Shane Flanagan has started his St George Illawarra coaching tenure at the helm of a gutsy and brilliant 28-4 win over Gold Coast, with fullback Tyrell Sloan scoring a hat-trick. It was a win that had Flanagan’s fingerprints all over it in his first head-coaching gig since 2018 with Cronulla. The Dragons defended their tryline […]
A star is born: Reds deny Chiefs for 23 PHASES to win epic trans-Tasman Super Rugby clash
A week after going down in golden point to the Hurricanes, the Queensland Reds have held out the Chiefs to seal one of the franchise’s best wins in recent memory. The Chiefs looked like going the length of the field to break the hearts of Les Kiss’ men, but the Reds, led by Fraser McReight […]
Heartbreak for veteran Blue, young Lion as devastating knee injuries confirmed
Luckless Carlton veteran Sam Docherty has suffered the third anterior cruciate ligament tear of his career to end his AFL season in heartbreaking fashion. Docherty went down injured in a tackle in the first quarter of Carlton’s dramatic one-point opening-round win over Brisbane at the Gabba on Friday night. He returned to play before being […]
‘A wonderful initiative’: 33-year first as Wales to take on Queensland Reds in ‘nod to traditional tours’
Thirty-three years after going down to Queensland at Ballymore, Warren Gatland’s Welsh side will complete their tour of Australia in July by once again taking on the Reds in Brisbane. The Reds announced on Saturday evening that Les Kiss’ side will take on the Welsh on Friday, July 19 at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium. The clash […]
Parra start the Carty Party to power past Dogs as Foxx trots off with suspected AC joint, Moses set for scans
It was a case of new season, same issues at Commbank Stadium as Parramatta’s pack steamrollered the Bulldogs, who saw Josh Addo-Carr leave the game at half time with a suspected AC joint injury. The final score was 26-8, but in truth the domination was far more than that. Canterbury have signed a raft of […]