It will be a relief, this coming weekend, to see some actual rugby being played in Australia and New Zealand: genuine, serious, no-fooling, for-keeps, non-trial rugby. The beginning of the Super Rugby season will come as manna from heaven for those of us who are suffering severe sports administration fatigue – and not that I […]
ARL Commission chair Peter V’landys has been re-elected for a new three-year term but he has indicated he may not go the distance as he eyes off a successor. The Racing NSW CEO will be rubber-stamped for a further term on the board at Wednesday’s annual general meeting but he told NewsCorp that he was […]
All eyes are on Steve Smith as the former Australia skipper looks to lock down a place in the T20 World Cup squad with impressive performances on the tour of New Zealand. The trans-Tasman rivals play game one of a three-T20 series in Wellington on Wednesday night, with the first ball at 5.10pm AEDT. A […]
Max Jorgensen is the most exciting youngster in Australian rugby, but Waratahs coach Darren Coleman is set to ease his star fullback via the bench against the Queensland Reds in their important Super Rugby opener in Brisbane on Saturday. The Roar can reveal Coleman will start the versatile Joey Walton in the position, as Jorgensen […]
The 2024 AFL season is here! Not officially – no, the first bounce of the season proper isn’t for another few weeks, but The Roar’s annual countdown of the league’s top 50 players has arrived. If you’re new here, it’s all very simple. Five Roar AFL experts – Liam Salter, Tim Miller, Dem Panopoulos, myself […]
