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Late on Friday night, Morgan Turinui paid Carter Gordon the ultimate compliment. The former Wallaby turned pundit described Gordon’s pass as Stephen Larkham-esque. Over the course of 80 minutes against the Drua, we saw Gordon’s passing game and vision come to the fore. His cut… Read More »Five things we learned: One area Gordon must fix to convince Wallabies boss, ABs bruiser should be on notice

I well remember the day a New Zealand Rugby staffer put their hands on me. It seems I’d made them angry.The Wellington Sevens was dying in a ditch and our governing body wanted a positive spin put on things and for we in the media… Read More »What’s the point of Sevens? It should be used to develop Test players, and would be better at it than Super Rugby

Phillip Cancar’s rather comical and momentarily delayed dive in the 36th minute of Newcastle Jets 3-1 win over Sydney FC on Sunday was a clear reminder of the blight that simulation is on the game of football. Sydney’s Robert Mak was the guilty party, red… Read More »Simulation crackdown: If they like the spotlight so much, put A-League actors up before the Match Review Panel