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Iain Payten is a senior sports reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald.

She dusted off her boots to beat depression. Now this scrum mum is about to play for Australia

She dusted off her boots to beat depression. Now this scrum mum is about to play for Australia

Wallaroos debutant Sally Fuesaina, 32, may need ice packs in bed instead of breakfast on Mother’s Day this Sunday.

  • by Iain Payten

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Waratahs lose playmaker to Japan as Rebels saga causes chaos

Waratahs lose playmaker to Japan as Rebels saga causes chaos

The prospect of the Rebels closing and Wallabies No.10 Carter Gordon moving to NSW was a factor in Will Harrison electing to move offshore.

  • by Iain Payten and Tom Decent
Wallabies prop sent to Waratahs in historic deal as Jorgensen suffers another serious injury

Wallabies prop sent to Waratahs in historic deal as Jorgensen suffers another serious injury

A World Cup player has flown from Melbourne to help the injury-plagued Waratahs, but there is more trouble for Max Jorgensen.

  • by Iain Payten
Cheik, please? Why Waratahs gig looms as Aussie rugby’s most pressing issue
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Super Rugby

Cheik, please? Why Waratahs gig looms as Aussie rugby’s most pressing issue

When the Waratahs sneeze, the rest of Australian rugby catches a cold. So is their former coach Michael Cheika the man to nurse the Tahs back to health?

  • by Iain Payten
Can all fit hookers report to the Waratahs? NSW injury crisis reaches crazy levels

Can all fit hookers report to the Waratahs? NSW injury crisis reaches crazy levels

The Waratahs will hand their No.2 jersey to a part-time concreter from western Sydney this week, amid an unprecedented run of front-row injuries.

  • by Iain Payten
Why the Wallabies must snub game’s hottest property and NRL target
Opinion
Wallabies

Why the Wallabies must snub game’s hottest property and NRL target

Max Jorgensen is a teenage phenomenon with a huge future. But decisions need to be made about how to best maximise his potential.

  • by Iain Payten
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‘There are a number of tens’: But Schmidt’s keen for Gordon to stay in rugby

‘There are a number of tens’: But Schmidt’s keen for Gordon to stay in rugby

Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt has responded to news Carter Gordon is interested in a move to rugby league.

  • by Iain Payten
Another Wallabies star eyes code switch after NRL talks

Another Wallabies star eyes code switch after NRL talks

Carter Gordon is considering a move to rugby league as uncertainty swirls around the future of the Melbourne Rebels.

  • by Iain Payten and Michael Chammas
Cheap shots or legal brutality? Debate rages over ten-hunting Kiwi hitman

Cheap shots or legal brutality? Debate rages over ten-hunting Kiwi hitman

Waratahs Tane Edmed was rocked by a slightly late shot by a Chiefs flanker on Friday night, and he wasn’t the first playmaker to cop it.

  • by Iain Payten
Chiefs punish sloppy Waratahs, finals hopes fading

Chiefs punish sloppy Waratahs, finals hopes fading

The Waratahs’ hopes of backing up a memorable win over the Crusaders were snuffed by a clinical and powerful Chiefs team.

  • by Iain Payten
Sixteen, 55kg and fearless: Is ‘Baba’ the Waratah Australia’s smallest pro footy player?

Sixteen, 55kg and fearless: Is ‘Baba’ the Waratah Australia’s smallest pro footy player?

Diminutive Waiaria Ellis will play for NSW in the Super Rugby grand final on Sunday. But it’s her rivals who should be scared.

  • by Iain Payten