If there’s one thing Australian rugby is good at – and at time of writing, one thing might be all we can hope for – it’s generating Next Big Things. No sooner has an up-and-comer put in an eye-catching performance than he is immediately talked… Read More »Enough of realistic expectations, let’s get excited about future Wallabies
Rugby in Australia is often not well represented by Rugby Australia. To be Australian in Australia is often to raise one state over country. Vast distance drives cultural distinction. As Chook the Sydneysider told me lately, even drugs are not nationally Australian: Victoria enjoys heroin,… Read More »Scrap the Giteau Law: Rugby Australia should look to Rassie’s ‘Boks RWC recipe if it wants to re-join the big boys’ table
The success of Magic Round in the NRL, Gather Round in the AFL and the glorious trip rugby league took to Las Vegas to kick off the 2024 season have proven one thing, events rounds are the go and the A-League Men need to be… Read More »Does the A-League have the clout to make a UK-bound event round work in season 2024/25?
You wouldn’t have to look back too far to remember a time when the Roosters had too many good backs to fit into the one side. Their 1-5 was exceptional, with James Tedeseco, the current Kangaroos captain; Joey Manu, a former Golden Boot; Dom Young,… Read More »Joey Manu leaves a huge hole in the Roosters backline – and it comes at the worst possible time for Trent Robinson
Guitarist Wolf Hoffmann has been playing with German heavy metal institution Accept since he was a teenager in 1976. It’s been a long road for the band, who have endured lineup changes, hiatuses and the various tribulations that come with a nearly 50-year career but, especially… Read More »Interview: Accept’s Wolf Hoffmann Has No Plans to Slow Down