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Joe Schmidt consulted All Blacks snub for James O’Connor’s recall and reveals the personal dig he took ‘to heart’
Joe Schmidt says that it was not a spur-of-the-moment decision to recall James O’Connor to the Wallabies squad after the ...
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UK View: 'Exceptional' Farrell backed for Test, Schmidt 'will be delighted' as awful AUNZ XV 'lucky to score zero'
Owen Farrell was booed like a pantomime villain as he came on to take part in a fourth British and Irish Lions tour, ...
Lions series 'bigger than the World Cup' - O'Connor
The return of the experienced fly-half is fast becoming a theme on this Lions tour. Just over a week since Owen Farrell's ...
'Adaptable' Joe Schmidt simply had to turn to James O'Connor
With just 20 caps of Test experience between Ben Donaldson and Tom Lynagh, Joe Schmidt had no other choice but to bring James ...
Joe Schmidt throws serious doubt on Australia’s chances of beating Lions after narrow Fiji escape
Schmidt insists ‘there’s not real confidence’ after his Wallabies side needed a 78th-minute try from Harry Wilson to sneak ...
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Schmidt on Sexton: 'You don’t coach someone for 10 years and not have a relationship with them'
But Sexton being in the opposition coaching box is a new one for Schmidt. “I’m sure I will have a coffee with them at some ...
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Joe's woes mount as Lolesio blow shortens runway to fix Wallabies
Joe Schmidt's preparations for the British & Irish Lions tour appear on shaky ground with the loss of first-choice flyhalf ...
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Sleepy Joe at the wheel: JOC selection timing is inexcusable, Wallabies coach has played RA and fans like a fiddle
It took a chance encounter on the streets of Brisbane on Friday for James O'Connor to find out he was in the Wallabies ...
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Schmidt happy to wait longer on captain’s call, gives positive fitness update
Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt is comfortable waiting a few more days before locking in his captain for the British & Irish ...