One was an Australian Olympic swimmer, the other an international pop star. Five years ago, the overlapping area of a Venn diagram representing fans of Cody Simpson and Emma McKeon would have been, to put it lightly, pretty small. On the surface, most of us could have been forgiven for thinking they had very little […]
Kevin Walters says the NRL must do more to protect Reece Walsh and is furious Joseph Suaalii received only a four-match ban for knocking the fullback unconscious during State of Origin I. The coach confirmed Brisbane’s other Origin representatives Payne Haas, Patrick Carrigan and Selwyn Cobbo will all back up from Wednesday’s match to face […]
The Rebels have called in two stars from their Melbourne neighbours – Storm guns Christian Welch and Cameron Munster – to deliver a rallying team talk as they approach their first-ever Super Rugby Pacific final. The eighth-placed Rebels are rated a 27-1 chance by bookmakers of upsetting the ladder-leading Hurricanes in their quarter-final in Wellington […]
Unlike renowned recluse Dustin Martin, Richmond coach Adem Yze isn’t shying away from the magnitude of the Tiger idol’s looming 300th AFL game. Martin will play his milestone match against Hawthorn at the MCG on June 15. A triple premiership hero and the only footballer to win three Norm Smith medals as best-afield in a […]
The Roosters are exploring the possibility of bringing Mark Nawaqanitawase across from rugby straight away after he was snubbed in Joe Schmidt’s first Wallabies selection. The Waratah winger was not among the 16 players from the ousted Super Rugby franchises to be called into Australian training to stay fit ahead of the July Tests against […]
