Suliasi Vunivalu’s return to Suva has ended in devastation after being sent off for two trips during the Queensland Reds’ 28-19 defeat to the Drua on Saturday afternoon. After being “punched in the face” early by the home side, who scored two tries inside the opening 10 minutes, the Reds cut the margin to six […]
Penrith centre Taylan May has been arrested and charged with domestic violence offences, according to reports in Newscorp media. The Samoa international was taken into custody overnight on Saturday morning ahead of the Panthers’ trip to Magic Round to face the New Zealand Warriors and was charged with domestic assault and stalking offences. He has […]
Canberra forward Josh Papali’i will miss next week’s clash with the Sydney Roosters after he was banned for a week for his part in a hip drop tackle on Bulldogs backrower Viliame Kikau in the opening night of Magic Round. Papa was binned for the incident, leaving his side down to 11 men in the […]
The NRL has a strange relationship with its referees. Everyone loves chatting about officiating, of course, but that’s all sports everywhere. In the grand scheme of things, having a small panel that basically everyone knows and nobody thinks are corrupt puts the NRL well ahead of other codes. It’s worth contemplating at a time in […]
We have such a strong club rugby culture in Australia, that you can attend any club rugby game on the weekend, and you’ll witness young and old individuals being vocal, indulgent and creating an environment. That I actually prefer over the sanitised Super Rugby product, especially games involving the Australian teams at home. More Rugby […]
