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The Age
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Age
The Waratahs missed the finals. Now an ex-Wallaby of theirs is off to the Brumbies
Creighton came to the Waratahs this season after being recruited from the Reds, and Bowen, 21, has been at the Waratahs for three years. He debuted in 2023 and has 12 caps for the Waratahs, but only two as a starter. The son of former Wallaby Scott Bowen is the standout No.10 at Shute Shield level and along with Teddy Wilson, steered Easts to a drought-breaking premiership last year. Promising Junior Wallabies No.10 Joey Fowler, who is in the Waratahs academy, played in tour matches and trials for NSW in the off-season. The Tahs have active been in the market searching for additional options at five-eighth, according to informed sources, and discussions were held with the Tahs' 2014 premiership playmaker Bernard Foley, and with Will Harrison, who are both playing in Japan. Foley spoke with Joe Schmidt about the prospect of a move home, and the Wallabies coach said on the Kick Offs and Kick Ons podcast last week that he'd had contact with the former Test No.10. But after Foley steered Kubota to a League One final last week, the veteran No.10 chose to extend his contract with the Japanese club for another year. Harrison is also unlikely to return to the Tahs after initially giving it some consideration, according to informed sources. The loss of Edmed will bring a spotlight on the Waratahs' high turnover of young five-eighths. Edmed came through the Waratahs' junior system with Harrison and Ben Donaldson, and the trio were seen as central to the future. But after Donaldson was let go to the Western Force, NSW focused on Harrison and Edmed in 2023. All three have now departed. As with previous seasons, Edmed found himself in and out of the Waratahs' starting side this year. On the back of a successful stint with North Harbour in the NPC last year, Edmed won a call-up to the Wallabies' squad for their spring tour, and he made a Test debut off the bench in the final Test against Ireland, albeit lasting only three minutes due to a head knock. Loading Edmed started the year in the NSW No.10 jersey, and there was expectation he would push Lolesio, Donaldson and Tom Lynagh for a Wallabies role against the Lions. But Edmed was benched behind Creighton after three rounds, and he even found himself out of the Tahs' squad altogether mid-season, playing club rugby for Eastwood. Edmed eventually won a recall but was benched again in the final round behind Bowen. With Lolesio departing to play for Toyota Industries Shuttles Aichi, the Brumbies now have Edmed and Declan Meredith on board for next season, and possibly Jack Debreczeni as well. The veteran is weighing up playing on or retiring and moving into coaching.
Sydney Morning Herald
2 days ago
- Sport
- Sydney Morning Herald
The Waratahs missed the finals. Now an ex-Wallaby of theirs is off to the Brumbies
Creighton came to the Waratahs this season after being recruited from the Reds, and Bowen, 21, has been at the Waratahs for three years. He debuted in 2023 and has 12 caps for the Waratahs, but only two as a starter. The son of former Wallaby Scott Bowen is the standout No.10 at Shute Shield level and along with Teddy Wilson, steered Easts to a drought-breaking premiership last year. Promising Junior Wallabies No.10 Joey Fowler, who is in the Waratahs academy, played in tour matches and trials for NSW in the off-season. The Tahs have active been in the market searching for additional options at five-eighth, according to informed sources, and discussions were held with the Tahs' 2014 premiership playmaker Bernard Foley, and with Will Harrison, who are both playing in Japan. Foley spoke with Joe Schmidt about the prospect of a move home, and the Wallabies coach said on the Kick Offs and Kick Ons podcast last week that he'd had contact with the former Test No.10. But after Foley steered Kubota to a League One final last week, the veteran No.10 chose to extend his contract with the Japanese club for another year. Harrison is also unlikely to return to the Tahs after initially giving it some consideration, according to informed sources. The loss of Edmed will bring a spotlight on the Waratahs' high turnover of young five-eighths. Edmed came through the Waratahs' junior system with Harrison and Ben Donaldson, and the trio were seen as central to the future. But after Donaldson was let go to the Western Force, NSW focused on Harrison and Edmed in 2023. All three have now departed. As with previous seasons, Edmed found himself in and out of the Waratahs' starting side this year. On the back of a successful stint with North Harbour in the NPC last year, Edmed won a call-up to the Wallabies' squad for their spring tour, and he made a Test debut off the bench in the final Test against Ireland, albeit lasting only three minutes due to a head knock. Loading Edmed started the year in the NSW No.10 jersey, and there was expectation he would push Lolesio, Donaldson and Tom Lynagh for a Wallabies role against the Lions. But Edmed was benched behind Creighton after three rounds, and he even found himself out of the Tahs' squad altogether mid-season, playing club rugby for Eastwood. Edmed eventually won a recall but was benched again in the final round behind Bowen. With Lolesio departing to play for Toyota Industries Shuttles Aichi, the Brumbies now have Edmed and Declan Meredith on board for next season, and possibly Jack Debreczeni as well. The veteran is weighing up playing on or retiring and moving into coaching.
Perth Now
08-05-2025
- Sport
- Perth Now
'Talk is cheap', coach demands action from his Waratahs
Pulling no punches, coach Dan McKellar has laid down the law to his NSW Waratahs ahead of a do-or-die Super Rugby Pacific derby with the Queensland Reds. McKellar is promising no Churchillian speeches before Friday night's showdown in Sydney, saying his charges should already know what is expected after last week's 40-17 submission to the ACT Brumbies. The sobering defeat in Canberra, a fifth from five away games this spluttering campaign, has left the Tahs in third-last spot and prompted McKellar to ring some six changes to the starting team for the must-win encounter at Allianz Stadium. "It's Queensland versus NSW so I said to the forwards earlier on, 'If you need motivation for this game, if you need me to give you something to get you up for this game, then we should change occupations'," McKellar said after Thursday's captain's run. "So it's a big game and it's important in terms of the context of our season and it's Queensland versus NSW, so we get stuck into it. "I was pretty angry after the Brumbies performance, just the second half in particular. "The players needed to know that, and they were pretty disappointed as well."But the beauty of this game is, you get the opportunity to respond pretty quickly."Talk is cheap now. It's all about our actions." Among the six casualties from the Brumbies drubbing was lock Hugh Sinclair, who captained the side during Jake Gordon's month-long stint out injured. McKellar bristled when asked if Sinclair was merely being rested. "No, we made some changes, mate. We didn't play well last week so we've made some changes," he said. "It's pretty simple. Selection is really easy. It's all about performance." Flyhalf Lawson Creighton was another victim of the fallout, with Tane Edmed winning back the No.10 jumper for the first time since round two. Edmed finished last season wearing the Wallabies gold in the last Test of 2025 and McKellar commended the 24-year-old's professionalism during his two months warming the bench, or worse, not even making the Waratahs' match-day 23. "Great attitude. Great attitude at club training. Excellent, and that's all important," the coach said. "In times of adversity, you watch how players react to it and respond and he's been good and, off the back of that, he stays at the forefront of your mind. "If they drop their bottom lip and sulk and don't want to be good team members, then you don't have a lot of thought for that. "So he's been excellent in how he's handled himself, so he'll be excited to get an opportunity this week." With Noah Lolesio heading to Japan at season's end, Brumbies coach Stephen Larkham is said to be eyeing off Edmed as a replacement playmaker in the ACT. McKellar, though, issued a polite hands off, with Edmed also very much in the Waratahs' future plans. "A NSW boy, loves the Waratahs and his family's here and that sort of thing. So, yeah, the retention of all of our players is the first thing that we look at before we recruit," McKeller said. "So he's certainly in the conversation." Also coming off a loss, to the Fijian Drua in Suva, the fourth-placed Reds enter the pivotal match seven points ahead of the Waratahs and with the chance to kill off their arch rivals' finals hopes.
