Calculation behind Cheika's rant?
Far from being a "maniac" who lost his cool, one observer believes there was plenty of calculation behind Michael Cheika's post-game rant.
Far from being a "maniac" who lost his cool, one observer believes there was plenty of calculation behind Michael Cheika's post-game rant.
COMMENT: I don't think there would have been too many who thought the All Blacks would fail to beat Australia and break the world record at Eden Park.
COMMENT: Somehow, rugby's single greatest breach of integrity became its greatest source of entertainment.
Steve Hansen has extended an olive branch to Michael Cheika.
COMMENT: How did Steve Hansen predict Cheika's left-field selection in the Wallaby midfield?
Michael Cheika has another reason to be annoyed about last night's Bledisloe Cup defeat with the news Wallaby Dean Mumm has been cited for alleged foul play.
Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has accused the All Blacks of working with the Herald in a sensational rant at Sydney Airport.
The Wallabies coach had a meltdown last night and needs to stop whining says All Blacks counterpart Hansen as tensions rumble.
Trans-Tasman mates? Anzac brothers? Not even close when it comes to rugby.
Michael Cheika wants some accountability from World Rugby after a controversial no-try ruling cruelled the Wallabies' hopes of conjuring a famous upset win.
The Wallabies coach was in no mood to play the role of gracious loser after the All Blacks' record-breaking 18th straight win.
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has insisted his side respect the Wallabies.
The Weekend Herald's front page of the sports section drew the ire of the Australian rugby team.
The All Blacks have now done what no other team has done and won 18 consecutive tests.
Given what was at stake, it seemed almost inevitable that this potential record-breaking test at would hinge on one controversy or another.
The All Blacks have made history with a 37-10 victory over Australia.
The Wallabies are making no secret of their desperation to end 30 years of Eden Park misery with a hoodoo-busting victory over the All Blacks tonight.
While the Wallabies' form against the All Blacks hasn't improved since 2002, the world definitely has.
Michael Cheika jokes that Steve Hansen must have bugged the Wallabies' hotel after correctly predicting his side to face the All Blacks tomorrow night.
The All Blacks will set a world record should they beat the Wallabies tomorrow. But they won't hold THE record. Not yet.
Quade Cooper will start Saturday's test on the bench where he will be joined by loose forward David Pocock who returns from injury.
Wallabies coach Michael Cheika is keeping the All Blacks guessing, delaying his team naming until the eve of Saturday's Bledisloe
Much has happened to Australian Rugbt since the Wallabies last beat the All Blacks at Eden Park in 1986.
Michael Cheika faces a selection dilemma as he weighs up the pros and cons of thrusting rookie locks Rory Arnold and Adam Coleman
Star Australian back-rower David Pocock is confident of being fit to face the All Blacks on Saturday in the Wallabies' last Bledisloe Cup test of the year.
The All Blacks believe they will defeat Australia easily in Auckland this weekend to set a new record for most successive Test wins, Wallabies coach Michael Cheika claims.
The increasingly controversial Wallabies halfback Nick Phipps is likely to get the nod to start against the All Blacks at Eden Park on Saturday.
COMMENT: Saturday's Bledisloe Cup test is being talked about as more a contest between the All Blacks and a world record than the All Blacks v Australia.
Pack force Michael Hooper has warned the rookies at the Wallabies not to overdramatise the Eden Park hoodoo or be consumed by it. It's