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Cameron Ciraldo has launched an impassioned defence of Canterbury’s culture and the character of trainer Travis Touma, amid Jackson Topine’s civil suit against the club. Topine kicked off legal action against the Bulldogs in the NSW Supreme Court last week, citing psychiatric injury after a… Read More »NRL News: Ciraldo defends trainer over Topine’s $4m wrestling lawsuit, DCE backs judiciary reform for cleanskins

Darren Coleman is set to continue his back three changes, with Max Jorgensen set to miss the Waratahs’ tricky assignment at the Cake Tin in Wellington against the top-of-the-table Hurricanes. The Roar understands Jorgensen, 19, will be left out of the match and play for… Read More »Jorgensen set to be left out for Hurricanes as Schmidt drops in at Tahs training

So, St Kilda are a rabble again. Although, it’s probably easier over time if we point out when they aren’t a shambles. The Saints sit 14th on the ladder, with only, as per accepted wisdom in 2024, the clear four worst teams in the competition… Read More »St Kilda are in peril yet again – but are their problems due to Ross Lyon’s coaching or the quality of the cattle?

Australian rugby has many problems – financial crisis, ever-shrinking audiences, shortage of coaching expertise, Greg Martin, etc etc. But one problem which I have come to notice after many years of careful study is perhaps not mentioned enough in contemporary commentary, despite being possibly the… Read More »The insurmountable problem facing Australian rugby in a doomed rivalry with New Zealand