Matt Williams: It’s vital for Australia that the Lions play with style
It’s galling that some commentators portray the British and Irish Lions as brave underdogs
Joe Schmidt
News, features, and analysis on former Ireland rugby union head coach and current Australia head coach Joe Schmidt
Australia have scent of blood in their nostrils after seeing the Lions tamed
Wallabies are light years from the lambs Eddie Jones led to slaughter at the 2023 World Cup
Joe Schmidt rejects Lions demands to release Australia stars for tour games
Wallabies are due to play Fiji on Sunday week as they prepare for series
Lions warn Joe Schmidt over Australia player release for tour matches
Lions CEO expects competitive Western Force side to face Lions in Perth next Saturday
Matt Williams: Lions can’t afford to be infected by Irish rugby’s sense of entitlement against resurgent Australia
Wallabies have made significant progress since the disaster of World Cup 2023
Australia squad thin on playmakers may come back to bite Joe Schmidt
There is more on the line for the British & Irish Lions tour than just pride for beleaguered Wallabies
Australian outhalf James O’Connor not included in squad for Fiji Test
O’Connor looks set to miss the Lions series as two uncapped players named by Joe Schmidt
Australia blow with Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii to undergo surgery before Lions clash
Wallabies star suffered a fractured jaw after on-field collision with a Waratahs team-mate
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
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