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Former Scotland rugby union captain Kelly Brown and Seattle Seahawks' Brandon Shell discuss how they used sport to help them live with stammers. Original source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/58135453 https://blog.therugbystore.com.au/how-two-elite-sportsmen-learned-to-live-with-a-stammer/

Rennie is a man with a mission. With Rennie at the helm the Wallabies are no longer a shipwreck waiting to happen, with previous skippers thrown or leaping overboard. The Wallabies crew needed a strong leader to navigate this rugby ghost ship. For years the green and gold jersey has struggled – struggled to impose themselves on the world of rugby, struggled to intimidate the top three teams and struggled to be recognised as something valuable and worth following. It’s strange how far the Wallabies have drifted off course when you consider they’re the closest team to the All Blacks, not just geographically but also culturally. The two nations share common interests, strengths and ambitions. Both countries seem to put extracurricular activities ahead of educational values. The youth are exposed far more to sporting legends than academic superstars. They look up to sports men and women for inspiration. Legends like Tom Carroll in surfing to Mal Meninga in rugby league or Cathy Freema...

The Wallabies had flashes of brilliance and some rough patches in their 33-25 loss to New Zealand. We asked you to rate every single player – here’s how you saw it. Following his strong series against France, Michael Hooper was again named the best Wallabies player, with the skipper being the only visitor to post a score above seven. Andrew Kellaway wasn’t far away, finishing at 6.91, while Tate McDermott’s 6.19 was enough to see him round out the podium. In his column for The Roar , Will Genia was full of praise for Kellaway, Rob Valetini and Matt To’omua off the bench. “I was hoping would be someone who really steps up. For me, he looks like he’s still searching for that performance to really cement himself in that position. He had a little bit of a shaky start, but he really worked his way into the game,” he said. Wallabies Bledisloe 1 player ratings 1. James Slipper Average score: 6.07 Most common rating: 6 (34.7%) 2. Brandon Paenga-Amosa Average score: 5.20 Most common...

Versatile England back Sarah McKenna signs a new one-year contract with Premier 15s club Saracens. Original source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/58157071 https://blog.therugbystore.com.au/england-back-sarah-mckenna-signs-new-saracens-deal/

After a Lions series full of rancour and underwhelming rugby, how will the tour be remembered and where do the team go from here? Original source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/58146218 https://blog.therugbystore.com.au/british-and-irish-lions-how-will-the-south-africa-tour-be-remembered-and-what-next-for-the-lions/

It was an interesting game we were presented with on Saturday night. Conditions weren’t the best, and errors and poor discipline created a stop-start match. Front row George Bower and Nepo Laulala had a solid showing. The scrum held up well against the Wallabies where they said they would target. Replacements coming on were up and down in the scrum. On attack the front row combined had a couple of solid carries. Laulala was quiet, Codie Taylor and Bower contributed the most. Taylor was solid in lineout throws. Locks Both Sam Whitelock and Brodie Retallick were at their best disrupting the lineout for the Wallabies and securing the ball for us. In play Retallick brought some mongrel into his game but also infringed a few times. Both were solid on defence, and we missed Retallick in that final 15. Patrick Tuipulotu coming on certainly affected our dominance from the prior 15 minutes. With Beauden Barrett dropping out we struggled not having that physically dominant lock on. Brodie...

Alun Wyn Jones admits it would be a “travesty” if British and Irish Lions tours were to fade from the international calendar after his own illustrious career in the red jersey ended in heartache. The Lions are having to fight increasingly hard for their place in a cluttered global programme, with their fruitless trip to South Africa squeezed from six weeks to five. Head coach Warren Gatland has repeatedly stated his desire for prospective series to be protected when rugby’s powerbrokers discuss the future of the world schedule. Veteran captain Jones, who conceded the agonising 2-1 defeat to the Springboks will be his fourth and last series after appearances in 2009, 2013 and 2017, echoed Gatland’s view and believes Lions contests remain among the pinnacle of the sport. “It’s funny, being involved in 2009, I remember the furore after that – the Lions is this, the Lions is that. Should it exist? he said. “… In its most basic concept it is something that is very special and it ignite...