France have put in a dominant second-half performance to earn a 45-24 bonus-point Six Nations victory over Wales in Cardiff. Fabien Galthie’s side prevailed after a seesaw contest on Sunday (Monday AEDT) in which the lead changed hands numerous times before the visitors pulled away in the final 20 minutes. France’s five tries came via […]
The Wrap: The two massive power shifts shaping Australian and New Zealand rugby
For the first time since 2012, the Crusaders have lost three consecutive matches. Their 20-10 defeat to Fijian Drua in Lautoka – in what was another terrific advertisement for Super Rugby Pacific – doesn’t spell the end of their chances for 2023. But it does underline a power shift that is real, and many would […]
NRL round 1 talking points: We’ve got a full week done and dusted – Let’s all overreact together
Some teams looked great, others were trash, others enigmatic… Let’s take a moment and look back on the NRL’s first completed round for season 2024. Massive weekend overreactions are here! The Cowboys are back! Their flogging of the hapless Dolphins shows they’ve learned their lessons from last year’s horrible start. The Dolphins are ignoring Wayne […]
‘Nothing but a horses-for-courses strategy’: Why England had to turn to Bazball because of its player pool
Towards the end of the final innings at Dharamshala, Ravindra Jadeja clean-bowled Shoaib Bashir. However, not realising what happened, Bashir signalled for a review. Everyone around him, including his teammate Joe Root, laughed at this comical scene. To many cricket viewers, that scene summed up the term “Bazball,” which is a comically defiant mental state […]
Victory bounce back in Original Rivalry, Mariners nab top spot, can Rudan turn it around?
After another busy weekend there was movement at the top of the league, Adelaide United’s season is hanging by a thread and Western Sydney are reeling after disappointing back-to-back home defeats. Here are your A-League talking points. Original Rivalry loss leaves Reds on life support as Vuck bounce back If the situation in the City […]