Australia, Joe Schmidt and Lions

Australia not yet ready to silence the Lions roar, says national rugby coach Joe Schmidt
DUBLIN – Australia coach Joe Schmidt says his side are “maybe” not at the level yet to win the three-Test Series with the British & Irish Lions in 2025 but they are ready to make it a “contest”.
Joe Schmidt: Australia still have work to do ahead of next year’s Lions series
Australia boss Joe Schmidt is optimistic next summer’s British and Irish Lions series will be competitive following an agonising 22-19 defeat to Andy Farrell’s Ireland in Dublin. Former Ireland head coach Schmidt looked set to enjoy a memorable return to the Aviva Stadium before Gus McCarthy’s late try snatched victory for the hosts.
Joe Schmidt on a warm Irish welcome as he rues Australia's missed chances
Schmidt's successor, Andy Farrell, watched his players almost make a mess of the IRFU's 150th commemoration party as their errors tallied up
How Joe Schmidt’s return to Dublin has brought back many memories
Joe Schmidt uses the word ‘comfortable’ to describe his return to Ireland. The Australia team are based in a well-appointed hotel deep in south Dublin rugby country for the week. Schmidt’s Irish home isn’t far from here, and when time has allowed, he has met up with friends in recent days.
Australia not yet ready to silence the Lions' roar, says Schmidt
Australia coach Joe Schmidt says his side are "maybe" not at the level yet to win the three test series with the British & Irish Lions next year but they are ready to make it a "contest".
Joe Schmidt: Wallabies have done enough to show Lions series will be a contest
Joe Schmidt doesn’t feel his Australian side is ready to live with the British and Irish Lions just yet. But this Wallaby performance in pushing Ireland to the pin of their collar on Saturday afternoon,
Joe Schmidt: ‘I'm hoping next July that you'll see a Wallabies team worthy of taking on the Lions’
Australia head coach Joe Schmidt is confident that his side will be in even better shape by the time they face the Lions in next summer’s first Test on July 19. The Wallabies pushed Ireland all the way,
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Joe Schmidt has candid admission about Australia after Ireland defeat in Dublin
Australia boss Joe Schmidt is optimistic next summer’s British and Irish Lions series will be competitive following an ...
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Joe Schmidt sets deadline on Wallabies coaching decision
Joe Schmidt has shared his verdict on his important future coaching decision that he has publicly stated he will be making in ...
Much room for Irish improvement but at least Joe Schmidt and his Aussies failed to ruin milestone day
All rather rude, really, what with Ireland marking their 150th year and wearing those special shirts, Cian Healy becoming ...
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Donncha O’Callaghan reveals hilarious mix-up with Joe Schmidt after his daughter’s birth
Former Munster and Ireland star Donncha O’Callaghan was walking out of the hospital when he received a call from Joe Schmidt.
Schmidt giving wounded Wallabies emotion on his old Ireland stomping ground
Australia hoped to arrive at the 150th birthday of the Irish Rugby Football Union in Dublin this weekend with a chance to ...
Ireland leave it late to sneak past former boss Joe Schmidt
Ireland boss Andy Farrell signed off before his British and Irish Lions sabbatical in victorious fashion thanks to a ...
‘That was a privilege’ – Andy Farrell insists Joe Schmidt ‘should be celebrated’ after ‘invaluable’ tenure with Ireland
IRELAND head coach Andy Farrell admits it was a “privilege” to revive his coaching career under Joe Schmidt. Faz clashes with ...
Andy Farrell’s Ireland get the better of Joe Schmidt’s Australia in tight Autumn Nations Series clash with the Lions tour next on the agenda
On an afternoon teeming with sub-plots, the simple narrative arc at the Aviva Stadium was that a misfiring Ireland ground out ...