Rugby is struggling, there is no doubt about it. We are less than a week away from the start of Super Rugby Pacific, and unless you were a faithful follower, or reader of The Roar, like me, you wouldn’t really know it. Some good things… Read More »Seven point plan to save Super Rugby
In the build up to the India vs England Test series, there were reasonable predictions that India would be the ultimate challenge for Bazball. Not only do India win every Test series they play on home soil, but their conditions are almost diametrically the opposite… Read More »Business as usual: India still a dominant force at home
North Melbourne’s Tarryn Thomas has been handed an 18-match suspension by the AFL, according to reports. The 23-year old, who faced the league’s Integrity Unit in January over new domestic violence allegations against him, has had the whopping ban confirmed by the AFL Commission, with… Read More »BREAKING: Enormous ban looms for Roo after AFL Integrity Unit investigation
The next round of the SVNS series will be played in Vancouver this weekend and there’s some worrying news from the men’s side with former Wallaby captain Michael Hooper still unable to launch his bid to play at the Olympics. When the travelling men’s and… Read More »Olympic dream or pipe dream? Hoops running out of time after latest sevens omission, but Dupont ready for debut
New Queensland Reds coach Les Kiss is tossing up blooding a teenage debutant at No.10 for the Super Rugby Pacific opener as he grapples with the loss of an injured James O’Connor. Kiss said veteran playmaker O’Connor, 33, would miss at least the first three… Read More »Kiss delivers bad news on JOC leaving three-way battle for key Reds role