On the scoreboard, it looks like a creditable St Kilda performance. A loss to a Port Adelaide outfit many see as a premiership contender by just 10 points on hostile territory. A clamping down of the Power’s strengths around stoppages, especially out of the centre. A dogged fightback in the last quarter to continue to […]
Brad Arthur must wonder what he has to say to his team anymore. With his job under huge pressure, his Parramatta side managed to get themselves into a comfortable lead at half time, then throw it away, get themselves into a position to win it again, then set fire to their ambitions in an epic […]
The Waratahs’ finals hopes are dangling by a thread after suffering their seventh loss of the year, as they went down to a strong Chiefs side 38-22 in Sydney on Friday night. Despite running out to a 12-0 lead midway through the first half, the Chiefs ran in five straight tries to blow open the […]
Written off ahead of the weekend in several quarters, the Crusaders have responded with full vengeance after smashing the fourth-placed Rebels 39-0 in an ominous warning for rivals expecting to chalk up an easy win over the seven-time consecutive champions. The Crusaders scored six tries during their rout over the Rebels, but it could easily […]
The Western Force hope an influx of experienced players combined with some relaxing sleep-ins will help them snare an away win for the first time in nearly two years. Last weekend’s 37-15 home victory over the Crusaders helped the Force to a 2-6 record and kept their Super Rugby Finals hopes alive. Simon Cron’s men […]
