As Jock Campbell modestly played down his chances of a Wallabies recall, the in-form Queensland fullback threw his weight behind rising fly-half Tom Lynagh’s hopes of a maiden call-up. After another eye-catching season, second-year playmaker Lynagh was the first No.10 namedropped by Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt earlier in the month during a press conference in […]
In Joseph Heller’s wonderful novel, Catch-22, the title refers to an insoluble logical dilemma that faces the hero Yossarian in his efforts to avoid being killed in World War 2. Catch-22 is as follows: the only way to be allowed to leave the Army is to convince the authorities that you are insane. However, if […]
In eight weeks or so a Wallaby will run onto the smooth field in Sydney with a number 15 on his back to set things right against Wales. Fullbacks have a unique ability to win or lose a Test. The decision to counter from a loose kick or find space in a box or join […]
The annual pilgrimage to Brisbane has become one of the most anticipated weekends of the year for NRL fans. Eight matches, three days, one stadium and a thousand schooners is still as alluring as ever for the average footyhead and Magic Round remains British rugby league’s greatest gift to Australia since we dropped a pile […]
Amid the tributes following the recent untimely death of Terry Hill, one of the long-forgotten aspects of a life well lived was his role in the abolition of the player draft after just one season. It was a bold attempt by the NSWRL executives in the early 1990s to even out the competition in concert […]
