Carlton and Adelaide great Eddie Betts has shared vision of a racist appearing to drive past his house and yell racial slurs at his children and their friends. The video shows the person repeatedly yelling the N-word from their car while the children played basketball. Betts took to Instagram to decry the disgusting incident, hoping […]

Overseas clubs are preparing to swoop on the carcass of the Melbourne Rebels, but Peter Horne says Rugby Australia has “contingency plans” should the Super Rugby franchise fold at season’s end, including how to retain Taniela Tupou. Horne, RA’s new director of high performance, was ice-cool on Thursday in Sydney, as he spoke alongside Waratahs […]

Trent Robinson has refused to blame a pivotal obstruction call from the bunker for his Sydney Roosters’ 22-16 loss to Penrith. But the coach questioned whether the bunker had been consistent in applying its rules after a similar play went unpunished in the lead-up to a Penrith try on Thursday night. Joey Manu appeared to […]

The NRL’s crack-down on kick blockers is a clear attempt to address the cynical practise of attacking teams using forwards as obstacles to make life difficult for those attempting charge-downs and life a little easier for the kicker. Many a subtle shoulder has been dropped over the years, by loitering big men creating nothing other […]

Valiant. Brave. Gutsy. In footballing parlance, these synonyms tend to be used to describe the efforts of bad teams that are having a crack. These adjectives have been used for the Tigers at times to start season 2024. Despite the likely grand ideas Adem Yze had when taking over, Richmond is a bottom-four team in […]