Matthew Wade to retire from first-class cricket after Sheffield Shield final

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Former Test gloveman Matthew Wade will retire from red-ball cricket after playing the Sheffield Shield final for Tasmania. The 36-year-old has announced the title decider starting on Thursday against Western Australia in Perth will be his 166th and final first-class match. Wade will continue playing white-ball cricket and is likely to be part of Australia’s […]

Laurie Fisher confirmed on Team Joe as Wallabies invited to Ireland’s 150th celebrations

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As first reported by The Roar, Wallabies’ coach Joe Schmidt has made the first key appointment in his support team, offering another chance to Laurie Fisher, one of the men ditched in the calamitous Eddie Jones era.  The 65-year-old Fisher has been brought back on board as one of New Zealander Schmidt’s assistants, bringing with […]

NRL News: Storm star on the outer despite four-year contract extension, Broncos sweat on Reynolds scans, Bunnies refocus

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Storm star Nelson Asofa-Solomona could be on the way out of the club with cashed-up rivals keen to pounce on the Kiwi international. Asofa-Solomona inked a four-year contract extension midway through last season after he had been tempted by a switch to rugby but now finds himself struggling to regain his NRL spot after he […]

‘Established names meet blossoming pathways’ – Ten reasons we’re pumped Super Rugby Women’s is back

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So many Australian rugby fans look back on 2023 as a complete disaster for the game down under, with million-dollar blowouts, an Eddie experiment gone wrong and a botched men’s Rugby World Cup campaign. That would be a mistake. Last year had its moments for Australian rugby, and some of the best were delivered by […]

Brad Scott is building something special at Essendon, Bombers fans… if you just stay patient

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As bitter as a pill as it may be to swallow, Brad Scott preaching patience is exactly what will lead to Essendon’s sustained finals run in the future. In an interview before the Bombers’ opening round clash against Hawthorn, the coach, in his second year in charge of the club, highlighted the importance of being […]