In a recent The Roar column on the state of Australian rugby, your correspondent made mention of the song Burning Down The House. It was meant to be just a tongue-in-cheek reference to the 1980s Talking Heads hit. I had no idea at the time… Read More »ANALYSIS: The Rebels aren’t going down without a fight – and they might drag Rugby Australia down with them
Pace star Mitchell Starc says he was told in no uncertain terms to harden up earlier in his career, revealing former Australia coach Tim Nielsen warned him against complaining about too many niggles. Starc (354 wickets) needs just two more scalps to overtake the great… Read More »‘Harden the F up’: No nonsense message that pushed Starc to new heights
Queensland Reds star Jordan Petaia has been ruled out of the key clash with the Chiefs this wekend as Jordie Barrett received his punishment for the brutal hit that left the Wallabies back reeling. Barrett has been banned for three games over the 56th minute… Read More »Super Rugby teams: Reds trio ruled out after brutal clash, Barrett ban revealed, Harmon benched over discipline breach
Twelve months after expressing his “disappointment” of not being allowed to continue the “journey with the Wallabies” under Eddie Jones, Laurie Fisher is set to return to the national set-up in one of Joe Schmidt’s first appointments. The Roar understands the long-serving coach, who stepped… Read More »Exclusive: Schmidt set to bring ‘Lord’ back to the Wallabies as first key appointment
Two of the biggest names in the striker game stood up to be counted as the first two teams through to the Champions League quarterfinals were confirmed on Wednesday (AEDT. Harry Kane’s double helped Bayern Munich overcome a 1-0 first half deficit against Lazio, with… Read More »What the UCL?: Defender ‘sent for an ice cream’ by ‘unstoppable’ star, Man City would ‘wipe the floor’ with Bayern