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Saia Faingaa has found a rugby lifeline with London Irish and the former Wallabies hooker is making the most of it. 

In Focus Saia Faingaa

An interview with Classic Wallaby #466 Rob Heming, conducted by Gordon Bray and produced by Theo Clark Media.

Rob Heming played 21 Tests for Australia in a seven-year international career. He was recognised as the greatest line-out jumper in the world during the period he played international rugby. He ensured the Wallabies’ possession from a set piece from which they struggled to do prior his arrival on the Test stage in 1961.

In ‘The Top 100 Wallabies’ written by Peter Jenkins, Heming was selected by a panel of seven, including five Wallabies, at number 23 and the second row partner of John Eales in the Top XV.

Rob Heming Story


We were lucky to be part of Beef 2021 in early May. 

Take a look at all the highlights from our week-long schedule of activities, including our match against the Beef Barbarians. In this video you'll see:

- Morgan Turinui, Nick Frisby, Ben Mowen, Lote Tuqiri, Digby Ioane and more as they prepare for the match.
- Nathan Sharpe critiquing Mat Rogers' hair at the Beef Australia Sportsman's lunch
- Footage from some of the coaching clinics we conducted around Central Queensland, including schools at Gladstone, Yeppoon &amp; Mount Morgan
- A bone-crunching tackle by Digby Ioane in the match

Highlights: Classic Wallabies at Beef Australia 2021

Classic Wallabies Digby Ioane, Nick Frisby, Lote Tuqiri, Lachie Turner and Morgan Turinui plus Classic Wallaroos players Shirley Russell and Selena Tranter ventured to Central Queensland in May 2021 to visit schools and clubs. Check out these highlights from their coaching clinics at Chanel College Gladstone, Trinity College Gladstone, Yeppoon State High School and Mount Morgan State High School.

Classic Wallabies Rugby Coaching Clinics in Central Queensland

Gordon Bray interviews Eric Tweedale ahead of his 99th birthday, on May 5 2020.

Classic Wallabies: Eric Tweedale interview 

Australian Rugby and the Australian Government are launching the Rugby AID appeal which will help those clubs and communities affected by bushfires and drought.

Rugby AID launched

The Rugby Nation show made its way to Musashino for the inaugural Classic Wallabies and Classic Japan exhibtion match. Iain Payten joined by special guests Morgan Turinui and Ben Kimber.

The Rugby Nation show:  Episode 23

They've faced some of the toughest on the field and today 2003 Rugby World Cup teammates Justin Harrison and Stephen Larkham faced the toughest in the NT.  The pair in Darwin to help launch the Gold Blooded Tour with 100 days to go to Japan.

Larkham, Harrison take croc plunge in Darwin

Classic Wallabies David Campese, Matt Dunning, Dean Mumm, Lote Tuqiri and Phil Waugh joined hundreds of junior rugby players and beach goers at the Beach Rugby 5s on Sunday 17 November 2019.

Beach Rugby 5s Highlights

Rugby Australia Awards 2019 - Wallaby Hall of Fame George Gregan

Stephen Larkham has been inducted into the Wallaby Hall of Fame.

Rugby Australia Awards 2019: Wallaby Hall of Fame - Stephen Larkham

George Gregan has been inducted into the Wallaby Hall of Fame.

Rugby Australia Awards 2019: Wallaby Hall of Fame - George Gregan

In the lead up to the Wallabies first match of the 2019 Rugby World Cup against Fiji in Sapporo, Classic Wallabies Matt Cockbain, Morgan Turinui and Lote Tuqiri spent a couple of days in Niseko to teach local students all about rugby union.
Watch this video to get an insight into their school visit, including:
- showing students how to hop like a kangaroo
- teaching some fundamental skills and aspects of rugby union such as line outs and teamwork
- enjoying lunch in the classrooms with students
- students singing happy birthday to Lote Tuqiri!
Whilst in Niseko the Classics enjoyed an evening in Kumo Restaurant at Skye Niseko, where they met a heap of rugby fans visiting the region. We were surprised and delighted to see so many Wallabies fans visiting the town in the traditional off-season.
The visit to Niseko was part of the Classic Wallabies community engagement program, aimed at increasing awareness and understanding in Japan about rugby union, and encouraging support of the Wallabies.
This activity received grant funding from the Australia-Japan Foundation of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Thank you for your support. Thanks also to Rugby Australia, Australian Rugby Foundation and all our other partners for your generous ongoing support.

Classic Wallabies Visit Niseko, Japan

Hear from 1999 Rugby World Cup winning Classic Wallaby Matt Cockbain discuss this rugby coaching Clinic at Ebetsu, Sapporo in Japan.
Matt, along with Morgan Turinui and Lote Tuqiri, put local school and university students through their paces ahead of the Wallabies first match of the 2019 Rugby World Cup against Fiji in Sapporo.
The visit to Ebetsu was part of the Classic Wallabies community engagement program, aimed at increasing awareness and understanding in Japan about rugby union, and encouraging support of the Wallabies.
This activity received grant funding from the Australia-Japan Foundation of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Thank you for your support. Thanks also to Rugby Australia, Australian Rugby Foundation and all our other partners for your generous ongoing support.

Classic Wallabies at Ebetsu, Japan

It was a momentous day in Musashino as Wallabies legend George Smith made his Classic Wallabies debut in their inaugural match against Classic Japan.

Smith makes his Classic Wallabies debut in Musashino

Former Wallabies greats Justin Harrison, Morgan Turinui and Lote Tuqiri visited Samoa in August 2019 to run clinics in local schools and tourist hotspots to promote the game and further strengthen the relationship between the two nations.
The trip was in partnership with the Australian Government and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and supports Australia’s stepped up engagement with its partners in the region, by forming friendships and creating opportunities for Samoans through sport.

Classic Wallabies Visit to Samoa

Former Wallabies captains, George Gregan, Michael Lynagh, James Horwill and Andrew slack reflect on their World Cup experiences and give their thoughts on the current 31-man squad picked for the Rugby World Cup.

Former Wallabies captains optimistic about World Cup 

Classic Wallabies general manager Justin Harrison and fellow Classics Morgan Turinui and Lote Tuqiri visited Samoa as part of a community outreach program ahead of next month's Wallabies-Samoa Test in Sydney.

Classic Wallabies visit Samoa

The Rebels' most-capped player, Laurie Weeks, jumped on the Gold Blooded Tour in Victoria.

Weeks joins the gold rush through Victoria

The Gold Blooded Tour has made it across the Bass Strait, spending the past five days in Tasmania.  Dual Rugby World Cup representative Morgan Turinui and Steve Kefu on board to continue hosting clinics and events in the local communities.

Turinui and Gold Blooded Tour reach Tasmania

The Classic Wallabies are making a tremendous impact on communities across Australia through inspiring the next generation of stars.

#PartofMore: Classic Wallabies

1999 World Cup winner Matt Cockbain was joined by Classic Wallaby Adam Freier and Wally on the roof of Adelaide Oval this morning.  Cockbain played at the iconic venue in the 2003 World Cup and has joined up with the Gold Blooded Tour.

Cockbain tackles Adelaide Oval roof climb

The #GoldBlooded Tour has completed it's first week, crossing the border from the Northern Territory into South Australia.  Classic Wallabies Julian Huxley and Radike Samo the latest to join the 61-day trip around Australia promoting the World Cup.

Huxley joins Gold Blooded Tour in Coober Pedy

Come along for the ride as we travel to Roma, Condamine &amp; Goondiwindi visiting 5 schools and 4 clubs before we land in Moree for an incredible day of rugby action against the Central North Barbarians.
Hear from Mat Rogers &amp; Sean Hardman about the importance and strength of country rugby and the opportunity to give back to the community, Selena Worsley gives us a wrap of the Classic Wallaroos’ first win in a tough fought contest, Gorko rewards himself for a Mark Chisholm try-assist and both teams put on a great show for the 2000-strong crowd.

Classic Wallabies Moree & Border Country Tour Highlights

Hear from Nathan Sharpe, Lachie Turner and Lote Tuqiri after the Classics Gold vs Classics Green match at the Modified Rugby Program Showcase in Brisbane.

Modified Rugby Program Showcase Brisbane

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Former test lock Justin Harrison rejoins the Australian Rugby family as the new Classic Wallabies manger. He says a big part of his role will be making sure ex-Wallaby players have an end story that they can transition to in life after rugby.

Harrison hired as new head of Classic Wallabies 

We went behind the scenes at the Classic Wallabies vs Central West Barbarians match on Saturday 17 November in Orange.

Classic Wallabies vs Central West Barbarians Match Highlights

Classic Wallabies contingent run rugby clinic in Orange before clash against the Central West Barbarians. 