Nicho Hynes has not quite made an undeniable case to be Nathan Cleary’s halves partner for NSW but he should be the first five-eighth option that Blues selectors discuss when it comes time to pick their Origin team. Hynes was at his brilliant best at GIO Stadium on Sunday to spearhead the Sharks to an […]
A hat-trick to Desiree Miller and a double to her wing partner Maya Stewart has seen the Waratahs deny the Fijiana Drua a three-peat, as NSW claimed their first title since 2022 by winning 50-14 at Ballymore on Sunday afternoon. The title was the Waratahs’ fifth, but first since the Drua upset NSW in 2022 […]
There is only one Kalyn Ponga but Newcastle have shown they won’t be shot ducks while their star fullback is out with a long-term foot injury. Unheralded debutant David Armstrong dazzled for the Knights in the No.1 jersey at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday as the visitors recorded a much-needed 18-16 victory by holding off a […]
Brisbane playmaker Jock Madden will go for scans on his pectoral injury as star duo Selwyn Cobbo and Ezra Mam race the clock to be fit for the Broncos’ grudge clash with the Sydney Roosters. Madden, playing five-eighth, left the field in the 61st minute of Saturday night’s 34-10 win over Wests Tigers in Campbelltown. He […]
Alex de Minaur has missed out on the chance of a lifetime to beat Rafael Nadal on clay in successive tournaments, blown away by the rejuvenated, emotionally-charged Spanish great in the Madrid Open. The Australian No.1, looking a shadow of the player who blitzed Nadal in Barcelona 10 days earlier, seemed tight and a mite […]
