The Kangaroos have fired the first shot ahead of next week’s Pacific Championships decider by defeating the Kiwis 36-18 at AAMI Park in Melbourne. Though tonight’s game was something of a dead rubber – both sides are already assured of qualification – one only had to see the pre-match performances to know that it was […]
Fozzie’s ”toughest call’ and what message it sends to the All Blacks
He may not be everyone’s idea of an All Blacks head coach but when Ian Foster says how difficult it has been for him to drop Dane Coles from his RWC final equation in France, no one can dispute his sincerity. This time it’s different to when Foster had served it cold to curfew-breaking winger […]
England’s bronze medal win over Los Pumas robs World Rugby of an anything-can-happen billboard
Two things hit you smack in the face from England’s RWC bronze medal win over Los Pumas today — one, is that Three Lions head coach Steve Borthwick can loosen the straitjacket chords off his backline when he chooses to. The other is Borthwick’s counterpart, Michael Cheika, who had an unambiguous way of letting the […]
‘F—ing team effort!’: Hat-trick hero’s classic reaction after Wallaroos stun France
The Wallaroos have pulled off their best win in memory, belting women’s rugby heavyweights France 29-20 in a mighty WXV boilover. Eva Karpani powered Australia with an unlikely hat-trick in Dunedin on Saturday, supported by Georgina Friedrich’s first-half try and five-eighth Carys Dallinger’s superb performance as playmaker. The win is just Australia’s second over France […]
Fern-tastic! New Zealand upset wasteful Jillaroos to hand Australia first defeat since 2016 after epic boilover
The Jillaroos’ winning record is no more following an heroic defensive showing from the Kiwi Ferns, with a late Leanne Tufuga try and a Raecene McGregor kicking masterclass enough to deliver a 12-6 win. World champions Australia hadn’t lost since May 2016, but were miles off it today and deserved everything that they got. They […]