Wallabies

He twice escaped from an acute psychiatric ward. He pioneered a way of working with the sub-conscious mind. He has used it to help some of Australia's best-known coaches - with a remarkable success rate.

Karmichael Hunt has just endured the darkest and most difficult year of his life. This is the story of what happened then ... and what happens next.

Matt Toomua is pretty sure no one in the world shares his surname. The problem is, it's not his real name.

Sarah Riordan was just robbed of her place in the historic Bledisloe Cup double header by a freakish accident. It hurt – especially for someone who proudly wears an Australian uniform every day at work, too.

The Wallabies haven't held the Bledisloe Cup since 2002. In one critical area, Reece Hodge reckons this is the best Australian squad he has been part of - and it could make a huge difference.

'I've given up going to church and praying for rain.' Thousands of Australian farming families are struggling through drought. Ned Hanigan's is one of them.

There are many reasons why Damien Fitzpatrick should not be playing in the Super Rugby semi-final for the NSW Waratahs against the Lions. And one reason why he is.

I have had to find ways of dealing with challenges in my life on and off the field… I do this by relying on close relationships and keeping a positive mindset. This helps my mental health just as much as my physical wellbeing.

If Demi Hayes wasn't an Australian Rugby Sevens player, she'd have been a jillaroo. No, not a Test rugby league player – a stockwoman driving cattle on a vast Northern Territory property.