Michael Cheika has backed the newcomers in his squad to stand up and shine after naming debutants Brandon Paenga-Amosa and Caleb Timu in his run-on Wallabies side to take on Ireland in Brisbane tomorrow night, with new Brumbies recruit Pete Samu on the bench.

There’s been a bitter twist in the tail to the story of Spain’s controversial clash with Belgium in the 2019 Rugby World Cup qualifiers that Behind the Ruck covered a few weeks ago – see here That match had ended in an 18-10 victory for hosts Belgium, a result that sent Romania to the World Cup, and forced Spain through

The challenge facing the Junior Wallabies at the 2018 Under 20’s World Championships in France, just got a whole lot harder after they went down 26-21 to Wales in their opening match this morning.