Roosters chair Nick Politis is making a push for Perth to be included ahead of a team representing Papua New Guinea when the NRL expands – and he is adamant the competition should be split into two conferences. He believes PNG is too unstable to become the 18th team even if the club was based […]
Richmond captain Toby Nankervis concedes he’s no certainty to be fit for an AFL opening-round clash with former coach Damien Hardwick’s Gold Coast as he battles a foot injury. Like key forward Tom Lynch (foot), Nankervis is battling to feature in the season’s early rounds and won’t play in Tuesday’s practice match against Collingwood. It […]
I’ll start with a quick aside, before I get to the topic of Super Rugby Pacific’s alleged Super Round.I was 18 or 19 and at Athletic Park with a mate, to watch Wellington play New South Wales. These were the days before Super Rugby and the crowd of a few hundred was testament to that. […]
You can imagine it now. A massive NFL stadium, a coast-to-coast TV presentation, not a cloud in the sky and rugby league posts at either end of the field. That’s what will mark the start of the 2024 NRL season this coming Sunday as Manly and Souths face off at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, […]
With kick-off to the NRL season just a few days away, nine sides are hoping to continue a trend where at least one side leaps from also-ran status into the finals on the back of a five-win improvement or more. Over the past nine seasons, the top eight has never been static year to year […]
