Try-scoring machine Tim Ryan is momentarily putting his Wallabies dreams to the side so he can focus on helping the Queensland Reds have a deep finals run – as well as making sure he has the right boots. Ryan announced himself as a future star… Read More »‘Riding the wave’: Tim Ryan reacts to rapid rise, rugby league and Wallabies links, Reds re-sign World Cup rep
Try telling the thousands of die-hard Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur fans who flocked to Melbourne on Wednesday evening that this was a meaningless friendly. Au contraire, the opening Global Football Week fixture between these EPL heavyweights was an opportunity for fans from around the… Read More »‘Moved to tears’: Massive inconvenience to players, but die-hard fans embrace Premier League circus
Rugby is a parochial labyrinth of byzantine offices, leagues, unions, competitions, and calendars. And that’s just the eastern suburbs of Sydney. Diffusion of power is not all bad. As an earlier column described, there is a danger of both French leagues being richer than all… Read More »World club rugby power rankings: How Super Rugby’s best teams compare with the northern giants
Bayern Munich are close to appointing Burnley boss Vincent Kompany as their new manager, according to reports. The German giants have endured frustration in their bid to find a replacement for Thomas Tuchel, after it was announced in February that he would depart the Allianz… Read More »Burnley to … Bayern? German giants in shock link to Man City legend who’s just been relegated
The Crusaders have apologised on behalf of under-fire coach Rob Penney who was caught calling a reporter a “c–t” after a prickly press conference. The former Waratahs coach replaced Scott Robertson in charge of Super Rugby’s most successful franchise and has led them to 10th… Read More »‘He’s a disgrace’: Coach drops c-bomb at journo after prickly press conference, leaving CEO to clean up his mess