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Super Rugby’s failure was letting Rebels exist for 14 pitiful years – one less also-ran is a blessing

So we’re all meant to be lamenting the loss of a Super Rugby Pacific franchise that made precisely one playoff appearance in its pitiful 14-year existence? Wow, I can’t wait to see how we chronicle the demise of a team that actually won something.The Rebels… Read More »Super Rugby’s failure was letting Rebels exist for 14 pitiful years – one less also-ran is a blessing

Why Joseph Suaalii’s headline moment of madness might be the saving of rugby league

When referee Ashley Klein pointed Joseph Suaalii up the Accor Stadium tunnel last Wednesday night, there were many fans imploring Suaalii to keep walking, all the way to Waratahs HQ in Daceyville. That will happen soon enough; Suaalii’s long-anticipated, much-publicised shift to rugby union finally… Read More »Why Joseph Suaalii’s headline moment of madness might be the saving of rugby league