Rugby News: Fresh deals for Hooper, Nasser, Roosters pushing for Wallaby’s early exit, Swinton’s farewell present

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Wallaby forward Tom Hooper has signed a one-year extension with the ACT Brumbies, while Queensland Reds hooker Josh Nasser has also been locked down for next season. Hooper, 23, broke into the Test team last year, making his debut in South Africa. He played all four of the Wallabies games at the World Cup and […]

‘When I got arrested. That was fun’: Magpies cult hero on the ‘blue’ that helped turn him to a Hall of Famer

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Dane Swan doesn’t hesitate to pinpoint the fork in the road that set on him on the path to a glittering AFL career, and eventually induction into the Australian Football Hall of Fame. “When I got arrested,” the Collingwood cult hero said at Tuesday night’s induction ceremony. “That was fun.” A self-confessed “shit head” during […]

Double boost for Dragons as Rabbitohs’ ex-Origin star signs for 2025 and Bird recommits

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Damien Cook will return to the Dragons next season after an 11 year absence, while the St George Illawarra club was further boosted by Jack Bird’s decision to recommit for 2025. Cook started his NRL career at the Dragons, playing two games in 2013 before moving to the Bulldogs.. He became a State of Origin […]

What is Super Rugby actually for: Do we want it to be the sport’s equivalent of the NRL and AFL – or just its Sheffield Shield?

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“The purpose of a system is what it does,” Stafford Beer famously said. In other words, if you’ve got a system that persistently fails to do what you want it to, there is no point in maintaining the pretence that what you want it to do is what the system is for. You might believe […]

Goals, glorious goals: Long range belters light up Euros and Real Madrid teen’s strike is best of a beautiful bunch

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The long-range goals continued to rain in at Euros 2024 as the first round of group matches was completed with two gripping matches. Portugal came from behind to beat Czech Republic 2-1 while Turkey overcame Georgia in the game of the tournament so far. Three of the goals on Tuesday came from outside the area. […]