The Brumbies are confident fourth-choice prop Harry Vella will rise to the occasion as injuries threaten to de-rail the ACT outfit’s most promising Super Rugby Pacific campaign in years. Captain Allan Alaalatoa has seen his front-row partners fall around him like dominoes in recent weeks.Loosehead… Read More »Brumbies stand by rookie prop Harry Vella to perform in home quarter-final
NSW have refused to engage in a war of words with Queensland great Gorden Tallis, remaining adamant James Tedesco will slot seamlessly into the new-look Blues. Tallis fired the first shot of the State of Origin series on Sunday, claiming he would be embarrassed to… Read More »NSW stay strong on Tedesco’s ’embarrassing’ reinstatement despite Tallis’ bold comment
Former Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has been thrown back into the NRL fray, as the Parramatta Eels have emerged with intentions to head-hunt the cross-code thinker for 2025. According to The Daily Telegraph, the successful ex-Pumas coach has made the final cut for the head… Read More »Cheiking in: Former Wallabies coach could bring success and a few Rebels cross-code converts to Parramatta
Tony Gustavsson has gambled on the fitness of Caitlin Foord and Katrina Gorry, naming the injured duo in his squad for the Matildas’ Olympics campaign. Midfielder Gorry (ankle) and striker Foord (hamstring) both missed Australia’s final pre-Paris hit-out against China in Sydney on Monday night.… Read More »Matilda’s squad named for Paris 2024 Olympics: Fitness of Foord and Gorry to be tested
As I survey the Super Rugby Pacific quarterfinalists, I can’t help but think of Chris Boyd. When news broke that the Hurricanes were moving Boyd on as head coach broke, he was asked to reflect on his years at the helm. Finalists in 2015, Boyd’s… Read More »Success and Rob Penney have been strangers for years – what did the Crusaders expect?