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The Rugby Championship 2014

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The Rugby Championship 2014
The 2014 Rugby Championship, which ran 15 August to 5 October, is an annual competition involving the southern hemisphere’s top four rugby-playing nations – New Zealand, South Africa, Australia and Argentina. It was known as the Tri Nations from 1996 to 2012, before the Pumas were invited to join the party.
Wallabies star Kurtley Beale has paid a total of A$94,500 in fines for five incidents since 2007. Photos: AFP

Wallabies’ Kurtley Beale given last chance after fine for in-flight row

Troubled Australia back Kurtley Beale has been issued with a final warning after receiving a further fine arising from a mid-flight row with team officials, the Australian Rugby Union said Friday.

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Wallabies are not sexists, says scrum-half Nick Phipps

Di Patston ‘near suicide’ as Kurtley Beale text message saga rumbles on

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Cheika: Australia’s man for the poisoned chalice

Michael Cheika, who was appointed Australia coach on Wednesday, is a maverick, forceful and sometimes volatile coach who has never shied away from accepting what others might consider a poisoned chalice. The 47-year-old has a fervent belief that there is a right and a wrong way to play rugby and is the only man to have coached teams to both Heineken Cup and Super Rugby titles.

Michael Cheika follows an expansive, attacking style once known as the “Randwick Way”. Photo: AFP

Kurtley Beale fined but cleared to play for Wallabies

Utility back Kurtley Beale has been fined A$45,000 for sending an offensive text, but escaped a ban after being cleared of sending a second "more offensive" photograph, the Australian Rugby Union said on Friday. However, Beale will miss Australia's spring tour of Europe despite being cleared for selection by a code of conduct tribunal.

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Cheika takes the reins at wounded Wallabies

No-nonsense coach Michael Cheika took over at the Wallabies on Wednesday, vowing to rally the shell-shocked side after the stunning walkout of previous manager Ewen McKenzie.

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Wallabies close to signing ‘humbled’ Michael Cheika as head coach

Michael Cheika confirmed on Monday he had been offered the chance to succeed Ewen McKenzie as Australia coach, but said there remained some details to be "ironed out" before a deal was struck.

Michael Cheika is favourite to take the top Wallabies post. Photos: AFP
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Super Rugby-winning mastermind Michael Cheika in line for Wallabies job

Michael Cheika is firming up as favourite to replace Ewen McKenzie as Australia coach this week but it remains to be seen whether he would want to join an organisation that has shown itself to be so dysfunctional over the past two weeks.

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All Blacks seal Bledisloe Cup and Ewen McKenzie’s fate with late try

A one-point, stoppage-time loss to New Zealand abruptly ended Ewen McKenzie's short and tumultuous stint as Australia coach on Saturday, leaving the Wallabies rudderless a week ahead of a European tour and only 11 months before the World Cup.

Adam ‘Swoop’ Ashley-Cooper poised to join Wallaby centurions

Former Australia coach Robbie Deans once described Adam Ashley-Cooper as the glue that held the Wallabies together and rarely has the versatile back's ability to bring coherence to the side been needed more than in his 100th test.

Wallaby veteran Adam Ashley-Cooper will be playing his 100th test on Saturday. Photo: AFP

Kurtley Beale woes distracting Wallabies ahead of All Blacks clash

Off-field distractions are overshadowing the build-up to tomorrow's Bledisloe Cup clash in Brisbane with the Wallabies in a state of chaos and the All Blacks exiling a key playmaker.

Australia's Kurtley Beale will be missing from the squad on Saturday, but players have rallied around the star amid the "deeply offensive" text messages scandal. Photo: Reuters

Aaron Cruden out in the cold as All Blacks name Bledisloe Cup squad

New Zealand coach Steve Hansen has omitted fly-half Aaron Cruden from his matchday squad for Saturday’s third Bledisloe Cup test against Australia despite making five changes to the team that lost to South Africa two weeks ago.

Adam Ashley-Cooper set to play his 100th Wallabies test

Fly-half Quade Cooper was among the reserves named on Tuesday for the embattled Wallabies clash against the All Blacks in this weekend's Bledisloe Cup, with Adam Ashley-Cooper chosen for his 100th test.

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Ewen McKenzie will remain Wallabies coach, says Australian Rugby Union

Australia rugby boss Bill Pulver on Monday gave his support to besieged Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie before this weekend's Bledisloe Cup test against the All Blacks.

Beleaguered Australia coach Ewen McKenzie faces the media ahead of this weekend's third Bledisloe Cup test against New Zealand. Photos: AFP

Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie denies affair with staff member

Australia coach Ewen McKenzie denied having an affair with a staff member as a row over allegedly offensive texts sent by Kurtley Beale took an unexpected twist on Friday.

Stony-faced Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie faces the media Friday and rejects rumours about his relationship with the team's business manager, Di Patston. Photo: AFP

Wallaby Kurtley Beale dropped over ‘offensive’ text messages

Troubled Wallabies back Kurtley Beale will miss next week's test against the All Blacks amid fresh allegations over "deeply offensive" text messages dating back to June, the Australian Rugby Union said on Thursday.

Decisive Springboks penalty was fair, says Steve Hansen

New Zealand coach Steve Hansen said that the late penalty awarded to South Africa which cost his team a 22-match unbeaten record was a fair decision.

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Argentina hail Agustin Pichot after victory over Wallabies

Argentina dedicated their first Rugby Championship victory to former star Agustin Pichot while Australia fumed over laser-beaming Mendoza spectators.

Former Argentina scrum-half and captain Agustin Pichot celebrates after the Pumas beat France in the RWC 2007 third-place match at the Parc des Princes in Paris. Photos: AFP

Argentina defeat Australia to claim first Rugby Championship victory

Argentina defeated Australia 21-17 after trailing by 14 points during the first half to achieve a first Rugby Championship win on Saturday.

Last-gasp Springboks penalty ends All Blacks’ unbeaten run

Pat Lambie kicked a penalty from his own half with a minute to go to deliver a breathless 27-25 win for South Africa over New Zealand on Saturday, the world champions’ first loss in two years.

All Blacks and Springboks hungry for victory in season finale

Global rugby gladiators South Africa and New Zealand come face to face in Johannesburg Saturday with All Blacks skipper Richie McCaw and Springboks coach Heyneke Meyer craving victory.

Richie McCaw (right) will make a record 134th appearance for New Zealand. Photo: AFP

Wallabies dump Kurtley Beale after in-flight bust-up

Wallaby back Kurtley Beale is under investigation by the Australian Rugby Union over a bust-up with a team official on a flight and has been left out of the team to play Argentina on Saturday.

Kurtley Beale's 47-test career has been dogged by off-field problems and last year the 25-year-old was forced to undergo counselling and rehabilitation for his struggles with alcohol. Photo: AP

Four-try New Zealand punish Pumas to retain Rugby Championship

New Zealand defeated Argentina 34-13 in La Plata on Saturday to clinch a third consecutive Rugby Championship title. Ben Smith, Israel Dagg, Julian Savea and TJ Perenara scored the tries that gave the All Blacks a bonus point and an unassailable six-point advantage over South Africa, who earlier in the day defeated Australia 28-10 in Cape Town.

Wallabies aiming to break Newlands win drought against Springboks

Second place in the world rankings and probably second place in the Rugby Championship are up for grabs when South Africa host Australia in Cape Town on Saturday.

Richie McCaw on brink of equalling Colin Meads’ All Blacks record

Skipper Richie McCaw will equal a 43-year-old record on Saturday when New Zealand seek a bonus-point win over Argentina in La Plata to retain the Rugby Championship title.

Richie McCaw has played 132 times for the All Blacks, one less than the legendary Colin Meads. Photo: AP

Springbok standout Jan Serfontein feeling lucky at 13

The emergence of Jan Serfontein in an unfamiliar position has been one of the plus points for South Africa in a Rugby Championship campaign that has otherwise proven disappointing.

Jan Serfontein couldn't stop All Blacks captain Richie McCaw scoring in their last test, but he has been the Springboks' top tackler. Photo: AFP
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Contrite Aaron Cruden risks his first class ticket to World Cup

If All Blacks fly-half Aaron Cruden had a thumping headache on the morning he missed his flight to Argentina, it might be set for a prolonged return if his rival Beauden Barrett dominates in the final two matches of the Rugby Championship.

Aaron Cruden misses All Blacks’ flight to Argentina after getting drunk

Fly-half Aaron Cruden missed the All Blacks’ flight to Argentina on Sunday after a drinking session the night before and will not play in the team’s Rugby Championship tour matches against the Pumas and South Africa.

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