Geelong captain Patrick Dangerfield has been hit with a one-match suspension for his controversial dangerous tackle on Carlton’s Sam Walsh. Debate erupted after the veteran tackled Walsh from behind in the opening seconds of the Cats’ loss to the Blues on Friday night, with Walsh falling forwards and hitting his head on the ground, winning […]
Suaalii makes surprise return to Blues camp to mimic Walsh as Maroons get green light for injured star
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 sending off in the Origin series opener, Suaalii was on Saturday […]
‘The way he’s been treated in Origin has been disgraceful’: Stuart blasts Blues after snubbing Raiders star, again
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 NSW’s 38-10 pummelling by the Maroons. He didn’t light the world afire in his cameo, but […]
‘Hard to coach’: Moment that convinced Schmidt Beale was worth another Wallabies crack
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 Force’s 48-10 win a week earlier, the 35-year-old’s ball to […]
De Kock delivers again as Proteas edge out England in T20 thriller
South Africa’s Quinton de Kock has hammered a second straight half-century while Anrich Nortje bowled a tight final over to help their side edge England by seven runs and move closer to a semi-final berth in the T20 World Cup in St Lucia. Put in to bat first, South Africa started well in their Super […]