Dan McKellar has been sacked as coach of top English club Leicester, with another Australian rugby luminary Michael Cheika being hotly tipped to replace him. McKellar, the 47-year-old who left his job as forwards coach with the Wallabies before last year’s World Cup to take over from current England boss Steve Borthwick at Leicester, has […]
Exclusive: Wallaby-in-waiting Lynagh re-signs with Reds in boost for Aussie rugby
A day after being called up to the Wallabies for the first time, rising star Tom Lynagh has put pen to paper to sign a contract extension with the Queensland Reds. Lynagh was already contracted until the end of 2025, but in a major nod to Les Kiss and his coaching team, the playmaker has […]
Giddey upside: Running with the Bulls is fraught with danger but trade could be blessing in disguise
It was no great surprise when Oklahoma City announced on Friday that Josh Giddey had been shipped out. The turn-up for the books was that he was headed to Chicago for veteran guard Alex Caruso in a rare one for one trade involving two players and no draft picks either way. Bulls fans have been […]
More kicking, power plays and even lineouts: Some adventurous and innovative rules for the NRL to think about
Remember Origin I, when Nicho Hynes narrowly missed that 40-20, and then Daly Cherry-Evans almost nailed it the very next set? Let’s be honest, Queensland was lucky, was an inch or two short for mine. Well, that’s the drama of the Origin battle for you – love and war, baby. More League More kicking, power […]
Footy Fix: The massive, glaring Port weaknesses the Lions ruthlessly and repeatedly exposed
What happened on Saturday afternoon at the Adelaide Oval was less ships passing in the night and more one ship boarding the other and butchering the crew, leaving with all the plunder they can carry, then bringing out the cannons and sending the doomed vessel to Davy Jones’ Locker. Such was the ferocious pounding Brisbane […]