Ben Simmons has come up just short of a triple-double on return to the NBA in a performance the Australian felt vindicated his determination to recover from a long-term back injury. Brooklyn guard Simmons had missed 12 weeks and 38 games with a nerve impingement, the latest in a string of injuries that have scuppered […]
Quade Cooper hasn’t shut the book on pulling on the gold jersey again, but the veteran playmaker admits the chances of another Wallabies call-up are remote. Having resurrected his international career in 2021 under Dave Rennie, the 35-year-old was arguably the biggest omission from Eddie Jones’ World Cup squad last year. After starting in the […]
Michael Cheika says he believes Rugby Australia locked down Joe Schmidt soon after the Eddie Jones fiasco unfolded, and he never spoke to them about a return to the Wallabies. Cheika, speaking on the Bye Round Podcast, said he “maybe” would have been interested in coming back to the team he left after the 2019 […]
Few things go together better than gambling and Las Vegas – but the Roosters have copped a bad beat early with Jared Waerea-Hargraves‘ appeal to the NRL to reduce his suspension rejected. The Kiwi enforcer was banned for a massive seven games following his two brain explosions against the Wests Tigers in Round 26 of […]
Rugby Australia says they will make “responsible decisions for a sustainable and successful future”, as the governing body stepped in to help operate the Melbourne Rebels alongside administrator PwC. After weeks of reports surrounding the future of the Rebels, the Super Rugby franchise, who first took to the field in 2011, slipped into voluntary administration […]
