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The NRL’s showpiece Magic Round event is in danger of being swamped by negative headlines with three incidents tarnishing the build-up to the three-day festival at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium. A high-profile Queensland-based NRL player has been accused of rape with Nine News airing the allegations… Read More »NRL News: Magic Round tarnished as Origin star faces rape accusation, racist fans banned, Manly player arrested

The Melbourne Rebels are edging ever closer to their maiden finals series but have not yet made a statement to the competition about their credentials. The embattled franchise may be playing their last ever home game at AAMI park on Friday night against the Chiefs,… Read More »ANALYSIS: Rebels must change breakdown strategy to compete against Kiwi opposition

Why are NSW people always so desperate to prove that they “get” Origin, and that Origin means as much south of the Tweed as it does north? Origin will never mean as much to NSW as it does to Queensland. There, I said it. State… Read More »NSW humiliated Queensland for 18 years – no wonder the Blues can’t match their special breed of hatred

Sky Stadium is about to witness one of its greatest days. Melbourne Victory are headed east, with ambitions to topple Wellington’s Phoenix and pinch a spot in the A-League grand final, despite being a little on the ordinary side for much of the season. That… Read More »Logic says ho-hum Victory can’t beat the Phoenix and 34,000 hyped-up Kiwis… here’s why logic doesn’t matter in the slightest