So the latest Rugby World Cup is over and the recriminations are well underway, the Wallabies coach has fallen on his sword, a replacement will be selected in due course and the inevitable ‘independent’ review will soon start. Based upon history, the wider community stakeholders, (including us the fans) are unlikely to see the resulting […]

When it comes to leadership in the world of sports, we often expect those at the helm to be not only competent but also principled role models. Recent events have put the spotlight on Don Pyke, the former Adelaide Crows senior coach, who is set to take on the CEO role for the West Coast […]

So many predictions, so many expectations. The game’s greatest stage, to be graced by perhaps the greatest golden generations of its two greatest nations. Battle-hardened warriors who knew well how to win rugby’s greatest prize, full of quiet determination to experience that addictive feeling one more time. The ultimate heavyweight contest, the ultimate clash of […]

In 1992, after a year of press scandals and other misfortunes that plagued the royal family, the late Queen Elizabeth II would come to describe that tumultuous year as her annus horribilis (her horrible year for those of us not versed in Latin). Australian rugby fans would be inclined to borrow Her Majesty’s terminology to […]

New Zealand’s Matt Henry has been ruled out of the World Cup in India with a torn right hamstring and replaced in the squad by fellow paceman Kyle Jamieson. Henry sustained the injury during Wednesday’s match against South Africa in Pune, with a scan confirming a lower tear which will require up to four weeks’ […]