At first glance, Canberra’s Ricky Stuart and Parramatta’s Brad Arthur are two coaches that don’t seem to have that much in common. Stuart was a champion halfback who won three premierships as a player with the Raiders, represented the Blues and the Kangaroos with great distinction, and won pretty much every individual accolade that was […]
It’s time for cricket’s ultimate State of Origin grudge match – East vs West instead of ho-hum Tests
As we grind into the 40th or so match of this World Cup, the cricket merry-go-round continues. After India (probably) hoist the World Cup, Australia are due to play a five-match T20 series against them straight after, for reasons only known to Cricket Australia, the BCCI and their broadcast partners. Then we get to Australia’s […]
Another Saudi stitch up? Having ruined Australia’s FIFA World Cup dreams, cashed up kingdom threatens Oz Open build-up
The ATP is reportedly in talks with Saudi Arabia to host a new Masters 1000 tennis tournament in January that could wreck the Australian Open build up here. Outlined to start in 2025, the season-opening tournament would finish just days before the start of the Australian Open, threatening a number of existing lead-in events such […]
Wallaroos 2023 review: Cohesion helps team to on-field success as off-field struggles are being addressed
The WXV Tier 1 tournament finished on a high for the Wallaroos with a gutsy win 25-19 over Wales. The weekend also saw Canada defeat France in a bit of a surprise and, in the clash of the Titans, England defeated New Zealand. All three games lived up to expectations except the England win was […]
Want refereeing consistency? Take a look in the mirror
Disclaimer: You got me. I’m a Kiwi. A Kiwi who has just penned an article about the refereeing in the Rugby World Cup Final. You’re expecting these words to be bitter, right? Well, I cannot promise I won’t slip into those areas. But I can tell you one thing. This won’t be an article about […]