NRL Power Rankings: Round 8 – Rabbits hit rock bottom, Warriors show signs of complacency, Dragons’ bubble bursts

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The season is heading into its middle third and there is a clear separation between seven teams who all look playoff bound and the other 10 fighting over the one remaining spot.  Competition leaders Cronulla have done all they possibly can in the first two months of the season to show they belong in the […]

Hynes states claim for Origin with perfect performance as blood-thirsty Sharks devour ’embarrassed’ Raiders

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Nicho Hynes has not quite made an undeniable case to be Nathan Cleary’s halves partner for NSW but he should be the first five-eighth option that Blues selectors discuss when it comes time to pick their Origin team.  Hynes was at his brilliant best at GIO Stadium on Sunday to spearhead the Sharks to an […]

Waratahs put 50 on Drua to claim FIFTH Super Rugby Women’s title

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A hat-trick to Desiree Miller and a double to her wing partner Maya Stewart has seen the Waratahs deny the Fijiana Drua a three-peat, as NSW claimed their first title since 2022 by winning 50-14 at Ballymore on Sunday afternoon. The title was the Waratahs’ fifth, but first since the Drua upset NSW in 2022 […]

Debutant’s delight: Armstrong steps up for battered Knights in nail-biting win over Dolphins

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There is only one Kalyn Ponga but Newcastle have shown they won’t be shot ducks while their star fullback is out with a long-term foot injury.  Unheralded debutant David Armstrong dazzled for the Knights in the No.1 jersey at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday as the visitors recorded a much-needed 18-16 victory by holding off a […]

NRL Round 9 Teams: Injuries could force Broncos reshuffle, Roosters sweat on stars, Manly duo in strife, Turuva to return

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Brisbane playmaker Jock Madden will go for scans on his pectoral injury as star duo Selwyn Cobbo and Ezra Mam race the clock to be fit for the Broncos’ grudge clash with the Sydney Roosters. Madden, playing five-eighth, left the field in the 61st minute of Saturday night’s 34-10 win over Wests Tigers in Campbelltown. He […]