ACT Brumbies chairman Matt Nobbs has shut down suggestions the Super Rugby franchise is following the path of the Melbourne Rebels by heading into voluntary administration and dismissed any suggestion of a potential merger. On Monday night, The Australian reported the Brumbies were heading down the path of the Rebels, who are said to have […]
COMMENT: It was an incredible moment in the history of modern Australian rugby. The rain was closing in on the evening of 15th July 2017 in Perth, as over 10,000 fans crowded into HBF Park, at the time NIB Stadium. With the entire squad arm-in-arm, Twiggy Forrest told them that he would stand shoulder-to-shoulder with […]
Australia’s big guns Pat Cummins, Travis Head, Steve Smith and Mitchell Starc have been summoned for the Twenty20 squad for the looming away series in New Zealand. The star quartet are among a 15-man squad named on Tuesday for the three-match series starting on February 21. In a clear signal towards the T20 World Cup […]
Ben Stokes feels England were let down by technology at a crucial moment as they slipped to a series-levelling Test defeat against India – but the captain has refused to blame the result on “if, buts and maybes”. The tourists were bowled out for 292 on day four of the second Test in Visakhapatnam, going […]
Wigan coach Matt Peet calls Penrith Panthers one of the greatest teams of all-time – and reckons the whole town can’t wait to see their local heroes try to down the Australians to become world club champions. Peet was two years old when Wigan beat Manly in front of a crowd approaching 40,000 at the […]
