Jonathan Drennan

3 days ago | smh.com.au | Jonathan Drennan

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Just three days out from the biggest match of his life, Nick Champion de Crespigny is still being brought back to his origins. The Force No.8, whose aristocratic-sounding surname originates from Normandy, grew up riveted by the globe-trotting tales of his grandfather, Professor Rafe de Crespigny, who at 86 remains a world authority on ancient Chinese history.

5 days ago | smh.com.au | Jonathan Drennan

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Wallabies fullback Tom Wright has had a perfect view of Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii’s rapid development in rugby, helping to direct him on his memorable winning international debut against England in November and then facing him in May while he was wearing the No.15 for NSW.

5 days ago | watoday.com.au | Jonathan Drennan

SaveNormal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeSpeaking after the Wallabies’ first day of training in Sydney before facing Fiji in Newcastle on Sunday week, July 6, Wright was delighted to see a fit and firing Suaalii back in gold after recovering from injury. “I think he goes pretty well any time he’s on the field,” Wright said. “It’s a credit to how versatile he is. We saw him play in the midfield [for the Wallabies]; we’ve seen him now play at fullback for the Tahs as well.

1 week ago | smh.com.au | Jonathan Drennan

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The stage was set for a party in Dublin to see the Lions off on their long flight to Perth on Saturday morning. Argentina, however, ignored the script, silencing the sold-out Aviva Stadium crowd with a famous four-point victory.

1 week ago | smh.com.au | Jonathan Drennan

An incredibly physical start from Argentina right from the kick off. They are bullying the Lions’ pack and come close to steamrolling them at their line. They get an early penalty and Tomas Albornoz easily converts a penalty to send the visitors into an early lead. Lions 0 Argentina 3 Coach Felipe Contempomi is back on familiar turf in Dublin, where he starred for Leinster and also graduated with a medical degree at the Royal College of Surgeons.