It’s taken an outlandish series of events but if the Springboks beat New Zealand in the World Cup final there will be one gold medallist who can barely believe his good fortune. Springboks lock Jean Kleyn has come from a long way back in the pack to feature for Jacques Nienaber’s team against the All […]
Eddie’s Wallabies future on tenterhooks amid coaching cleanout, key ally let go as Waugh returns home
PARIS – Eddie Jones’ future is on tenterhooks, with one of his closest allies, Wallabies manager Chris Webb, let go by Rugby Australia. Since the Wallabies’ ugly World Cup flop, the governing body has had two waves of cleanouts over the past month. The first came in the days after the Wallabies’ pool exit earlier […]
Rusty Matildas secure Olympic qualifier win – but ‘unsportsmanlike’ Iran tactics frustrate fans
Super sub Sam Kerr has come off the bench to score the clincher in front of her hometown fans in the Matildas’ rusty 2-0 Olympic qualifier win over Iran in Perth. In front of 18,798 fans at HBF Park on Thursday night, Ellie Carpenter opened the scoring in the 19th minute before Kerr sealed the […]
How much is that Bull-Doggie in the window? Foxx hunt highlights failure of NRL’s November 1 contract system
Josh Addo-Carr’s being allowed to stray, Jarome Luai can pledge his future for 2025 elsewhere next week and Ryan Papenhuyzen is dealing with a phantom menace. The NRL silly season is downright stupid. After all the argy-bargy, bluff and bluster of the NRL vs RLPA saga over the CBA negotiations, the lunacy of the November […]
World Rugby Awards nominees list delivers brutal reminder of Australia’s decline
Australia has just one representative on the list of World Rugby Award nominees revealed Thursday, with sevens jet Maddi Levi helping avoid a humiliating shut out. With the Wallabies falling to an all-time low in France, Australia could not have had any expectations of featuring in their categories. A World XV will also be named […]