With each new generation of Australian Rugby leadership ushered in, the hope of rugby fans nation wide is momentarily ignited, before of course the inevitable reality of the dysfunctional system they’ve inherited set in, and good intentions are swept away in a wave of cultural and financial inertia. The new centralisation model, and the commitment […]
Phil Foden has earned the opportunity to start for England at the Euros
Phil Foden netted a hat-trick which proved to be the deciding factor against Aston Villa on Wednesday night. The homegrown talent is enjoying his best season to date and has clearly indicated that he is someone who can take on the mantle and step up when the likes of Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland […]
Footy Fix: Does the Essendon Edge not apply to Connor Rozee or something?
For all the talk and all the acclaim the so-called ‘Essendon Edge’ has received in the past few weeks – and I firmly fit into that category – Friday night at the Adelaide Oval was a reminder that aggression can only take a football team so far. When it was their time to go, the […]
‘He needs to learn that it’s a tough game’: Flanno fires up at Sloan as Hastings bounces back in Newcastle deluge
Newcastle have taken the two points over St George Illawarra at McDonald Jones Stadium, edging the Dragons 30-10 on a night when the weather was the true winner. It was as wet and windy as it gets in Newcastle, with puddles forming before the start and the rain only growing harder as the game went […]
‘Insane and total stupidity’: Fiji Drua have two SENT OFF as Rebels score 33-unanswered points to win again
A second half “disintegration” from the Drua has helped the Melbourne Rebels come-from-behind to seal back-to-back wins to temporarily into the top four. Trailing 20-8 after 34 minutes, the Rebels scored 33 unanswered points, including four second half tries, to pull off an important win. They were helped by two moments of complete madness, as […]