Did Deans get it wrong in rugby terms, or was there more to it than mere footballing matters?

While his Wallaby side went through their usual parabolic form graph, Deans ploughed on. He had a job to do, writes Wynne Gray.

A return to New Zealand just doesn't feel like it would be the right for Robbie Deans or the right thing for New Zealand rugby, writes Gregor Paul.

Wallabies coach Robbie Deans has stood down from the role effective immediately, the Australian Rugby Union has announced.

Coaching change is coming for the Wallabies - maybe even as early as this week - as it's believed the Australian Rugby Union have already interviewed Jake White and Ewen McKenzie about taking over from Robbie Deans.

Sorry, but the tale of the drunken ducks is far more credible than the contention that Horwill did not stomp on Jones, writes Paul Lewis.

The Lions thrashed the Wallabies 41-16 in a thrilling international test decider in Sydney last night.

The remarkable George Smith will start his 111th and final test for the Wallabies in Saturday's series-deciding test against the Lions.

Wallabies skipper James Horwill has been cleared to play in Saturday's series-deciding third Test against the British and Irish Lions.

British and Irish Lions captain Sam Warburton has been ruled out of the third and deciding test against the Wallabies in Sydney.

Brian O'Driscoll's words seemed to haunt the ground and die in the throats of the Lions' supporters.

The Wallabies scored the only try of a belting second test with the Lions as the tourists watched their chance of cracking 16 years of touring torture disappear last night in Melbourne.

The lingering whiff of the 38-21 loss to England last December still festers among the All Blacks.

These likely lads are no strangers to controversy and, at the very least, should be cashing in some of their chips.

George Smith isn't in the Wallabies for the second test with the Lions, and that's a big mistake, writes Wynne Gray.

The British and Irish Lions chose to target the referee rather than improvement before next week's pivotal second test against the Wallabies.

It's Pin the Jersey on the Wallaby - or backline bingo - as they search for some fit players, fortune and a result to keep the Lions series alive.

A handful of rugby players are born into Lionhood and the very best of them, the creme de la creme, grow to their fullest size in the red jersey. Brian O'Driscoll is among that number.

Asked on the Lions trip to South Africa four years ago what touring qualities galvanised such a group and spurred team unity, Brian O'Driscoll offered a simple explanation.

There were a host of headline dramas as the Lions opened their series against the Wallabies with a dramatic 23-21 win last night in Brisbane.

Eight weeks out from the first Rugby Championship test the Wallabies will already be looming large for the All Blacks.

A series win against the Lions will be a massive fillip for Robbie Deans' coaching longevity with the Wallabies.

Sam Warburton says his Welsh side's string of heart-breaking losses to the Wallabies makes him even more confident the Lions can end their 16-year rugby tour drought in Australia.