Wayne Bennett has backed the Perth bid in what he predicts will be a 20-team NRL competition within a decade, while insisting his looming homecoming deal with South Sydney will be sorted out “sooner or later”. The Dolphins coach was cagey when asked if he was delaying until Magic Round talks with the Rabbitohs about […]
Tahs secure unprecedented loan deal as World Cup Wallaby and Puma called in to fix front-row crisis
Denied at first, the NSW Waratahs have managed to secure World Cup Wallaby Pone Fa’amausili, as well as Argentine international Enrique Pieretto, on loan deals as Darren Coleman’s men battle an unprecedented injury toll up front. With Fa’amausili sitting on the sidelines behind fellow Wallabies Taniela Tupou and Sam Talakai at the Rebels, The Roar […]
AFL News: Collingwood calls for AFL to introduce premiership rings, Prestia eyes return for Tigers
Following in the lead of competitions like the NRL, NFL and NBA, the Australian Football League is considering introducing a radical plan to present premiership rings to every player who plays a senior men’s or women’s game in a flag-winning season. Such a proposal to introduce rings – worth more than $50,000 each – has […]
‘Everyone was dogs’: Junior Wallabies roll up their sleeves to beat Springboks in TRC as rising fullback scores twice
The Junior Wallabies have responded in the best possible fashion from their first-up loss to Argentina in the under-20s Rugby Championship by defeating the Junior Springboks 24-19 at Sunshine Coast Stadium. After a demoralising 25-6 to Argentina last week, a vastly improved effort from the forwards, a double to Shane Wilcox and the boot of […]
NRL News: World Cup host nation set to be locked in, Dolphins deny stuffing up Bennett deal
Australia looks set to host the 2026 World Cup after France pulled out of staging the event after the French government reneged on a deal to fund the tournament. The International Rugby League met recently in Singapre and according to a report in The Guardian, it is all but certain that the event will be […]