Wales’ dwindling front-row resources will come under the microscope as coach Warren Gatland finalises his tour squad for the two-Test series against the Wallabies in Australia. Hookers Elliot Dee, Sam Parry and Ryan Elias are already out…
We are now almost halfway with the Euros with the tournament starting to take shape. As some teams have managed to secure their place in knockouts, others are still chasing hard. After two matchdays and only one to go before we move on to…
Andrew Johns has taken issue with Queensland captain Daly Cherry-Evans over a ‘cheap shot’ during the Maroons’ crushing win in Game 1 of the 2024 State of Origin series. Just days out from Game 2 at the MCG, the NSW great pointed to an…
Hungary knocked Scotland out of the Euros in the 10th minute of added time, while Germany’s late equaliser against Switzerland took them above the Swiss to qualify first in Group A at the Euros. A draw wasn’t good enough for either…
Pace bowler Chris Jordan has fired England into the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup with an emotional hat-trick in a thumping 10-wicket victory over the United States on his home island of Barbados. Jordan, a born-and-bred Bajan who went…
Joe Schmidt hasn’t made it easy on himself. He could have looked overseas to any number of foreign-based stars, including Marika Koroibete and Samu Kerevi for his first Tests in charge of the Wallabies. He didn’t. He could have selected…
NRL Round 16 looked pretty straightforward on paper but turned into carnage for teams with finals dreams as the bottom clubs ran amok – let’s work through it in your talking points. That were diabolical I went in pretty hard at New Zealand…
When Mark Twain talked about lies, damned lies and statistics, he clearly wasn’t referencing the 2024 Super Rugby champions, the Blues. Their 41-10 win was not only a superb exhibition of wet-weather, finals football, it tied directly to…
After their dire 1-1 draw with Denmark, I was wondering how to describe this version of Gareth Southgate’s England. ‘Southgate-ball’ has no ring to it whatsoever, whilst ‘ready salted crisps of tactics’ might be witty but won’t escape the…
For the maths nerds out there, 58.82% of teams played this round with seven sides putting their collective feet up. And for many fans who are not quite as precise with their percentages, the interest level in the five matches for the round…
Gold Coast are sweating on scans of Jayden’s Campbell‘s right hand after he broke the club’s all-time point scoring record in the 66-6 win over the Warriors. Campbell suffered the injury early in the match before kicking 11 goals and…
Afghanistan have rolled unbeaten World Cup heavyweights Australia, defending 149 with a stunning bowling performance which means Mitch Marsh’s team needs to beat India in their final Super 8s game to ensure they make the semi-finals and…
The race for the Waratahs’ head coaching role just got a whole lot more interesting after Dan McKellar, the highly respected Australian coach, separated from Leicester Tigers over the weekend. The decision to “mutually” part ways occurred…
Wales have produced a battling performance before World Cup champions South Africa turned on the power to emerge 41-13 winners at Twickenham. Despite conceding two tries and collecting two yellow cards during the first 15 minutes on…
Unbeaten India have inched closer to a semi-final berth in the T20 World Cup following their comprehensive 50-run victory against Bangladesh in the Super Eight stage. Allrounder Hardik Pandya smashed a 27-ball half-century as India posted…
Dan McKellar has been sacked as coach of top English club Leicester, with another Australian rugby luminary Michael Cheika being hotly tipped to replace him. McKellar, the 47-year-old who left his job as forwards coach with the Wallabies…
A day after being called up to the Wallabies for the first time, rising star Tom Lynagh has put pen to paper to sign a contract extension with the Queensland Reds. Lynagh was already contracted until the end of 2025, but in a major nod to…
The Roosters could be without another centre due to suspension after Junior Pauga was sent off late in their emphatic 26-8 win over the Bulldogs in torrential weather at Industree Group Stadium on Saturday evening which has lifted them…
Wallabies recruit Carter Gordon watched on from behind Gold Coast’s bench as his 2025 club scored their highest-ever total in a complete thrashing of the New Zealand Warriors on Saturday afternoon. Jayden Campbell and Alofiana Khan-Pereira…
Twenty-one years after Carlos Spencer dazzled to lead the Blues to a Super Rugby title over the Crusaders, the men from Auckland are Super Rugby champions once again after a 41-10 demolition job over local rivals the Chiefs at Eden Park.…
Joseph Suaalii has gone from knocking Reece Walsh out of State of Origin I to mimicking the Queensland flyer at training ahead of game two, as the Blues prepare for the Maroons’ danger man. Still banned over the high shot that led to his…
The West Indies have kept their hopes of progressing to the T20 World Cup semi-finals alive with a crushing win over the USA to all but end the tournament’s Cinderella story’s campaign. Led by a swashbuckling unbeaten 82 from promoted…
Canberra coach Ricky Stuart has belted the NSW Blues over their treatment of hard-working back-rower Hudson Young. The Raiders stalwart was left out of Michael Maguire’s squad for State of Origin game two after playing just 22 minutes of…
If you want to know when Joe Schmidt got the reminder he was after about Kurtley Beale’s worth, you must go back to May 18 against his former side, the Waratahs, at HBF Park. After a few typical Beale balls against the Drua during the…
Boomers star Josh Giddey has been granted his NBA trade request with Oklahoma agreeing to a deal with Chicago, after the 21-year-old Victorian resisted the Thunder’s plans to use him off the bench. In Friday’s deal, Giddey will move to the…
Cameron Murray may be short on recent match fitness but the reinstated Blues lock has no doubt on his impact and role for NSW in Origin II. Murray played 49 minutes in the 22-12 Round 15 win over the Broncos, which cemented state duties…
Sixteen years ago the Maroons were aiming for a third straight series win with a coach silencing his doubters while having his first crack at Origin. The Blues had brought in a premiership-winning coach with a fierce reputation for being a…
It was the Jahrome Hughes show at Suncorp as the free-running No.7 led Melbourne to a 30-24 win over the Dolphins – who went down fighting in a thrilling points fest. Hughes pulled strings left, right and centre, scoring a try before half…