I’ve seldom been happier to see the All Blacks lose, than during their 2020 and 2022 defeats to Argentina. Now, I don’t relish seeing the All Blacks lose. Well, not all the time anyway. But my interest in rugby extends well beyond the men in black. It’s things such as competitiveness and development that enthuse […]

The Reds performances against Kiwi opposition over the past two weeks are the most impressive back to back by an Australian side since 2014. That is not hyperbole or premature praise. Forget that they lost the first game in golden point time and only just held on in the second. With a tiny bit more […]

Constructing a roster is one of the hardest jobs in rugby league – and it’s about to get a lot harder, according to one of the pioneers of data in the sport. Rob Lowe, founder of rugby league’s first data and statistics company in the UK and co-founder of Oval Insights, a leading stats provider […]

Wasn’t it great to have the footy back this weekend, regardless of whether there were teams missing? For the most part, there was good action, exciting game narratives and not a lot of dirty play that ties up most of the week with Tribunal discussion and nit-picking whether one week or two was fair. The […]

The AFL season is underway and the hopes and fears of fans across the country are beginning to gather some momentum. Everyone has the dream of seeing their captain hoist the Premiership Cup in front of 100,000 fans at the MCG in September. But one fanbase that has had to battle plenty of patience as […]