It wasn’t that long ago that the Roosters’ attack was the biggest mystery in the NRL. Though they started 4-1 in 2023, they hadn’t really impressed and, even before results turned and they started losing, many had noticed that all was not well. It was a mystery because, on a personnel level, they had it […]
‘Previous chairman can not be a scapegoat’: First salvo fired in bid to spill the Rugby Australia board
The lobbying for a board spill at Rugby Australia’s Annual General Meeting next month has kicked off, with a group including a former RA director, at least two former Wallabies and a constitutional expert contacting the Super Rugby teams and state unions who will decide the RA board’s fate. A group calling itself the Supporters […]
‘I see poor leadership’: Have Darren Coleman’s NSW Rugby bosses set him up to fail?
NSW Rugby has forced their coach Darren Coleman into a corner to the detriment of the team by putting him on notice over his Super Rugby future. That’s the assessment of former Wallaby Matt To’omu who said he has “a bee in my bonnet” about how Coleman has been treated and accused the coach’s bosses […]
WR’s mooted law changes are great – but show there’s a hell of a lot wrong with rugby in 2024, and that sucks
For me at least, rugby union seems to have an unparalleled ability to induce mixed feelings. This has been brought home to me especially powerfully by the recent revelation of a raft of rule changes that World Rugby has floated as suggestions to improve the appeal and watchability of the game. The changes – and […]
‘The Essendon Edge’: The Bombers are trying to fake it until they make it
They’re a funny old mob, Essendon. They just don’t do things very well. We know they don’t win many games of football. They haven’t done that well for over 20 years now. But they don’t lose very well either – they don’t often finish in the bottom four, and almost never in the bottom two […]