New Zealand veteran Neil Wagner will retire from international cricket after their two-Test series against Australia. The 37-year old was overlooked for the XI for the first Test in Wellington, with the Black Caps ushering in a new generation of fast bowling talent, and will now be released from the squad for the second Test […]
‘He screwed our state’: The act that still angers Twiggy Forrest and why he’s not ready to jump back in
It’s a question likely to draw a different answer form every table at a local rugby quiz night: What’s the single biggest problem for rugby in Australia right now ? One of the myriad answers could be Andrew Forrest’s memory. Here’s why. A week or so back, your correspondent revisited the August 2017 meeting between […]
NRL News: Politis pushes for Perth over PNG – with a conference call, Sharks switch captains, Walters set to sign new deal
Roosters chair Nick Politis is making a push for Perth to be included ahead of a team representing Papua New Guinea when the NRL expands – and he is adamant the competition should be split into two conferences. He believes PNG is too unstable to become the 18th team even if the club was based […]
AFL News: Tigers stars no certainty for season opener, Dees ’embarrassed’ by finals failures – Gawn
Richmond captain Toby Nankervis concedes he’s no certainty to be fit for an AFL opening-round clash with former coach Damien Hardwick’s Gold Coast as he battles a foot injury. Like key forward Tom Lynch (foot), Nankervis is battling to feature in the season’s early rounds and won’t play in Tuesday’s practice match against Collingwood. It […]
Super Round should be a celebration of rugby – that’s why it should have never been held in Melbourne
I’ll start with a quick aside, before I get to the topic of Super Rugby Pacific’s alleged Super Round.I was 18 or 19 and at Athletic Park with a mate, to watch Wellington play New South Wales. These were the days before Super Rugby and the crowd of a few hundred was testament to that. […]