News about Bernard Foley

Hamish McLennan, the sport's outspoken leader, has bought a stunning $30 million trophy home in an exclusive Sydney suburb. McLennan and his partner Lucinda (inset) received an eye-watering sum for a five-bedroom, five-bathroom house in Darling Point's eastern suburb that had a price guide of $35-40 million. With a dazzling combination of luxurious, modern touches, and heritage elegance, the Californian-style multi-level house has stunning harbour views.

With the Rebels' player joining French Club Bayonne after the World Cup, veteran Wallabies backline utility Reece Hodge has been the newest Aussie player to fly the coop. Mr Fix It In a Wallabies backline that is still searching for its ideal combination, the 28-year-old's shape is a key piece in Eddie Jones' World Cup bids. He will spend 2023 with the Rebels before joining a top-14 club brimming with international talent on a three-year contract.

What an oval-ball year it has been, with epic feats on the field and several alarming and seismic events that have highlighted the game's precarious and turbulent nature. Over the past 12 months, rugby has veered remarkably between extremes; with scandal and chaos, exciting matches and grand occasions, Rugby has erupted. Here, Sportsmail looks back at some of the key events along the way…

Under fire Wallabies coach Dave Rennie has called upon the staples of Australian rugby to revive a horror European tour - calling upon James Slipper to lead against Ireland alongside big inclusions Michael Hooper and Bernard Foley

The Wallabies have snatched victory from the jaws of defeat, defeating Scotland 16-15 in a dramatic first Test of the spring tour. As time expired at Murrayfield Stadium, coach Dave Rennie expressed his excitement for his nab the heart-stopping victory, which was only a possibility after Scottish flyhalf Blair Kinghorn missed a simple penalty from right in front.

Despite the World Cup being less than a year away, the Wallabies are yet to decide on a halves combination, but Tate McDermott (main) is expected to get another crack, and it will be anything but traditional. The 24-year-old scrumhalf has played for Sevens before, and he has inherited a lot of the same characteristics to the Wallabies, something coach Dave Rennie (inset) is keen to exploit.

EXCLUSIVE: Bernard Foley, a Wallabies player, still loves rugby union as much as he did as a child, and his infectious love for the sport is the perfect foundation for Australia's World Cup push next year. Foley, a journalist in Sydney, was beaming with pride when recalled to the Test team after last being for the Wallabies at the 2019 World Cup in Japan, and he believes there is one vital ingredient for Australia's success in next year's tournament.

NIK SIMON IN PARIS: Referee Mathieu Raynal has reaffirmed his tumultuous call in the Bledisloe Cup call and called for a ban on time wasting, which was a departure from previous campaigns. In the final minute of France's game against the All Blacks, the French official came under intense scrutiny after shaming Australia fly-half Bernard Foley for taking too long to kick a penalty. Australia later lost the Test and blasted Raynal for 'costing them the Rugby Championship,' with the referee subsequently deleting his social media pages.'

Ian Foster's side made mincemeat of the visitors at Eden Park, threatening a record-breaking loss at 32-0 with 20 minutes to play before winning 40-14. On Saturday night, fans of their team's 'completely useless' performance took to Twitter to condemn their team's 'completely null' performance. One fan wrote, 'It's time to give up rugby as a national sport.' 'When the [All Blacks] have failed as well at home as they have at home recently, it's really sad.'

Bernard Foley of Wallabies was seen on footage from the first Bledisloe Cup test match dismissing referee Mathieu Raynal (pictured left) in the lead up to the All Blacks' victory. Will Genia, a former Australian scrum-half, said on Stan Sport that the new vision was 'huge,' and Foley could have been to blame for the tumultuous loss.

Andrew Mehrtens, a former All Blacks star, believes that by bringing timekeepers and shortening halves to 30 minutes of efficient play, the issue of timewasting in rugby could be solved. His remarks came after an uneven conclusion to the Rugby Championship between Australia and New Zealand in Melbourne last week. The Wallabies were left squeamish after French referee Mathieu Raynal sparked uproar in the dying stages of the game, reversing a penalty he had originally given to the hosts.

Lalakai Foteki (left) of the Wallabies has delved into a video that appears to show him screaming at teammate Bernard Foley (right), claiming that no one is as it seems. The star center said he was just trying to make sure the right people were on the field for the final seconds of the match (inset).

Northampton is leading the way for a sport that must abandon secrecy and reveal its soul in order to bring more box-office appeal. The Saints also released another short, behind-the-scenes film, the third such film ever produced, which will see Phil Dowson's squad take on the grueling pre-season 'Blakiston Challenge', named after former captain and war hero Sir Arthur Blakiston. It came from two previous films that focused on Northampton's quest for the 2022 Premiership final.

After the team's heartbreaking 39-37 loss to New Zealand, a new image of outraged Wallabies skipper Nic White telling the referee he 'cost Australia the Rugby Championship' has emerged. After 20 years of Bledisloe Cup agony, Australia seemed to be heading for a landmark victory over the All Blacks, before one of the most controversial decisions in rugby union history ended the Wallabies' hopes.

The diabolical standard of reffing in Thursday's Bledisloe Cup match revealed that the so-called running game is a shadow of its former self, and ex-Wallabies coach Alan Jones (inset) is tense, and ex-Wallabies coach Alan Jones (inset) is livid. Rugby's bloated law book, according to him, is leaving rugby far behind codes with virtually non-stop play, like Aussie Rules - and referees must be barred from playing the game into the ground.

The referee made a terrible call to send the match to the All Blacks in the dying minutes in what would be one of the most tense in the long history between the two countries. Mathieu Raynal was given a free kick against Australia's Bernard Foley for taking too long to kick for contact, and the Kiwis were awarded a match-sealing try shortly after to put the Wallabies' impressive comeback from 31-13 down.