The Roar’s Super Rugby expert tips and predictions, Round 14: Rebels mindset a wildcard, three teams locked in battle for first

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We’re into the final week of the regular season and there’s a new leader on The Roar tipping panel. Timing his run perfectly, Nick charged to a two point lead with five last week to Christy’s two. This week has the extra challenge of jockeying for finals. So far there is just one dead rubber […]

Limited top-line NRL coaches: Where are the pathways to develop Bennett, Bellamy and Cleary’s replacements?

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With the news that Wayne Bennett will undertake another rescue mission at South Sydney, the value of a top line NRL coach with experience and the acumen to deliver premierships is again enunciated. With Jason Demetriou overseeing a worsening scenario at the Bunnies and despite all his popularity and goodwill, the club decided to go […]

The 12 Teams of the Month: Which World Cricket XI would triumph?

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This year-long series has finally come to an end, with a ranking of the twelve sides by strength. Dissenting opinions are very welcome- noting that none of us can prove any other Roarer wrong. If the exercise proved anything, it was the sheer randomness of birth dates. Despite each team having more than 200 eligible […]

‘Audentes Fortuna iuvat’: How Latin philosophy underpins this year’s State of Origin approach for both states

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‘Audentes Fortuna iuvat’ or the more commonly known English phrase, fortune favours the bold, refers to a reason why one should perform an action or encourage someone to perform an action. Alexander the Great who was the King of the Ancient Greek Kingdom of Macedon, for example, used risky yet effective military tactics to one-up […]

Missing club football already? Here’s a very early look at five teams you should keep an eye on for next season

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This season had an array of storylines, achievements and lows just like any other year we expect from the world game. Bayer Leverkusen won the Bundesliga without losing a single game, the new faces qualifying for the Champions League shocking the big clubs and Almería had not won a single game in La Liga until […]