The Western Force travelled to Eden Park looking to snap a 14-year losing streak against the Blues. It didn’t take long for their hopes to blow up in smoke. Vern Cotter’s men had four tries at half-time and finished their Friday evening’s work with eight in total to win 50-3 to join the Hurricanes on […]
Carnage for Roosters as Young OFF, Tedesco & Walker HIAs, Jennings back and Dogs running riot
All hell has broken loose at Homebush as the Roosters suffered one of the worst first halves in history with Dom Young sent off and both James Tedesco and Sam Walker forced to leave the field with concussion. The English winger was walked for a high shot on Canterbury fullback Blake Taaffe – who himself […]
Pickett learns fate for high elbow despite Crow playing down hit
Adelaide’s Jake Soligo is playing down the incident with Kysaiah Pickett that has led to a one-match suspension for the Melbourne livewire. Pickett was on Friday handed his third ban since the start of last season, this time for his high contact on Soligo. Pickett jumped off the ground and made glancing contact with his […]
‘Calls for the board to resign are a distraction’: NZR rejects Players Association recommendation
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) have described the players’ union call for the board to step down while governance reforms are carried out as a distraction and not in spirit of the review which triggered the planned changes. The governing body of the country’s favourite sport is at loggerheads with the provincial rugby unions over the […]
Super Rugby Power Rankings – and how the next three games will shape the Aussie clubs’ seasons
Teams are heading into the midway block of the Super Rugby season and for many sides it will be a crucial to shaping their final fortunes. For the next three rounds there will be bye weeks for four teams each week, and in a 15 round regular season where each team actually only plays 14 […]