A jury has found rugby star Kurtley Beale not guilty of sexual intercourse without consent over an incident in the bathroom of a Sydney pub in 2022. The former Wallaby playmaker was also cleared of two counts of sexual touching without consent, after a jury returned its verdict on Friday having deliberated for just over […]
Wallabies, Wallaroos fixtures CONFIRMED as Schmidt eyes ‘fantastic turnaround challenge’ against RWC rivals
The Wallabies will open their 2024 international season against their long-time World Cup rivals Wales, with new coach Joe Schmidt viewing the Test as a “fantastic turnaround challenge” following last year’s embarrassing showing in France. The national side’s 40-6 capitulation in front of a bumper crowd in Lyon essentially sealed their World Cup fate, as […]
Popular star recalled as Aussies reveal Test squad for New Zealand tour
Bowling allrounder Michael Neser has been recalled to Australia’s Test squad as Pat Cummins’ team embarks on a red-ball tour of New Zealand for the first time in eight years. Neser is the only inclusion after Australia’s Test series against Pakistan and West Indies this summer. The Queenslander played the last of his two Tests […]
‘Scandal’, ‘debacle’, ‘fiasco’: ‘Canter-beery’ Bankstown’s disastrous visit to Brisbane in 1947
As the 1947 NSWRFL season approached its climax, things were looking up for Canterbury-Bankstown. They were minor premiers, having finished three points ahead of premiers Balmain, and were prohibitive favourites to capture the club’s third premiership. The veteran front-row trio of Roy Kirkaldy, Eddie Burns and captain Henry Porter was as formidable as ever, with […]
‘I don’t know what happened but it’s awesome’: Aussie U19s scrape into World Cup final by solitary run in cliffhanger
Australia’s cricket teenagers are one step away from emulating their seniors – by lifting the Under-19 World Cup in a final against India. The teenage lads, spearheaded by their record-breaking pace gun Tom Straker and guided to victory by cool head Raf MacMillan, battled into Sunday’s showdown in South Africa in the most dramatic fashion, […]