Angus Fontaine

5 days ago | theguardian.com | Angus Fontaine

With a dismal 0-27 record against New Zealand – the most recent a 62-0 blackout in Brisbane last year – breaking the Black Ferns hoodoo was always going to be tough. And it was, as Australia’s women’s side were dealt a reality check ahead of the Rugby World Cup in August, crashing to a 38-12 defeat in their Pacific Four Series opener. Even against the champions in six of the past seven World Cups, the Wallaroos went into this Test at McDonald Jones Stadium in Newcastle with their tails up.

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Angus Fontaine

The Wallaroos have sent a warning shot to the world with a powerful 43-7 victory over Fiji in Suva to give coach Jo Yapp’s new-look Australian side a welcome jolt of confidence as they prepare for the Rugby World Cup in England this August. Centre Bienne Terita scored a double and sevens superstar and three-time Olympian Charlotte Caslick made a belated yet joyous Wallaroos debut as Australia turned on a seven-try tune-up for this month’s Tests against New Zealand, USA and Canada.

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Angus Fontaine

Les Kiss was an injured rugby league winger looking down the barrel of retirement and a day job flogging poker machines when the idea of a career in coaching struck. The art of gelling many disparate personalities into one united team intrigued him. “On the sideline I saw the game differently,” he realised. “I started thinking deeply.”The ex-North Sydney Bear turned Queensland Reds boss has plenty to think on now, having been appointed as Wallabies coach from mid-2026.

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Angus Fontaine

NSW Waratahs have defended their Super W crown and clinched back-to-back titles with a hard-fought 43-21 victory over Queensland Reds at North Sydney Oval. The victory gives the Tahs their sixth women’s title in eight grand final appearances, and consigns their old rivals to a fifth grand final defeat and the sobering reality that they have never beaten their opponents in 13 attempts.

1 month ago | womensweekly.com.au | Angus Fontaine

On the 50th anniversary of Picnic at Hanging Rock, director Peter Weir, actress Anne Lambert, and others reveal hitherto unshared memories of this trailblazing — and mystery-laden — moment in Australian cinema.