A third successive low-scoring thriller in New York has ended with South Africa effectively sealing their place in the T20 World Cup’s Super Eight stage and Bangladesh bemoaning one of cricket’s many quirky laws. Chasing 114 to win the Tigers fell five short of victory, largely thanks to a leaping boundary catch off the penultimate […]
Jamie Soward has declared veteran Steph Hancock is not coming to St George Illawarra merely to be a babysitter, after signing the 42-year-old to a one-season NRLW deal. Some 21 years after her Test debut for Australia, Hancock has agreed to terms to join a young Dragons pack after opting to move south from Gold […]
When referee Ashley Klein pointed Joseph Suaalii up the Accor Stadium tunnel last Wednesday night, there were many fans imploring Suaalii to keep walking, all the way to Waratahs HQ in Daceyville. That will happen soon enough; Suaalii’s long-anticipated, much-publicised shift to rugby union finally comes to fruition at the end of this season. But […]
This may not be as bold of a prediction now as it would have been six weeks ago, but on recent performances, I have Hawthorn playing finals this season. It’s a remarkable thought, given that the Hawks lost six of their first seven games this season: so what’s changed – apart from them winning five […]
So we’re all meant to be lamenting the loss of a Super Rugby Pacific franchise that made precisely one playoff appearance in its pitiful 14-year existence? Wow, I can’t wait to see how we chronicle the demise of a team that actually won something.The Rebels won’t be missed on this side of the Tasman. Just […]
