George Gregan will equal Will Carling's international test captaincy record when he leads out Australia for the 59th time, against Fiji at the Stade de la Mosson on Sunday.
The world is turning oval as the Rugby World Cup comes to France for six weeks. Apart from a few excursions to Wales and Scotland, 20 teams will be laying their bodies on the line from Paris to Marseille in pursuit of the William Webb Ellis Cup.
Australia have named an experimental team, including a reshuffled backline, and new captain in Phil Waugh, for Saturday's test against Wales in Cardiff.
Australia captain George Gregan will skip the Wallabies' tour of Europe this year and will concentrate on reaching peak condition for the 2007 World Cup.
Prop Benn Robinson will make his debut and wing Cameron Shepherd his first start as Australian coach John Connolly makes two changes for Saturday's Tri-Nations test against South Africa in Johannesburg.
George Gregan will equal Will Carling's international test captaincy record when he leads out Australia for the 59th time, against Fiji at the Stade de la Mosson on Sunday.
The world is turning oval as the Rugby World Cup comes to France for six weeks. Apart from a few excursions to Wales and Scotland, 20 teams will be laying their bodies on the line from Paris to Marseille in pursuit of the William Webb Ellis Cup.
Australia have named an experimental team, including a reshuffled backline, and new captain in Phil Waugh, for Saturday's test against Wales in Cardiff.
Australia captain George Gregan will skip the Wallabies' tour of Europe this year and will concentrate on reaching peak condition for the 2007 World Cup.
Prop Benn Robinson will make his debut and wing Cameron Shepherd his first start as Australian coach John Connolly makes two changes for Saturday's Tri-Nations test against South Africa in Johannesburg.
Australia are prepared for a much tighter encounter with South Africa when the teams lock horns in the fifth round of the Tri-Nations at the Olympic stadium on Saturday.
France coach Bernard Laporte has given Thomas Castaignede his first start at fly-half for six years in the team to face Romania in Bucharest on Saturday.
Australia scored three late tries to overwhelm world champions England 34-3 in the first Test and give new coach John Connolly a winning start on Sunday.
Australia captain George Gregan will become the most capped player in rugby history on Saturday when he leads the Wallabies against France in Marseille.
Australia have responded to the latest of three straight defeats by dropping flankers George Smith and John Roe for Saturday's Tri-nations test against South Africa in Perth.
The World Anti-Doping Agency will consider restoring caffeine to its list of banned substances after Australian Rugby Union captain George Gregan claimed it enhanced his performance by up to seven percent.
French captain Fabien Pelous will make his 100th Test appearance as his team bid to get their Six Nations challenge back on track with victory against Ireland in Dublin on Saturday.
Australian captain George Gregan and reserve back Matthew Burke share rugby milestones for the Wallabies in the Bledisloe Cup test against New Zealand in Sydney on Saturday.
Former Springbok Clyde Rathbone scored Australia's match-winning try nine minutes from time to ensure George Gregan marked his 100th test with a 30-26 Tri-nations victory over South Africa.
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