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Brett McKay is one of The Roar's good news stories and has been a rugby and cricket expert for the site since July 2009. Brett is an international and Super Rugby commentator for ABC Grandstand radio, is the voice of ACT club rugby, has commentated on Under-20s Championships, Women's Uni Sevens and National Rugby Championship coverage, and has written for magazines and websites in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and the UK. He tweets from @BMcSport.
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I’m just going to start with this: the 2023 will feature the greatest collection of rugby jerseys ever assembled before the William Webb Ellis…
And with the 41-17 loss to France, the Wallabies are now officially in Rugby World Cup mode. But there are no more games in…
The Rugby World Cup is about to consume all the Australian rugby attention, but it has been nice to see a little bit of…
Once Cortnee Vine’s remarkable 20th penalty shootout attempt hit the back of the net on Saturday night, more than three hours after the Matildas’…
International rugby in the southern hemisphere is now finished for 2023, with all our teams completing the first stage of their Rugby World Cup…
I don’t really mean to speak for everyone, but I’m not seeing any great angst about the Wallabies current winless record from four starts…
The Rugby Championship is done for 2023, and Rugby World Cup preparations get ratcheted up that much further this week with the extra weekend…
Righto Wallabies, now you’ve got me interested. And that’s not to say that I wasn’t interested in the Wallabies before or that I was…
The Rugby Championship looks New Zealand’s to lose from here, as the abbreviated tournament wraps up this weekend at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and…
We've all been a bit too defensive of late, and not much of it has been in a good way. But I’ve come to…
We’re two weeks into the International season in the south, and already it’s clear players are putting their hands up across the board as…
Two weeks into his second-coming as Australian coach, Eddie Jones must surely now realise that his two major themes around how he wanted to…
“They’ll be better for the run,” said every coach after a first-up loss, ever. And the bigger the loss, the better they’ll be, the…
The Wallabies finished with a 37 per cent share of possession in the Loftus thumping at the hands of the Springboks on Sunday morning,…
We’re back on Thursdays with a new name and a similar format to the last few seasons, but with the same motivation: to tackle…
From the first day he landed back in Australia and we started to get our heads back around the concept of ‘Eddie Jones, Wallabies…
Another season of Super Rugby Pacific behind us and another Crusaders title to add to what must be one of the biggest trophy cabinets…
“Contradiction is a big part of selection,” Wallabies coach Eddie Jones said of his first training squad back in April. “You’re always trying to…
A fascinating Super Rugby Pacific final awaits, and though it looked far from certain over the closing rounds, there is a nice ‘cream rising…
Mistakes are going to happen in a rugby game, that’s just a fact of life and an expectation of anyone playing the game. And…
Let’s not rule anything out..
From 'hang it in the Louvre' bangers to the worst World Cup jersey ever - we rate the good, bad and Irish of RWC kits
You’re very welcome to that view on Wallaby Gold Robbo, and I certainly respect the bravery involved in choosing to be so wrong… 😁
From 'hang it in the Louvre' bangers to the worst World Cup jersey ever - we rate the good, bad and Irish of RWC kits
It’s Wallaby Gold, Ray..
From 'hang it in the Louvre' bangers to the worst World Cup jersey ever - we rate the good, bad and Irish of RWC kits
France?
Google is your friend, I’d reckon Woolfe..
From 'hang it in the Louvre' bangers to the worst World Cup jersey ever - we rate the good, bad and Irish of RWC kits
I don’t think it was let off the hook, Dr. I just said it looks better in the flesh..
From 'hang it in the Louvre' bangers to the worst World Cup jersey ever - we rate the good, bad and Irish of RWC kits
I don’t think we’ll see long sleeves return Wombat, but it really does feel like collars are returning in numbers. And supporter jerseys mentioned above, a lot are even better than the actual jersey!
Portugal kit is a good pick up, it looks outstanding..
From 'hang it in the Louvre' bangers to the worst World Cup jersey ever - we rate the good, bad and Irish of RWC kits
No, that’s part urban legend, part busted myth now, TLN, Rugby Australia have had the rights and maybe even the copyright on Wallaby Gold for a good few years now.
It may well have started with Canterbury, but it’s no longer the case. My understanding is the current shade is as close as is possible to the 1991 shade with the modern fabrics (v the cotton jerseys of the 80s/90s)
From 'hang it in the Louvre' bangers to the worst World Cup jersey ever - we rate the good, bad and Irish of RWC kits
Hell of a sell on the concept, TWAS. There’s minimalist, and then there’s what Umbro did for the RFU..
From 'hang it in the Louvre' bangers to the worst World Cup jersey ever - we rate the good, bad and Irish of RWC kits
Open to any and all offers, Hughi.. 😁
From 'hang it in the Louvre' bangers to the worst World Cup jersey ever - we rate the good, bad and Irish of RWC kits
Well it’s not orange, for starters, Ray. Maybe wind up the brightness settings..
From 'hang it in the Louvre' bangers to the worst World Cup jersey ever - we rate the good, bad and Irish of RWC kits
It’s an important job that requires serious judgements, Jacko! 😂
From 'hang it in the Louvre' bangers to the worst World Cup jersey ever - we rate the good, bad and Irish of RWC kits
Most teams seem to have a supporter version now RTL, and many with the long sleeve options.
And some of them are great – Scotland’s and South Africa’s are maybe even better than the actual kit, and even England’s supporter jerseys look a lot better..
From 'hang it in the Louvre' bangers to the worst World Cup jersey ever - we rate the good, bad and Irish of RWC kits
You certainly can’t get any less than what England served up, ECA! 😁
From 'hang it in the Louvre' bangers to the worst World Cup jersey ever - we rate the good, bad and Irish of RWC kits
A still great brand, to be fair, Kenners, but market forces at work, certainly..
From 'hang it in the Louvre' bangers to the worst World Cup jersey ever - we rate the good, bad and Irish of RWC kits
Was it innovation, or just filling a sudden hole?
'Seriously': Ex-Scotland coach calls on World Rugby to 'act' on Springboks after 'abusing bench' against All Blacks
For all the things you’ve stated RA should have done, W, you’ve left out the one thing they didn’t do:
Call Cameron Murray.
A crying shame for the Wallabies: The problems Cam Murray would have solved
No idea and it really doesn’t matter.
If he wasn’t fit to play, the Boks rightly made a change..
'Seriously': Ex-Scotland coach calls on World Rugby to 'act' on Springboks after 'abusing bench' against All Blacks
It’s still highly plausible that he was ruled not quite fit to play, but was still OK to kick a ball in the warm-up – it’s not zero sum..
'Seriously': Ex-Scotland coach calls on World Rugby to 'act' on Springboks after 'abusing bench' against All Blacks
Can confirm… 😁
'Seriously': Ex-Scotland coach calls on World Rugby to 'act' on Springboks after 'abusing bench' against All Blacks
It’s a hell of an over-reaction to something that only came about an hour before kick-off..
Ridiculous take.
'Seriously': Ex-Scotland coach calls on World Rugby to 'act' on Springboks after 'abusing bench' against All Blacks
Then it’s the most successfully implemented part of the 2023 game plan, Cass!! 😂
Enjoy the opportunity, debutants – I’m not sure how many more there will be as Wallabies enter must-win mode
My favourite part of the Larkham drop goal is the post-script – I’ve interviewed Stehen several times about this, and he still laughs at the fact that when he landed in Japan to play for Ricoh, they formulated two or three set plays for him to have shots at drop goal.
And from there it’s words to effect, “we must’ve run those plays 25 or 30 times in all my time over there… never landed one!” 😂
Greatest XV: 'It felt so special, I contemplated retirement' - banged up Bernie and the miracle of 1999
“If the Wallabies do no top their group, I’d rank them at as failures. Seriously, how can they not top their group?”
You’ve been watching over the last two months, right RT?!?
Enjoy the opportunity, debutants – I’m not sure how many more there will be as Wallabies enter must-win mode
If only you’d got to the 7th par, PS, there was the Vunivalu mention.
And I didn’t mention any absent players…
Enjoy the opportunity, debutants – I’m not sure how many more there will be as Wallabies enter must-win mode
Nope that’s not me. I’m too busy to be a school teacher as well..
From 'hang it in the Louvre' bangers to the worst World Cup jersey ever - we rate the good, bad and Irish of RWC kits