North Melbourne’s Tarryn Thomas has been handed an 18-match suspension by the AFL, according to reports. The 23-year old, who faced the league’s Integrity Unit in January over new domestic violence allegations against him, has had the whopping ban confirmed by the AFL Commission, with Nine‘s Tom Morris reporting his season is now all but […]
Olympic dream or pipe dream? Hoops running out of time after latest sevens omission, but Dupont ready for debut
The next round of the SVNS series will be played in Vancouver this weekend and there’s some worrying news from the men’s side with former Wallaby captain Michael Hooper still unable to launch his bid to play at the Olympics. When the travelling men’s and women’s squads were announced on Saturday, there was no mention […]
Kiss delivers bad news on JOC leaving three-way battle for key Reds role
New Queensland Reds coach Les Kiss is tossing up blooding a teenage debutant at No.10 for the Super Rugby Pacific opener as he grapples with the loss of an injured James O’Connor. Kiss said veteran playmaker O’Connor, 33, would miss at least the first three rounds after a pre-season hamstring injury followed a knee complaint […]
‘Blew everybody’s minds’: The Rennie tactics Nic White expects Joe Schmidt to relaunch with wounded Wallabies
Wallabies scrumhalf Nic White is craving, and expecting, a return to the tactical approach of Dave Rennie under the stewardship of new coach Joe Schmidt. White was a guest on The Roar Rugby Podcast with hosts Christy Doran and Matt Toomua, who also played under Dave Rennie for the Wallabies. The Wallabies No.9 gave a […]
UCL Previews: Red hot Gunners, a clash of champions and two returning villains with Diego and Bosz back
It’s back, and back with a bang. Europe’s premier football tournament rarely fails to deliver and last week was no exception, with a shock in Rome as Lazio downed one of the competition favourites, FC Bayern, and one of the Champions League’s greatest ever goals scored in Leipzig, with Brahim Diaz’s stunning solo effort enough […]