As Darren Coleman declared the No.10 jersey wide open for 2024, the Waratahs coach defended their playing roster strategy after the incumbent Wallabies playmaker was squeezed out of the franchise. Donaldson, 24, was one of the World Cup bolters in 2023 as Eddie Jones selected the Western Force-bound as one of two playmakers in the […]

People often forget that Origin is, at its heart, just another game of rugby league. It’s 13 players, four subs, coaches and a ref, just like everything else. Except, also, it’s not. The referees certainly don’t think so, and while it is the same game over 80 minutes, it isn’t the same competition over 27 […]

With the end of the calendar year nearly upon us, The Roar is looking back at the sporting highlights, lowlights and moments that mattered for 2023 in Australia and beyond.  After intense debate at Roar HQ, we’re kicking off with the biggest sporting feuds for the year, the rivalries which bubbled to the surface. Some […]

Steve Smith’s blistering tons for the Sydney Sixers last summer were spectacular but the exception, not the rule, when it comes to Australia’s best modern batter and the game’s shortest format.  After a mediocre performance by his lofty standards at the ODI World Cup, Smith has returned home after playing in the first two T20s […]