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The sublime and the disappointingly familiar crashed head-on over semi-final weekend, illustrating all that is great and all that is ailing Super Rugby. An excellent contest in Wellington seemed to pack an awful lot into eighty minutes; mostly to the delight of Chiefs’ fans, as… Read More »The Wrap: The sublime and the disappointingly familiar crash head-on in Super Rugby’s semi-final weekend

Michael Maguire’s new-look Blues for Origin II certainly have more strikepower but they face a substantial task in a sub-optimal amount of time to strike up cohesion.  Maguire has tried to strike the happy medium between the cliche of “wholesale changes” and the risk of… Read More »Maguire’s team overhaul strengthens Blues but their lack of cohesion is a major concern

The NRL is faster than it has ever been, the six-again rule adds to fatigue, head injury assessments (HIAs) are now commonplace and quite often a team will go down to a three-man bench, and need to activate the 18th man. The game has sped… Read More »It’s time to change up the NRL interchange and finally bring it up to speed with other codes

Larrakia Country was graced by the presence of the Supercars championship, as the premier Australian touring car category once again celebrated its Indigenous Round in the country’s top end. From a maiden pole-sitter, to the champ returning to the podium and a weekend of domination… Read More »Supercars Darwin Triple Crown Talking Points: Feeney dominates, the champ’s podium return and Golding’s maiden pole

I am not a Victorian by birth or inclination. I am a migrant to Australia and for this I am forever grateful. My wife and I have been lovers of rugby union for many decades. When the Melbourne Rebels ‘arrived’ in Melbourne we were pleased… Read More »‘Insidious and arrogant’: A diehard Melbourne supporter on what really killed the Rebels