When St Kilda ground out an ugly, borderline unwatchable victory over Gold Coast last week, the reaction was about as critical as any victory has received in season 2024. Sure, they got the win, said the critics, but the stodgy style of play made those four points all but meaningless. Kane Cornes, who has never […]
Souths return to glory with a stunning 22-12 victory over Brisbane that cements Mitchell in a Blues jersey
The Rabbitohs have sounded an ominous alarm to top eight clubs, shredding through the Broncos in a 22-12 win that had Souths fans marvelling. A drizzly Accor Stadium housed a Bunnies riot that showed plenty of promise for the clubs future and spine setup. Latrell Mitchell, Cody Walker, Damien Cook and Jack Wighton all starred […]
Cowboys spine quartet wreak havoc as Green Machine conks out in an embarrassing performance
The Cowboys were all class at GIO Stadium in Canberra, suffocating the Raiders for territory in a season-best performance to win 34-16. The Townsville spine were flawless, poking holes in Canberra’s line all night – stamping their victory in the first 40. The Raiders were embarrassing and looked lost in attack, while the experience of […]
The Aussies can’t win it and the Kiwis don’t care. It’s time to bin rotten to the core Super Rugby Pacific and start over
Really, what is the point of Super Rugby in its current form? The Aussies can’t win it and the Kiwis don’t care. The only discernible reason floated by those who think Australia should persist with this relentlessly miserable experience is that without it our national team would be a whole lot worse. A while lot […]
Brumbies’ Super campaign blows up AGAIN as Aussie rugby’s hoodoo in NZ continues
For the third straight season, the Brumbies’ Super Rugby campaign has come to a miserable end in the semi-finals across the ditch. Two years after being edged 20-19 at Eden Park, the Blues did it again at the same venue by winning 34-20. The defeat came off the back of conceding four tries inside 20 […]