling

30+ pictures: Full gallery from GCDRU round 3, PBC v Knights

Catch up on the round 3 GCDRU Phil Temperton (first grade) action with our gallery of PBC Alleygators v Griffith Uni Colleges Knights. 30+ pictures inside:

WEEKEND TELEGRAPHS SPECIAL. APRIL 18, 2024. PLEASE CONTACT WEEKEND PIC EDITOR JEFF DARMANIN BEFORE PUBLISHING. Pictured is Rugby Australia CEO Phil Waugh at Rugby HQ in Moore Park today. Picture: Tim Hunter.

How Waugh hopes to rebuild Rugby Australia the Wallaby way

Just 10 months into the role as CEO of Rugby Australia, Phil Waugh has been thrown into the fire. Now with a new chairman appointed, and quite possibly a new board, he is ready to reinvigorate the sport that has given him so much.

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 19: Hunter Paisami of the Reds takes on the defence during the round nine Super Rugby Pacific match between Queensland Reds and Highlanders at Suncorp Stadium, on April 19, 2024, in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)

Wallaby goes down as Reds romp to huge shutout win

A Wallabies star went down while another did his international hopes no harm to inspire the Reds to a big shutout win against the Highlanders.

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GCDRU First Grade (Phil Temperton Cup) Grand Final. Dolphins vs. Knights. Milan Cookson. 19 August 2023 Broadbeach Waters Picture by Richard Gosling

GCDRU: What’s happening in round 3?

A week of big hits and close clashes is brewing on the Gold Coast, as round 3 of the 2024 GCDRU season looms. Know who to watch and where, plus the players already standing out from the crowd. Full preview inside:

GCDRU round 2. Helensvale vs. Coomera. 1st Grade. 13 April 2024 Helensvale Picture by Richard Gosling

50+ pictures: All the action from GCDRU round 2, Helensvale v Coomera

Catch up on all the action from GCDRU round 2, with a full gallery from the Hogs v Crushers clash. 59 pics inside:

CARDIFF, WALES - AUGUST 05: Louis Rees-Zammit of Wales attempts to score a try following the chip kick chase whilst under pressure from Freddie Steward of England, which is later ruled out following a TMO Review, during the Summer International match between Wales and England at Principality Stadium on August 05, 2023 in Cardiff, Wales. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

The NFL’s newest weapon is a 190cm speedster from … rugby?

He was one of the world’s leading rugby players – until he gave it up for a longshot bid to play pro football in America. Now he’s landed on the Kansas City Chiefs.

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Eastern Suburbs fans have been accused of racial abuse, which the club will contest.

Easts claim ‘zero’ evidence in Shute Shield racism scandal

Eastern Suburbs will fight allegations their supporters made racist remarks towards West Harbour players during a trial match last month

Two Blues gun Christian Papa scores a try against Gordon in their Shute Shield clash. Picture: Cecil Cheung

League convert turns heads in historic Shute Shield triumph

The performance of a league convert helped one club end a near-decade drought in the Shute Shield, and it may actually give their coach a massive selection headache.

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The daring push to turn Latrell, Cleary, Walsh into Olympians

There’s a bold push from World Rugby to raid the NRL ranks ahead of the Brisbane Olympics – with Australia urged to follow their international rivals in bringing some superstar talent.

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Michael Hooper on day one of the Cathay/ HSBC Hong Kong Sevens at Hong Kong Stadium on 5 April, 2024 in Hong Kong, China. Photo credit: Mike Lee - KLC fotos for World Rugby

Hooper’s Olympic dream ignited after brutal Sevens ‘crash course’

Australia fell short in their bid for a knockout blow in Michael Hooper’s first international Sevens outing – but the former Wallaby earned some almighty lessons across a frantic weekend.

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Warringahs Ru Mackenzie (Rd 16 Man of the Match) tackles Manlyâ€™s Aaron Blacklock. Warringah v Manly (Northern Beaches Derby 2), Shute Shield Rd 16 at Pittwater Rugby Park. Rats def Marlins 28-23. Saturday 20th July 2019. Â© Karen Watson

New tackle law kicks off new era for contact sport in Shute Shield

The Shute Shield will kick off a new era for all contact sport with rugby’s new tackle height law to be introduced to the competition.

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SEASON PREVIEW: Club rugby’s ultimate guide

Here’s your ultimate club rugby guide to the new season, with x-factor players and rookies on the rise revealed from the Premier women’s and men’s rugby teams.

Callum Reidy. Picture: Tom Primmer/QRU.

Colts 1 club rugby Rd 1 selection highlights uncovered

Colts 1 round one teams: Player selection highlights from all eight teams playing this weekend. See what exciting youngsters are lining up for your local rugby club.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos FEBRUARY 9, 2024: Rugby star Kurtley Beale is found not guilty of sexual assault. Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Swift

Rugby star’s six-figure court fight

Wallabies star Kurtley Beale is taking the state to court after he was cleared of sexually assaulting a woman at a Sydney bar.

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Australiaâs Charlotte Caslick controls the ball during the 2024 HSBC Canada Sevens rugby tournament match between Australia and Fiji at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, Canada, on February 23, 2024. (Photo by Don MacKinnon / AFP)

Motherhood and rugby: The match made for Australia’s unstoppable champion

Having known her since she was 17, long time mentor and Australian women’s Rugby Sevens coach Tim Walsh has no doubt Charlotte Caslick can balance being a mum and a fourth Olympic Games in 2028.

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GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 26: Michael Hooper poses during a Wallabies Rugby Championship Headshots Session at Sanctuary Cove on June 26, 2023 in Gold Coast, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

Dumped by Eddie, Hooper grabs eight-year shot at Olympic dream

Michael Hooper’s path to the Paris Olympics is one of the more unusual you could imagine. But it wasn’t something that just materialised after his World Cup snubbing – it’s been in his plans for nearly a decade.

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 16: Kurtley Beale of Randwick and team mates sing the national anthem during the Club Rugby Championship match between Brothers and Randwick at Crosby Park on March 16, 2024 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Albert Perez/Getty Images)

Heartbreaking reason Beale may not play Shute Shield opener

Randwick coach Stephen Hoiles is leaving Kurtley Beale’s availability for their Shute Shield opener in his hands. Find out the heartbreaking reason inside, and see every Rd 1 team.

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GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 25: Co-captain Michael Hooper speaks to media during the Australian Wallabies Rugby Championship squad announcement at Sanctuary Cove on June 25, 2023 in Gold Coast, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

Former Wallabies captain Hooper gets Olympic dream boost

He’s a late starter to international Sevens rugby but former Wallabes captain Michael Hooper, unwanted by Eddie Jones for the 15-a-side World Cup, is all-in for a shot at the Paris Olympics.

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Transfer centre: Every Shute Shield club’s big market moves

A Wallabies star joins a heavyweight, a former NRL player joins a club on the rise, and two brothers want to make a big difference in the west as the Shute Shield begins. See every transfer here.

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50+ names: Colts 1 club rugby Players to Watch revealed

Ahead of the Colts 1 club rugby season, we canvas over 50 young guns sure to make a difference for their respective teams. See the Players to Watch here. FULL LIST

GCDRU First Grade (Phil Temperton Cup) Grand Final. Dolphins vs. Knights. Milan Cookson. 19 August 2023 Broadbeach Waters Picture by Richard Gosling

GCDRU 2024: A spotlight shone on every club

With round 1 of the 2024 season just around the corner, it’s time we deep dive into preparations in every team’s camp. From reigning premiers to the Palm Beach club making their first grade debut, see what the captains have to say. Full analysis inside:

DUNEDIN, NEW ZEALAND - AUGUST 05: Rob Leota of Australia is held up over the line by Samisoni TaukeiÃ¢â¬â¢aho of New Zealand during The Rugby Championship & Bledisloe Cup match between the New Zealand All Blacks and the Australia Wallabies at Forsyth Barr Stadium on August 05, 2023 in Dunedin, New Zealand. (Photo by Peter Meecham/Getty Images)

Wallabies poach dark arts guru in ongoing Kiwi raid

Rugby Australia has poached another of New Zealand’s most respected coaches to help resurrect the Wallabies in a major coup for the battling code.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 29: Max Jorgensen of the Waratahs runs with the ball during the round six Super Rugby Pacific match between NSW Waratahs and Melbourne Rebels at Allianz Stadium, on March 29, 2024, in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Matt King/Getty Images)

Why Wallabies, not the Waratahs, will keep Jorgensen in rugby

Whatever rugby paid Max Jorgensen to stick with the struggling code, it is not nearly enough. And, JULIAN LINDEN writes, it’s certainly not the Waratahs keeping the young star in the code.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 16: Waiaria Ellis of the Waratahs is pictured during the round one Super Rugby Women's match between NSW Waratahs and ACT Brumbies at Allianz Stadium on March 16, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Brett Hemmings/Getty Images)

Tiny schoolgirl speedster Waiaria Ellis equals footy history

She’s the daughter of an NRL gun who has also played the game but right now this teen footy sensation is trying her hand at rugby – and creating history as she goes.

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