Tim David produced one of the finest displays of power hitting to lift Australia to a dramatic six-wicket win over New Zealand in Wellington. Australia’s T20 World Cup preparations looked like they would cop a body blow after they conceded 215 in the opening match of their three-game series against New Zealand after Rachin Ravindra […]
Super Rugby teams round 1: Lynagh gets first shot as 10s battle launched, Rodda returns, instant call for Tahs giant
Here we go. The teams are in for the opening round of the 2024 Super Rugby competition and potential Wallabies get their first shot at impressing new coach Joe Schmidt. The battle for the No.10 jersey is shaping up as a big one this season, and Queensland’s Tom Lynagh gets his chance to impress on […]
Care factor: How England veteran and Broncos star are fuelling Nic White’s 2027 World Cup ambitions
Wallabies scrumhalf Nic White has left the door ajar for a fairytale appearance at the 2027 World Cup, but first he wants to help the Western Force become a powerhouse. There are big expectations on White this Super Rugby Pacific season after he joined Wallabies five-eighth Ben Donaldson in signing with the Force. White could […]
Loss of experience and new coach sees a season of transition for Canes, but groundwork for title charge looms
Within Super Rugby, there are a few teams that have looked to challenge the Crusaders’ stranglehold on the trophy. While the Blues and Chiefs have both fallen at the final hurdle and the Brumbies also naturally stick out as the non-Kiwi representative in semis, many forget how good a side the men out of Wellington […]
What the UCL!? Unlikely hero overcomes big misses, in front of disguised Kanye West and his Aussie missus
Marko Arnautovic could barely do it on a cold, wet, windy night in Stoke, but on Wednesday the much-maligned Austrian striker took Inter Milan a step closer to the quarterfinals of the Champions League. Arnautovic is a player with supreme self-belief who has had a journeyman career. Having began at Twente and played three games […]