Cheika restoring smile to Wallaby faces

Nine Entertainment Co has the free-to-air rights for the World Cup and will telecast 17 matches, including all Wallabies games and big games such as the semi-finals and final.

“Jason is phenomenal. One of the things we have been trying to do to become a great team is get consistent and it is clear Jason is putting up some consistent great golf”, Cheika said.

The last time the Rugby World Cup was held in the United Kingdom, in 1999, Malcolm Turnbull was leading the push for an Australian republic to a shattering defeat. “But while we won’t necessarily make money on this during the World Cup, I do want to take it to other events like the Monaco Grand Prix and the Olympics next year [in Rio de Janeiro] and treat it as a business, while also having a lot of fun”.

The Wallabies will start their World Cup campaign against new Pacific champions Fiji, who is ranked ninth in the world, with Australia expected to run every member in its 31-strong squad against Fiji and Uruguay.

The tearaway 21-year-old has made life difficult for teammates and has been pushing hard to demand selection, despite falling behind world-class flankers David Pocock and Hooper in the pecking order for the No.7 jersey.

“I think he’s worked his way back into this team on form”.

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Hooper and Pocock haven’t played in the same team since the Wallabies beat New Zealand in the opening Bledisloe Cup match in Sydney.

Ashley-Cooper, who has played more than 100 Tests, is preparing for his third World Cup and will move to French rugby later this year to begin a contract with Bordeaux that will take him past his 33rd birthday.

“There is confidence in the back line, but it’s not just about the attack”.

A try by centre Tevita Kuridrani after the full-time siren earned the Wallabies a 24-20 win against the Springboks in Brisbane and two late tries gave them a 34-9 victory over Argentina in Mendoza. We’re not here to make up numbers, we were given a medal of participation [at the welcome ceremony]. “We still need our slice of luck”.

Skipper Stephen Moore will be the starting hooker with James Slipper, Sekope Kepu, Scott Sio, Toby Smith and Greg Holmes battling for front-row duties. We’ve known the identity of our opponents for the last however long, so there are no surprises there.