When highly skilled Dolphins forward Connelly Lemuelu was in the Auckland Blues system as a No.10, he wanted to emulate his heroes Doug Howlett and Joe Rokocoko and become an All Black. Now, after following in the footsteps of Benji Marshall and shining at rugby… Read More »‘I was a rugby union boy’: Happy homecoming for Dolphins star who dreamed of being an All Black
The NFL is a league that is built off of its superstars. Over the years, we’ve seen icons like Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, and Drew Brees light up the field with their extraordinary talent, securing bucketloads of Lombardis and MVP awards along the way. Today,… Read More »Who Are the 3 Best Quarterbacks in the NFL Today?
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