Australia coach Eddie Jones made just one enforced change to his side for Saturday’s World Cup final and then backed his relatively inexperienced forward pack to give England an almighty test.

Australia’s backs coach Glen Ella today warned that unless the well-paid Wallabies stop making amateur mistakes they will be severely punished by New Zealand in Saturday’s World Cup semi-final.

David Giffin was today declared fit to play from the bench in Australia’s World Cup semi-final against New Zealand on Saturday.

NEW ZEALAND’S coaching team John Mitchell and Robbie Deans have warned the All Blacks will need to up their game or be sent packing by Australia in Saturday’s World Cup semi-final.

Matt Giteau has been ruled out of the Australian 22 for Saturday’s World Cup semi-final against New Zealand at Telstra Stadium.

World Cup holders Australia have suffered an injury blow ahead of today’s quarter-final showdown with Scotland at Suncorp Stadium.

Former Australia coach Bob Dwyer today urged Eddie Jones to axe captain George Gregan and make six changes for next week’s quarter-final against Scotland – or face surrendering the World Cup without a fight.

AUSTRALIA are predicting they will confront a fast and furious new-look Ireland team, based around star Lions’ centre Brian O’Driscoll when they meet in their final pool match in Melbourne on Saturday night.

George Gregan has warned Ireland that Australia will be turning up the intensity in preparation for next weekend’s eagerly-awaited World Cup clash in Melbourne.

Australia handed their second-stringers a chance to impress against minnows Namibia in today’s World Cup Pool A match at the Adelaide Oval.

Chris Whittaker will lead Australia for the first time after Wallabies coach Eddie Jones made the expected sweeping changes to his starting line-up for his team’s World Cup pool match against Namibia in Adelaide on Saturday.

AUSTRALIA coach Eddie Jones is hopeful lock David Giffin will be fit enough to play a significant role in the Wallabies’ Pool A clash with Namibia this weekend.

AUSTRALIAN captain George Gregan will almost certainly miss his team’s next World Cup match but should be fit to face Ireland in the crucial Pool A clash in Sydney on November 1.

Australia made just one change from the side which kicked off their World Cup campaign with a victory over Argentina, Daniel Vickerman coming in at lock for the injured David Giffin for today’s encounter with Romania at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane.

Australia coach Eddie Jones believes high expectations are his team’s biggest danger going into what should be a relatively comfortable World Cup Pool A match against Romania at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Australian coach Eddie Jones believes England’s rolling maul tactics are fundamentally illegal and has called on referees to adjudicate on that area of the game more closely.

Australia coach Eddie Jones today made just one enforced change to the Wallabies side that beat Argentina in the World Cup’s opening game – but sprung an unexpected surprise on the bench.

Wallabies coach Eddie Jones will not make changes for the sake of it this weekend when his team tackles Romania in Brisbane.

Australian lock David Giffin has been cleared to remain with the Wallabies World Cup squad following his horror fall at Telstra Stadium last night.

Australia lock David Giffin is expected to be back with the Wallabies after he was stretchered out of tonight’s opening World Cup win over Argentina unconscious.

Australia skipper George Gregan was relieved that the holders managed to get off to a winning start in the World Cup.

Veteran utility back Matt Burke was today included in the Australia squad to play Argentina in Friday’s Rugby World Cup curtain-raiser after Stirling Mortlock was ruled out with gastroenteritis.

Australia’s defensive coach John Muggleton reignited the debate over England’s forward pack by insisting they are too old to cope with the demands of a World Cup campaign.

NEW Munster second row David Pusey won’t be coming in from the cold after arriving in Ireland from Australia yesterday.

Veteran flanker Owen Finegan was the biggest omission from Australia’s World Cup squad announced in Sydney today.

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Ireland produced one of the greatest displays in their history to stun world champions Australia at a rain-lashed Lansdowne Road in Dublin today.

Ireland captain Brian O’Driscoll believes his side have their best-ever chance of ending their 23-year victory drought against Australia at Lansdowne Road tomorrow.

IRELAND wing Denis Hickie has been passed fit to face Australia at Lansdowne Road tomorrow after recovering from a wrist injury.

Australia have made six changes to their side from that which beat Argentina 17-6 in Buenos Aires for Saturday's Test match with Ireland at Lansdowne Road.

WORLD champions Australia take on Argentina tonight (11.15pm Irish time) looking to avoid a repeat of the embarrassing defeat they suffered at the hands of the Pumas when they last played in South America five years ago.

The Wallabies have named three uncapped players in their squad of 27, for the November tour of Ireland, Argentina, England and Italy.

World champions Australia recorded their eighth successive victory over Wales today - but it was a Test match to forget at the Millennium Stadium.

Australia winger Ben Tune is hoping to finally overcome the injury woe which has plagued him for the past two years and recapture his place in the Wallabies Test team.

Wallaby Lock Justin Harrison has been omitted from the Australian squad travelling to South Africa for Saturday’s Tri-Nations clash in Pretoria.

How each player - Lions and Australia - rated in the third test.

Australia have lost two key players for Saturday's deciding third Test against the Lions at Stadium Australia in Sydney.

Key moments in today's Lions/Australia match:

Australia have suffered an injury scare ahead of Saturday’s first Test against the Lions in Brisbane.

Australia have announced a squad of 31 players for the three-match Test series against the Lions this summer.