‘A good one’: Meet the first Irishman to play for the Reds in nearly 30 years – and how he won over Sydney club rugby

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After years of toiling away in the Irish system, Cormac Daly thought he would follow the path his parents took decades earlier when they met Down Under and head to Sydney. He also decided he would bring his boots and mouthguard and play some club rugby. Little did he know that it would be the […]

‘It’s an option’: Manu serious about potential rugby switch as Roosters star closes in on huge contract call

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Roosters star Joseph Manu is weighing up whether to make a switch to rugby union at the end of the year with the Kiwi international admitting playing for “the All Blacks would be pretty cool”. The game’s best centre is off contract at the end of the year and his management has floated the prospect […]

Wanderers play victims again as Rudan launches childish, Trump-like conspiracy theories

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Western Sydney Wanderers coach Marko Rudan lost his lollies, spat the dummy and resorted to desperate conspiracy theories following his side’s 4-3 loss to the Macarthur Bulls in Campbelltown on Sunday. Visually upset as he entered the room to face the media after a thrilling match where seven goals were scored, including a 93rd-minute Bulls […]

In defence of the Titans: Why Des Hasler can be the man to finally bring tackling to the Gold Coast

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From the middle of last year, when the Gold Coast Titans sacked Justin Holbrook and announced the arrival of Des Hasler, the task has been clear: improve the defence. Across the nearly two decades of the Titans’ existence, the issues have generally come without the ball, and it remains a circle that nobody can square. […]

Back to the future: New heirs to the legacy of Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett

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The more things change, the more they stay the same. The NBA’s landscape in the 2020s has largely been dominated by giants. You only have to look to the MVP race over the past three seasons to see the behemoth-sized finalists. The impetus placed on acquiring versatile big men has taken over from the 2010s […]