Ireland to host Australia in Belfast for IRFU’s 150th anniversary celebrations

Ireland will take on Australia in September in a celebratory Test match to mark the IRFU’s 150th anniversary. The match will be held in Ravenhill, where Ireland received such enthusiastic support for their Six Nations win over Scotland — a win that qualified them for the Rugby World Cup. The Wallaroos are ranked fifth in the world, so will offer …

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Female players call out Rugby Australia, demand fair funding

On Sunday, nearly every current Wallaroo posted an identical letter on social media calling out Rugby Australia for its lack of investment in the women’s 15-a-side game — especially when compared to the lavish funding received by the men’s team, the Wallabies. The immediate catalyst seems to have been a video, posted to Rugby Australia’s account and since deleted, of …

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