Possession Rugby is on life support – and the stats from the World Cup prove it beyond doubt

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“I’m not a fan of changing the rules because one team is dominating,” commented one Roarer last week. It is a disappointing interpretation of the articles I have written over the past weeks opposing the Rugby played by Rassie Erasmus’ Springboks and Steve Borthwick’s England. It also misunderstands the recent comments made by identities such […]

Gold Coast’s bright horizon: The three Academy prospects who can be the stars of Hardwick’s Suns

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The Gold Coast Suns are poised to emerge from the 2023 AFL National Draft with a trio of first round selections, all of whom are expected to make a significant impact on the first team thanks to the team’s investment in Academy prospects. Jed Walter, Ethan Read, and Jake Rogers are names that every AFL […]

Shock home loss leaves Melbourne City’s Asian Champions League campaign in peril

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Melbourne City have slipped from the top of their Asian Champions League group after falling to a 1-0 home defeat against Thai side Buriram United. Undefeated in their group heading into Wednesday’s contest at AAMI Park, success would have guaranteed City at least a three-point buffer atop group H with two games to go before […]

‘We know where you live’ – World Cup referee Wayne Barnes wants punishment for online trolls after ‘vile’ post-match abuse

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Rugby World Cup final referee Wayne Barnes has labelled social media abuse towards him and his family as “vile” and called for the trolls to be held to account. The 44-year-old English official’s last match was one of his most challenging, and included a first-ever red card in a men’s World Cup final to New […]

‘Always knew it would get really ugly’: RA chief’s strange admission as World Cup budget blow out revealed

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Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan says Eddie Jones’s calamitous World Cup campaign ran over budget but he wanted to give the walk away coach every chance of success in France. McLennan told Stan Sport that the campaign – after he promised Jones anything he wanted – cost more than RA wanted. “Yeah it was a […]