RWC News: ‘Take some gas out of that bomb’ – ABs’ response to Bok weapon who’s ‘some human’, twist in Bongi slur saga

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World Rugby is continuing investigations into allegations that Bongi Mbonambi racially abused England’s Tom Curry just days out from the World Cup final. South African fans, and teammates of the accused hooker, are upset that World Rugby has yet to clear their man and the clock is ticking. The Roar understands that Mbonambi is in […]

Roo awakening: Hynes’ mission now is to avoid membership of Australia’s one-Test wonders club

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Sharks star Nicho Hynes gets his long-awaited chance to make his Kangaroos debut on Saturday – his mission now is to ensure he doesn’t become the latest in a long line of one one-Test wonders.  He has the talent to not only shine as a bench utility to replace any of the four members of […]

Key details revealed on Australia’s hosting of the 2027 RWC – and draw timing shapes as issue again

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PARIS – The next men’s Rugby World Cup, in Australia in 2027, will have record number of teams with World Rugby expanding to 24 – but it will also be a week shorter. That will have the impact of decreasing the length of the tournament, removing the bye round from the current tournament which began […]

One year ago in Melbourne, Virat Kohli resurrected his cricket career and broke Pakistan’s heart

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23 October 2022. The MCG was roaring with 90,293 fans supporting arch rivals India and Pakistan as they kicked off their 2022 ICC T20 World Cup campaign. There was plenty of talk on whether India had the edge over Pakistan anymore in World Cups, after losing comprehensively in Dubai by 10 wickets 12 months prior […]

Dominations and snoozefests – Where are all the close games at the Cricket World Cup?

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As I watched Afghanistan chasing 283 to win their World Cup match against Pakistan, in the 38th over a man seated next to me threw up his hands and declared the match would not going to be close. I was getting similar messages from friends on WhatsApp, and other folks posting on X were lamenting […]