I don’t know if you’ve had a chance to catch up with the Super League grand final played recently, but if you did, not only will you have seen a very good contest, in which the Wigan Warriors defeated the Catalans Dragons by 10 points to 2 in front of 58,000 fans, but you will […]
Waiting for the All Blacks to crumble: Final yardstick of NZ fans’ treatment of Ian Foster
It’s an uncomfortable thought, never mind feeling, for the All Blacks faithful. That is, how many of them will be cheering for the juggernauts when the RWC final kicks off against South Africa in France this weekend. Hey, the ABs mythically tee up on a reputation of uniting a nation where politicians fail… just not […]
The Brisbane Lions 2023 season review: Advantage
Much like the previous few seasons, the Brisbane Lions and their supporter base entered season 2023 with a heightened level of hope and optimism. With off-season acquisitions such as Josh Dunkley, Will Ashcroft and Conor McKenna bolstering an already impressive playing list, the Lions were primed in 2023 and left with no excuses not to […]
Win or lose, Rassie Erasmus will go down as one of rugby’s best innovators – but does he have another trick up his sleeve?
Here we are two months on from that bloodbath in Twickenham with two teams in the final of the 2023 RWC, 28 years after their first and only previous encounter in the final in Transvaal. On top of this, the two teams have the greatest rivalry in the game! You have a New Zealand coach […]
ENG-barrassed: Humiliating run out sums up Poms’ nightmare World Cup as reigning champs pummelled by Sri Lanka
England’s excruciating World Cup defence is all but over after yet another shambolic defeat, this time against a Sri Lanka side led by their former head coach Chris Silverwood. The 2019 champions turned in a meek, error-strewn performance with the bat, blown away for just 156 in Bengaluru, and barely fared any better with the […]