You hop online and there are a myriad of opinions about Super Rugby Pacific. Some people love it because it’s a return to the days of a simple round-robin format of Super 12, in the days when you only needed one table to understand the competition. Others hate it because they’ve been so disconnected by […]
Sadly, sugar hits won’t suddenly make rugby relevant in Australia. Eddie Jones wasn’t the answer, just as Joe Schmidt won’t be. Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii isn’t the answer, just as Angus Crichton wasn’t going to be. Continually pretending Taniela Tupou and Quade Cooper are world class won’t cure the Wallabies’ ills, just as the upcoming Super Rugby […]
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, Cameron […]
Season 2023/24 of the A-League promised much and is delivering in spades, with a handful of coaches stamping their value as shrewd and effective operators in Australia’s top level of domestic football. Sydney FC looked a rabble for an extended period under former manager Steve Corica. The fans were calling for change, the style of […]
With the NRL regular season kicking off at the end of next week with its fragmented starting round, 17 clubs are putting the finishing touches on their summer training and trialling, dreaming of lifting the premiership trophy. Realistically, only around half of the competition has anything greater than a snowball’s chance of being the premiers […]
