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With the race for positions at the rear of the Super Rugby finals grid settled early on Saturday afternoon, attention switched to the pointy end of qualifying, and fans weren’t left disappointed. The Hurricanes overcame an early Highlanders’ try and another confounding kit clash to… Read More »The Wrap: 79-minute Blues still have to prove they’re not Super Rugby’s biggest choke artists as Hurricanes slip into playoff pole position

Only five games this weekend but plenty to get stuck into. Here come your talking points for NRL Round 13. State of Origin is great, but its impact is not a good thing It used to be that the State of Origin period was a… Read More »NRL Round 13 Talking Points: State of Origin skews the regular season (again), but the Dragons and Cowboys aren’t complaining

Forget the post-contact metres, forget the VB hard work index. All this focus on the science and the measurable leaves an intangible but important attribute off the whiteboard of coaching considerations. After reading about Jake Trbojevic and then watching the first two games this week,… Read More »Not always the best player in the team, but they inspire the best out of it – who’s your side’s talisman?

It’s that time of year when Queenslanders like to remind their saner cousins south of the border that State of Origin is some form of payback for the years Queensland had to suffer defeat after defeat at the hands of NSW in the Interstate Series… Read More »That’s in NSW: The Queenslanders who proudly wore sky blue before State of Origin truly meant just that

The Origin period drives a wedge down the middle of the NRL premiership but there is still plenty to be gleaned from the five matches that made up Round 13. Parramatta were the big movers after Mitchell Moses’ return ensured their losing streak ended at… Read More »NRL Power Rankings: Round 13 – Eels surge back into playoff equation, Cowboys regain their mojo, dark night for Knights