Battling England have fought back from a 14-5 deficit at halftime to beat Wales 16-14 in a scruffy but hugely physical Six Nations clash, extending a Welsh winless championship run at Twickenham that stretches back to 2012. Wales led at the interval – for the first time at Twickenham this century – after a penalty […]
Carlton had one of the weirdest seasons in history in 2023. They lost eight out of nine games between Round 5, when Adelaide thumped them, and Round 13 when their most hated rival Essendon beat them. They then won the next nine in a row. Every time someone from Carlton speaks to the media it […]
Until quite recently, you would look through an Indian Test XI and see experience everywhere: Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Ravindra Jadeja with the ball, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane and, of course, Virat Kohli with the bat. The current series against England has had the distinct feel of change; as if the future […]
The funny thing about so many fans getting hot under the collar about Michael Neser being selected for the Test tour of New Zealand is that it doesn’t really matter. But it does. This contradiction of sentences needs urgent clarification. And here it is. He will be the back-up back-up to back up three fast […]
The NSW Waratahs have some headaches as the Super Rugby Pacific season approaches, after they were steamrolled by the Queensland Reds in a trial game two weeks out from a round-one rematch. The Reds led 29-0 at halftime and won 32-7 on Saturday night, Jock Campbell in devastating form at fullback and fellow try-scorer Hunter […]
