Wigan coach Matt Peet calls Penrith Panthers one of the greatest teams of all-time – and reckons the whole town can’t wait to see their local heroes try to down the Australians to become world club champions. Peet was two years old when Wigan beat Manly in front of a crowd approaching 40,000 at the […]
After years of toiling away in the Irish system, Cormac Daly thought he would follow the path his parents took decades earlier when they met Down Under and head to Sydney. He also decided he would bring his boots and mouthguard and play some club rugby. Little did he know that it would be the […]
Roosters star Joseph Manu is weighing up whether to make a switch to rugby union at the end of the year with the Kiwi international admitting playing for “the All Blacks would be pretty cool”. The game’s best centre is off contract at the end of the year and his management has floated the prospect […]
Western Sydney Wanderers coach Marko Rudan lost his lollies, spat the dummy and resorted to desperate conspiracy theories following his side’s 4-3 loss to the Macarthur Bulls in Campbelltown on Sunday. Visually upset as he entered the room to face the media after a thrilling match where seven goals were scored, including a 93rd-minute Bulls […]
From the middle of last year, when the Gold Coast Titans sacked Justin Holbrook and announced the arrival of Des Hasler, the task has been clear: improve the defence. Across the nearly two decades of the Titans’ existence, the issues have generally come without the ball, and it remains a circle that nobody can square. […]
