Almost three months after Eddie Jones sensationally quit Australian rugby, the Wallabies are set to unveil their next coach with Joe Schmidt expected to return to the international head coaching fold. While Rugby Australia has both publicly and privately been flagging a late February announcement,… Read More »Exclusive: Wallabies to turn to Kiwi Schmidt as Eddie Jones’ replacement
Max Purcell’s old-school style has won the much-improved Australian plenty of new admirers after he stretched No.11 seed Casper Ruud to five tough sets in a gallant second-round loss at the Australian Open. The 25-year-old saved a match point in the 10th game of the… Read More »‘Played like a top-tenner’: Great gushes over Aussie Purcell’s heroic effort after epic five-set loss to 11th seed
Rugby has had some ridiculous kickers. The ability and skill with the boot can turn the course of a play, a scoreline, or a match. Whether it be clutch moments to decide Lions series, Six Nations tours or World Cups, modern rugby wouldn’t be where… Read More »Masters of the Air: The ten greatest kickers in rugby history – from All Blacks ‘wizard’ to the Scot who changed the game
Josh Giddey will not face charges after police in California dropped an investigation into the Australian NBA star’s alleged relationship with a minor. Giddey was the subject of an NBA and police probe following an allegation in November that the Boomers guard had been in… Read More »Giddey won’t face charges over inappropriate relationship claims after police close investigation
Ben Hunt has warned the NRL’s new rules around line dropouts risk making the game more predictable, labelling the changes from head office unnecessary. The NRL announced new rules regarding kick-offs and line dropouts on Wednesday, which remove the penalty if it doesn’t go 10… Read More »‘We get plenty of unnecessary rule changes’: Origin star bemused by NRL dropping dropout penalty