The Western Force’s year has gone from bad to worse after slumping to a demoralising 22-14 loss to Moana Pasifika on Friday night in Perth. The defeat was their fourth straight to start the season, as Simon Cron’s hopes of turning the Force into genuine finals contenders took a massive hit. On a night of […]
There are three explanations for what happened at the MCG on Friday night. One – Collingwood had a shocker. It happens, even to reigning premiers – the best medicine is usually to pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and avoid panicking. Two – Sydney are very, very good. As a rule, consecutive wins over top-four […]
Penrith are on the board for 2024 with a 26-18 win over rivals Parramatta, thanks in no small part to a barnstorming performance from Izack Tago. The recently extended centre made a ridiculous five line breaks, scoring once himself, and terrorised a Eels right edge that had been forced to readjust after Bailey Simonsson left […]
Off the back of another Fraser McReight masterclass and an eye-catching display from Seru Uru, the Queensland Reds have put away the Rebels 53-26 in Melbourne to cement themselves in the top four of the Super Rugby Pacific competition standings. The Reds blew away the Rebels in the first half, scoring five tries against a […]
Cronulla have continued their strong start to the year with a 25-6 win over Canterbury, with Nicho Hynes steering the ship and Ronaldo Mulitalo showing some class, but to reduce this 80 minutes of madness to a scoreline would be to do it a disservice. It was a wild game that started with chaos and […]
