Veteran Wallabies flyhalf Quade Cooper admits his Test days are likely behind him and backs Joe Schmidt to pick Aussie-based players for this year’s Test campaigns. The Japan-based Cooper expects Kiwi Schmidt to overlook foreign-based players – at a time when there are rising calls… Read More »‘Of course I want to’: Why Quade Cooper thinks Joe Schmidt will be right to ignore him for Test duty
Report from Trinidad and Tobago “Most of Australia hate me.” Nearly five years ago, having taken his maiden Test five-wicket haul in the fifth Ashes Test of 2019, Mitchell Marsh’s dry quip in a media conference when asked about his relationship with the country’s cricket-loving… Read More »From ‘most of Australia hate me’ to T20 World Cup captaincy, Mitch Marsh stays the same old Bison
The UEFA Champions League final will be held this weekend on Sunday, June 2 at 5am (AEST) with Borussia Dortmund up against the might of Real Madrid. Watch every match of the UEFA Champions League exclusive & ad-free, live & on demand on Stan Sport. This weekend’s… Read More »UEFA Champions League final: Australian broadcaster and start time
The gap between the New Zealand and Australian Super sides has shrunk if only a little in 2024, but the increased jeopardy in this year’s Super Rugby Pacific has made for a much more entertaining competition. The ACT Brumbies, Queensland Reds and for the first… Read More »ANALYSIS: Strengths and work-ons for the Aussie teams bound for the Super Rugby finals
Even outgoing NSW Waratahs coach Darren Coleman, punted for missing the finals for the first time in his three-year tenure, reckons the Melbourne Rebels have been harshly treated. A week before making their maiden finals appearance, the cash-strapped Rebels were told on Thursday they’d been… Read More »A bit of ‘up you’: DC backs Rebels to respond, reflects on future – ‘haven’t got skills with dancing or table tennis’