Australia lock Justin Harrison has been banned for three Super 12 matches after racially abusing opponent Chumani Booi.

Australian lock Justin Harrison today admitted making a racial slur against a black South African opponent during a Super 12 match last weekend.

The HSBC Waratahs have moved swiftly to secure the outstanding player of the NSW Development Tour of Argentina.

Head coach Matt Williams today admitted Scotland face a “massive task” in Sunday’s first Test against Australia in Melbourne but backed his players to rise to the challenge.

Matt Williams today described Scotland’s performance in their 33-15 defeat to a shadow NSW Waratahs side as the most disappointing of his time in charge.

NSW Waratahs 33 Scotland 15

French Grand Slam stars Oliver Magne and Damien Traille will both line up for the Barbarians against Wales at Ashton Gate on Wednesday night.

IRELAND centres Brian O'Driscoll and Gordon D'Arcy have agreed to play for the Barbarians on next month's three-match tour of Britain.

The Barbarians have added the Irish centre pairing, the most dangerous centre partnership in world rugby, to their squad for next month’s three-match tour of Britain.

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.

Hosts and defending champions Australia take on the mighty All Blacks in the first of the World Cup semi-finals today in Sydney.

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.

Australia leapt into a predictable early lead as the world champions dominated their African opponents Namibia.

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.

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

IAIN BALSHAW will make his long-awaited Test match return on Saturday – and is determined to make up for lost time.

Eleven of Australia’s key players will go into the defence of the World Cup without having played a match in eight weeks.

AUSTRALIA have their best squad of the year available for today’s Tri-Nations opener against South Africa because they can choose from 26 fit players, says coach Eddie Jones.

ENGLAND coach Clive Woodward says his side is not in Melbourne for their Test match against Australia to entertain, it’s here to win.

Clive Woodward has no intention of repeating the tactical error which ruined England’s chances of a World Cup win 12 years ago when his side face Australia this weekend.

Nathan Grey has elbowed his way back into the Australia team as an emergency fly-half for Saturday’s Cook Cup face-off with England in Melbourne, and recent history suggests the physical Sydneysider won’t be shy in making his presence felt.

New South Wales centre Nathan Grey was today named as Australia’s stand-in fly-half for Saturday’s Test against England.

AUSTRALIA coach Eddie Jones dismissed England’s losing history Down Under as irrelevant and yesterday steeled his players for a clash with a team he believes has everything.

Nathan Grey spent the first half-hour of Australia’s training session in Melbourne today practising his kicking from hand, perhaps the first indication the New South Wales centre is the likely replacement for disgraced fly-half Elton Flatley against England.

Phil Waugh has replaced George Smith as Australia’s openside flanker for Saturday’s international against Wales at the Telstra Stadium in Sydney.

Wallabies coach Eddie Jones tonight voiced his disappointment after Australia’s second string were given a thorough examination by Oxford University at Iffley Road.

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.

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

Rob Howley today put a brave face on his Lions injury heartache after being ruled out of the Test series decider against Australia.

The Lions roared to a superb 29-13 victory over Australia in the first Test at Brisbane.

Australia scores again while the Lion's are a man down.

World Cup-winning Australia coach Rod Macqueen sees the three-Test series against the Lions as one of his side's biggest challenges.

Mike Catt will make his belated Lions tour entrance against Australia A tomorrow, admitting: ‘‘It’s one step at a time.’’

Graham Henry can expect an Australian Rugby Union apology following a beer-spraying incident after the Lions’ tour opener against Western Australia in Perth.

Australia have announced a 24-man Australia A squad to play the Lions in the Bundaberg Rum Rugby Series match at Gosford on June 19.

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