The brief was to examine why an Australian franchise either can or can’t win this season’s Super Rugby Pacific title. That’ll come as a shock to those readers who assume folk such as myself simply make our columns ideas up as we go along. No,… Read More »The Waratahs are where the Blues were a decade ago. Why RA can’t make the same mistake NZR did back then
Coaching tenures rarely end well in rugby league – or any sport for that matter – and it was no different for Brad Arthur at Parramatta when the Eels sacked their longest-serving coach just 24 hours after a 48-16 pummeling at the hands of a… Read More »Four coaches who should be in the mix to replace Arthur – and the absolutely worst candidate who already is
Kurtley Beale says he would love to play for the Wallabies again, and knows his golden ticket could be earned by guiding the Western Force into the Super Rugby Pacific finals. Beale has made an immense impact at the Force since signing a short-term contract… Read More »Beale keen to extend Force stay and ‘absolutely’ gunning for Wallabies return
Wayne Bennett has confirmed he has signed a three-year deal at South Sydney and will return to the club next year to work with a side he insists can go places. Dolphins coach Bennett, 74, told AAP on Tuesday morning he has unfinished business at… Read More »‘I like the club and what it stands for’: Bennett confirms his return to Souths on three-year deal
Newcastle United’s post-season trip to Australia has been described as “madness” and “crazy” by club legend Alan Shearer, the former England captain. The Magpies headed for the airport as soon as they finished their English Premier League campaign on Sunday at Brentford’s west London stadium,… Read More »‘Madness, crazy’: Shearer fleeces Newcastle United over Melbourne trek