There’s been a lot of controversy relating to the umpiring and officiating in the North Melbourne vs Collingwood match at Marvel on Sunday – and justifiably so. What is interesting is what has been missed by very many people. An incident happened in the first quarter – and it involved an on-field rollback to fix […]
When you’re a senior coach, any major decision you make is closely scrutinised – and their success or failure nearly always depends on the result. Have a famous, backs-to-the-wall win? Then no matter what moves you’ve made to get there, they were the right ones. Got pumped by anyone, from the bottom-placed battlers to the […]
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-time and setting up two more to assert his dominance as half with […]
We’re down to the last match of the Super Rugby season with Auckland Blues hosting the Chiefs in the Grand Final at 5.05pm Saturday AEST. Thanks to everyone who has tipped along this season. Feel warm in the knowledge that every single one of you beat our editor, Tony. Christy Doran Blues by 8 Too […]
Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt named 38 players to prepare for the July Tests and said he rang 31 others who failed to make the cut ahead of Friday’s announcement – his first squad as Wallabies coach. Schmidt opted against picking any overseas players, or those who have committed their futures elsewhere, such as NRL converts […]
