PARIS – Mark Telea is back in the New Zealand fold after being forgiven by head coach Ian Foster for breaking curfew – but forgiveness is something the winger knows all about, following the killing of his brother. The 26-year-old produced some magical running with twinkle-toed moves in the 44-6 destruction of Argentina in the […]

PARIS – The controversial Nations Championship will go ahead from 2026 following a narrow vote by the World Council, while Rugby Australia has been successful in a date change for the 2027 World Cup. The Roar understands rugby’s powerbrokers have agreed to Rugby Australia’s request to shift the start of the 2027 World Cup two […]

The Eastern Conference is a two-horse race following the roster overhauls in Milwaukee and Boston over the off-season but that’s just the way Miami like it. After the Bucks boosted their roster with Damian Lillard, who the Heat thought would be headed their way, and the Celtics bolstered their squad with Jrue Holiday and Kristaps […]

Nicho Hynes will get his chance to prove he belongs in the representative ranks when he makes his Kangaroos debut in Saturday’s Pacific Championships clash with New Zealand. Hynes and prop Tom Flegler are the only debutants in coach Mal Meninga’s 17-man line-up for the AAMI Park showdown which serves as a warm-up to next […]

Former Warriors captain Roger Tuivasa-Sheck returned to the club to be part of coach Andrew Webster’s revolution, and the 30-year-old is set to start pre-season training next month. The Warriors’ surge to the NRL preliminary finals in 2023, for the first time since 2011, led to sold-out crowds in Auckland. However, the return of Tuivasa-Sheck […]