Schmidt Backs 'Scavenger' Champion De Crespigny Against Lions

Schmidt: injuries will not affect Australia ahead of first Lions Test

Tourists face first real Test in Brisbane on Saturday

‘He’s a psycho’: Wallabies back debutant after injuries cause chaos for Lions opener

Injuries have decimated the Wallabies on the eve of the British and Irish Test series and prompted coach Joe Schmidt to take multiple gambles for the opening clash in Brisbane.

Lynagh to start, de Crespigny to debut vs. Lions

The Wallabies' early-season injury curse has continued, forcing coach Joe Schmidt to name a vastly different team to face the British & Irish Lions than the one he will have drawn up a few weeks ago.

Lions ready to roar with history stacked against Wallabies in Brisbane

The Wallabies will try to create history by beating the Lions in Brisbane tomorrow. Photo courtesy ANDREW KACIMAIWAI LIONS RUGBY WATCH In a story of two No 10s not getting picked, the Wallabies and British and Irish Lions have named their starting squads for tomorrow’s first Test in Brisbane. Neither James O’Connor nor Owen Farrell made the squads despite both earning late call-ups. Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt named Qld’s Tom L…

Schmidt's charm, the new 'psycho,' and a tough young 10

The Wallabies head coach was in calm, chipper form in Brisbane today.