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Joe Schmidt
News, features, and analysis on former Ireland rugby union head coach and current Australia head coach Joe Schmidt
Australia coach Joe Schmidt to ditch no-overseas-based players policy for Lions tour
Players like Samu Kerevi, Pete Samu and Will Skelton in frame for squad to be picked before first Test
Joe Schmidt visits bastion of Aussie rules football in search of winning ideas
Wallabies coach is in home of Western Bulldogs in Melbourne, and thinking about how to beat Lions in second Test in July
Joe Schmidt to lead Australia on European tour to allow smooth transition with Les Kiss
Les Kiss to see out Super Rugby Pacific contract with Reds before taking over Wallabies in mid-2026
Ronan O’Gara says he would consider Australia head coach job
Joe Schmidt will end his stint in charge of the Wallabies in October
Joe Schmidt to step down as Australia head coach in October
Former Ireland head coach succeeded Eddie Jones after a poor showing by the Wallabies at the 2023 World Cup
Lions boss Andy Farrell confirms appointment of David Nucifora as GM
IRFU staff members Aled Walters and Vinny Hammond will also join tour to Australia
‘I want to put my mark on things’: Simon Easterby sees chance for he and Ireland to grow together
Warren Gatland says Ireland have benefitted from ‘favourable’ Six Nations draws
Gordon D’Arcy: Ireland have the grit and resilience to improve for the Six Nations
As Ireland evolve their game, mistakes are natural and fixable. What matters most is their character – key to enduring the toughest match days
Ireland capable of kicking on from patchy autumnal campaign, says Farrell
‘Three from four, some good stuff and some not so-good stuff ... But that’s what you want in an autumn isn’t it?’
Five things we learned from the Autumn Nations Series
Ireland underwhelm with errors; Schmidt’s young team; outhalf competition set to continue
Australia media point to improved Lions tour prospects after ‘gutsy Ireland defeat’
Joe Schmidt’s side take positives from last game of November tour despite failing to hold on for victory in Dublin
Joe Schmidt: ‘I felt we could have built on our lead after half-time’
Schmidt was hopeful for the future of Australian rugby but was also reminded that much work still has to be done
Ireland 22 Australia 19 FT: As it happened
Follow all the action as Andy Farrell's men aim to end November on a high
‘Superhero stuff’: There’s only one Cian Healy
With the Leinster man poised to become Ireland’s most capped player of all time by appearing against Australia on Saturday, people who have played with him or coached him describe a unique athlete and character
Andy Farrell wants Ireland to deliver against Australia to show they are on an upward curve
A self-assured Sam Prendergast has been added to an Ireland where the bulk of the World Cup team remains intact
Joe Schmidt: ‘I feel comfortable here. Ten years is a long time’
Australia's Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii has recovered from an arm injury to take his place in the centre
Andy Farrell hoping Ireland have kept their best performance until last against Australia
Ireland see return of Hugo Keenan, James Lowe, Jamison Gibson-Park, Ronan Kelleher and James Ryan, as well as the retention of Sam Prendergast at outhalf
Ireland v Australia: TV details, kick-off time, team news and more
Ireland play their last Autumn Nations fixture at the Aviva on Saturday
Ireland v Australia: Battle of set-play detail could prove a defining subplot
Three games into his tenure, we are starting to see Ireland open up a new playbook under set-play guru Andrew Goodman
Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii becoming the next wizard of Oz
Australia’s outside centre made his senior debut in rugby union against England and won the Player of the Match award
Paul O’Connell rules himself out of the Munster running in the ‘short-term’
Forwards coach played under Schmidt at a World Cup and still uses some of the ideas the Kiwi and former Ireland coach introduced
Joe Schmidt’s detail will be devilishly difficult to counter but Ireland can still win
This group of Australia players seems to bear a remarkable resemblance to the Leinster squad when Schmidt first arrived in Dublin
Joe Schmidt well on his way to making Australia formidable again
The former Ireland coach has transformed the squad and progress is evident since he took on one of the most difficult challenges in world rugby last March
Joe Schmidt factor makes Australia game special for Ireland and Andy Farrell
As the New Zealander first ‘taught Ireland how to win’, it would be particularly satisfying to beat his Wallabies
Joe Schmidt: ‘I’ve swapped sides again and there’ll be a degree of unpopularity’
Former Leinster and Ireland head coach set for Aviva return with the Wallabies
Andy Farrell and Ireland aiming to end the year on a high
Lions-bound Ireland coach relishing the chance to celebrate the IRFU’s 150th anniversary by taking on Joe Schmidt’s Australia
Scotland too strong for Australia as they end their grand slam hopes
Wallabies now head for Dublin with what they may regard as their own campaign-defining match against Ireland
Matt Williams: Take a deep breath and see how Sam Prendergast copes with big Fiji test
Praise the French Rugby Federation for the way they highlighted the spiritual element of our sport
England captain Jamie George urges team to be brave against Australia
Steve Borthwick’s side suffered narrow defeat to All Blacks in Autumn Nations opener
Obsessed. The Autobiography by Johnny Sexton: One of the best Irish sports books ever written
Paul Howard hails a frank and revealing book that achieves the rare feat of being worthy of the brilliant career that preceded it
Wallabies make gains but need wins to capitalise on golden decade ahead
Joe Schmidt has overseen progress since taking the reins but no one at Rugby Australia HQ will be grinning until its teams start winning
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