The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in rugby union. The national team is nicknamed the Wallabies. Australia is one of the top rugby sides in the world and have won the Rugby World Cup two times (1991 and 1999) as well as appearing in the 2003 RWC final.
Australia coach Robbie Deans is wary of the threat Wales will pose in the three-Test series which kicks off on June 9 in Brisbane.
It could be a blessing or a curse, but Australia's tight forward resources remain very limited. As is the case with the front row, the options for Wallaby coach Robbie Deans in the second row is paper thin.
Wallabies coach Robbie Deans is under no illusions about the threat that Grand Slam champions Wales will pose in the three Test series in Australia next month.
Australia's front row stock have been threadbare for many years now, with only the occasional world class performance.
The new contracting regime in Australian rugby coupled with a Super Rugby salary cap has left several high profile players floating in limbo.
A sense of unfinished business at Test level has kept Wycliff Palu in Australia until the end of 2013.
The Australian Sevens team will be looking to maintain the momentum they have built up recently in the penultimate round of the World Sevens Series in Glasgow this weekend.
Reds and Wallaby fly-half Quade Cooper could be back in action within weeks, but the Reds will not rush his return.
Tearaway Queensland Reds openside flank Liam Gill will lead the 28-man Australian Under-20 squad at the IRB Junior World Championships in South Africa in June.
Australian rugby legend Michael Lynagh's sight has been severely damaged by a stroke but he admits that he is lucky to be alive.
Global seasons, north-south play-offs and other proposals remain on the table. However, with no real solutions in sight, SANZAR are continuing to work on making their product the best there is.
Australian rugby legend Michael Lynagh was released from hospital on Tuesday, two weeks after a stroke that at one stage saw him classed as critical.
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