Big-hitter Jake Fraser-McGurk will go to the Twenty20 World Cup as a reserve batsman for the Australia squad. Fraser-McGurk’s eye-catching IPL scoring has been recognised with a reserve slot while versatile Matt Short will be Australia’s other travelling emergency. Chair of selectors George Bailey says the duo will travel with the previously announced 15-man squad […]
‘We will be having a conversation with Zac’: Parra insist Lomax has no Arthur clause as Eels begin coach search
Parramatta CEO Jim Sarantinos has denied that star recruit Zac Lomax has a clause that could allow him to backflip on his deal following Monday night’s spectacular sacking on long-term coach Brad Arthur. Arthur had a strong rapport with the Dragons centre and it was a dinner at his house that convinced him to jump […]
The Waratahs are where the Blues were a decade ago. Why RA can’t make the same mistake NZR did back then
The brief was to examine why an Australian franchise either can or can’t win this season’s Super Rugby Pacific title. That’ll come as a shock to those readers who assume folk such as myself simply make our columns ideas up as we go along. No, it’s a collaboration fellas. Nothing gets written without say so. […]
Four coaches who should be in the mix to replace Arthur – and the absolutely worst candidate who already is
Coaching tenures rarely end well in rugby league – or any sport for that matter – and it was no different for Brad Arthur at Parramatta when the Eels sacked their longest-serving coach just 24 hours after a 48-16 pummeling at the hands of a Melbourne team that was without Ryan Papenhuyzen and Jahrome Hughes […]
Beale keen to extend Force stay and ‘absolutely’ gunning for Wallabies return
Kurtley Beale says he would love to play for the Wallabies again, and knows his golden ticket could be earned by guiding the Western Force into the Super Rugby Pacific finals. Beale has made an immense impact at the Force since signing a short-term contract last month, with the side winning three of their five […]