Despite Josh Canham’s best performance of the year and another encouraging display from Darby Lancaster, the Rebels have suffered their second straight loss after going down heavily 38-11 to the Blues in Melbourne. While the result showed a 27-point thrashing at the hands of the second-placed Blues, two tries in the final five minutes to […]
Strange Days: Canberra’s comeback for the ages as Manly put cue in the rack and get brutally punished
Canberra have pulled off one of the great comebacks to steal a 26-24 victory over Manly at 4 Pines Park with Hudson Young touching down a late Ethan Strange kick to turn a 20-0 half time deficit into a 26-24 win. The Sea Eagles roared out of the blocks, and their lead, given the streaming […]
Tahs hammered by Hurricanes as finals hopes hang by a thread
The Waratahs’ finals hopes are dangling by a thread after being hammered by the ladder-leading Hurricanes 41-12 in Wellington on Friday night. Four tries inside the opening 26 minutes saw the home side open up a 26-0 lead and the Waratahs were effectively dead and buried at half-time. Needing to be the first to score […]
Titmuss training session declared ‘more likely than not inappropriate’ as coroner details NRL recommendations
The coroner in the inquest into the death of former Manly player Keith Titmuss has declared that the training conditions on the day he died were “more likely than not inappropriate”. Deputy State Coroner Derek Lee said that the conditions surrounding the training session put Titmuss “at greater risk of heat illness” in a “very […]
Waratahs set to lose two up-and-comers ahead of Suaalii’s arrival as NSW Rugby announce $4.8m loss
After limited opportunities over the past two years, Waratahs backs Harry Wilson and Mosese Tuipulotu will head to the United Kingdom. On Thursday it was announced that Wilson, the son of former Wallabies World Cup winner David, had signed with Welsh outfit the Dragons. But he’s not the only back that will leave Daceyville, with […]