The Brumbies are confident fourth-choice prop Harry Vella will rise to the occasion as injuries threaten to de-rail the ACT outfit’s most promising Super Rugby Pacific campaign in years. Captain Allan Alaalatoa has seen his front-row partners fall around him like dominoes in recent weeks.Loosehead Blake Schoupp aggravated a shoulder injury two minutes into his […]
NSW stay strong on Tedesco’s ’embarrassing’ reinstatement despite Tallis’ bold comment
NSW have refused to engage in a war of words with Queensland great Gorden Tallis, remaining adamant James Tedesco will slot seamlessly into the new-look Blues. Tallis fired the first shot of the State of Origin series on Sunday, claiming he would be embarrassed to walk back into NSW camp after being axed if he […]
Cheiking in: Would the former Wallabies coach bring success or just more misery for Parramatta?
Former Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has been thrown back into the NRL fray, as the Parramatta Eels have emerged with intentions to head-hunt the cross-code thinker for 2025. According to The Daily Telegraph, the current Pumas coach has made the final cut for the head coach role out in Sydney’s West, and could be in […]
Matilda’s squad named for Paris 2024 Olympics: Fitness of Foord and Gorry to be tested
Tony Gustavsson has gambled on the fitness of Caitlin Foord and Katrina Gorry, naming the injured duo in his squad for the Matildas’ Olympics campaign. Midfielder Gorry (ankle) and striker Foord (hamstring) both missed Australia’s final pre-Paris hit-out against China in Sydney on Monday night. Foord’s injury is of less concern but comes with the […]
Success and Rob Penney have been strangers for years – what did the Crusaders expect?
As I survey the Super Rugby Pacific quarterfinalists, I can’t help but think of Chris Boyd. When news broke that the Hurricanes were moving Boyd on as head coach broke, he was asked to reflect on his years at the helm. Finalists in 2015, Boyd’s Hurricanes won their first – and only – Super Rugby […]