‘Astonishing, hard to fathom’: Marnus at a loss to explain rationale behind T20 series straight after World Cup

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Marnus Labuschagne says it is “astonishing” and “hard to fathom” that Australia will play India in a Twenty20 match just four days after the ODI World Cup final. Labuschagne and seven other members of Australia’s triumphant World Cup squad arrived home on Wednesday, ready to rest before preparing for the Test summer. Less rest awaits, […]

‘Got the world at his feet’: Flanagan sets sights on Maroons playmaker to help keep Hunt a happy Dragon

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Shane Flanagan wants to bring Tom Dearden to St George Illawarra as he believes the off-contract half will help keep Ben Hunt at the Dragons rather than serve as the veteran’s replacement. Just one month into the top job at the Dragons, Flanagan has made his intentions known of wanting to attract top-line talent to […]

Rugby News: ‘I’d carve up’ – NRL flyer says he’d ‘100 percent’ consider union deal, Potter targets Wallabies call up

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NRL star Josh Addo-Carr says he’d back himself to be a hit in rugby union and would considering a code switch if Rugby Australia came knocking. The Canterbury and NSW State of Origin winger told the Let’s Trot podcast, hosted by recently retired rugby league player Josh Mansour, that he would be keen to follow […]

Meet the ‘ridiculous’ sevens sister act who can change Aussie rugby by winning gold and a World Cup

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In a sign of the changing times in women’s rugby, sisters Maddison and Teagan Levi are viewing not just gold at next year’s Olympics in Paris but a medal a year later at the 2025 Rugby World Cup. In a coup for Rugby Australia, the star sister act turned down interest from rival codes to […]

‘We’ll be profitable’: US billionaire’s plans for Auckland – and how they’ll deal with Phoenix as raids tipped

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New Auckland A-League team owner Bill Foley says his club will hit the ground running with key announcements to begin as soon as this weekend. A football director will be first, a coach will follow next month, and players will sign from January, the American billionaire has told AAP. “We will be successful. We’re not […]