Australia led by nine at half-time and felt comfortable. France scored 30 unanswered in the second half. Six consecutive test losses. Nine from ten. One match left for Joe Schmidt. Nothing less than a win will suffice.
Five Wallabies tries, a sold-out Allianz Stadium, and a backline capable of unsettling any team in the world. Australia still lost to Ireland by two points. Joe Schmidt's Wallabies have the talent to win - they just need to stop throwing it away.
Ellis Park was a cauldron. England were competitive for 40 minutes. The second half was a lesson in what world-class looks like.
Nathan Cleary scored twice, kicked four conversions and produced the finest individual performance in a decider since Johnathan Thurston. Queensland made 13 errors and missed 47 tackles. The shield is going south, and it was never particularly close.
NSW came back from 18–0 down in Sydney. Queensland scored 36 second-half points in Melbourne. Now six Blues changes, a debut winger, and Suncorp Stadium. The 2026 decider asks hard questions of both states — and only one gets to answer them correctly.
A truncated round with State of Origin III on the horizon. Five games, plenty of finals implications, and Penrith looking ominous again.
Jude Bellingham won a World Cup quarterfinal in extra time for the second tournament running. Julián Álvarez curled a 25-yard shot into the top corner in the 112th minute. Saturday produced two matches that were hard, controversial, and decided by individual moments of the highest quality.
Youri Tielemans tore his hamstring in the warmup. Thibaut Courtois limped off in the 71st minute. Senne Lammens dropped Cubarsí's shot with two minutes left. Mikel Merino tapped in the rebound. Belgium are out. Spain are going to Dallas.
Argentina trailed Egypt 2–0 with 11 minutes remaining. Messi then scored his eighth goal of the tournament and set up Romero and Fernandez for a 3–2 win. In Vancouver, Switzerland survived 120 goalless minutes to beat Colombia 4–3 on penalties. The quarterfinals are set.
