Torn bicep puts Reynolds’ season in jeopardy as Roosters prove they’re title contenders by belting battered Broncos

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Jesse Arthars was in hospital receiving treatment for a broken jaw before Friday night’s game was over after a self-inflicted blow in the first half.  It was that kind of night for the Broncos but worse was to come. Five minutes into the second half, Adam Reynolds was also staring down the barrel of a […]

Blues turn it on late to smash Rebels as gun young lock finally stands up

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Despite Josh Canham’s best performance of the year and another encouraging display from Darby Lancaster, the Rebels have suffered their second straight loss after going down heavily 38-11 to the Blues in Melbourne. While the result showed a 27-point thrashing at the hands of the second-placed Blues, two tries in the final five minutes to […]

Strange Days: Canberra’s comeback for the ages as Manly put cue in the rack and get brutally punished

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Canberra have pulled off one of the great comebacks to steal a 26-24 victory over Manly at 4 Pines Park with Hudson Young touching down a late Ethan Strange kick to turn a 20-0 half time deficit into a 26-24 win. The Sea Eagles roared out of the blocks, and their lead, given the streaming […]

Tahs hammered by Hurricanes as finals hopes hang by a thread

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The Waratahs’ finals hopes are dangling by a thread after being hammered by the ladder-leading Hurricanes 41-12 in Wellington on Friday night. Four tries inside the opening 26 minutes saw the home side open up a 26-0 lead and the Waratahs were effectively dead and buried at half-time. Needing to be the first to score […]

Titmuss training session declared ‘more likely than not inappropriate’ as coroner details NRL recommendations

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The coroner in the inquest into the death of former Manly player Keith Titmuss has declared that the training conditions on the day he died were “more likely than not inappropriate”. Deputy State Coroner Derek Lee said that the conditions surrounding the training session put Titmuss “at greater risk of heat illness” in a “very […]