England pick new skipper by George but star forwards dropped for Six Nations as Aussies called up by Ireland, France

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England’s Jamie George, France’s Gregory Alldritt and Ireland’s Peter O’Mahony have been handed the captaincy jobs for their countries at the forthcoming Six Nations Championship. Saracens’ 85-times capped hooker George has been named as the new England skipper as coach Steve Borthwick included seven uncapped players in his 36-man squad for the Six Nations, which […]

Wagging tail syndrome: Bumper barrages not working as numbers show Australia’s worst for last-wicket stands

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It’s official: Australia are finding it harder to finish off an innings than any other nation. On a milestone day for Australia in Adelaide, Josh Hazlewood bagged 4-44 to have the West Indies all out for 188. In doing so, Hazlewood also passed 250 wickets and made Australia’s quartet the first in history to play […]

The Roar’s A-League Men tips and predictions: Round 13

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Double duty in Round 13 for the Roar and Jets, with Adelaide and Western United blessed with a few days off to recuperate and plan for what lies ahead. It was a dud tipping week for the roar of the crowd last time out, yet the panel fared little better with two correct tips the […]

JT v Cotter: It’s not yet time to put Taumalolo out to pasture, but the Cowboys need to rethink what he is

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North Queensland’s fate has been tied to that of Jason Taumalolo for the more than half a decade now. The inspirational Tongan took over from Johnathan Thurston in 2018, having signed a monster deal that seemed to set the club up for the foreseeable future. At the time signing the then-Dally M Medallist to a […]

The APL threw a KEEPUP hail mary and blew it big time – Is the NBL’s model the way to go?

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Everything was going fairly well. During the tail end of 2023, A-Leagues fans were basking in a graceful period of little off-field turmoil and an absence of melodramatic disruptions. Coinciding with this new-found peace was an uptick in metrics. The A-League Men (ALM) experienced a humble trajectory in crowds during the summer holiday period with […]