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South Sydney have given Lachlan Ilias permission to look elsewhere, as the NRL confirmed it had the power to block any attempt by Latrell Mitchell to skip State of Origin. In what looms as a crucial week for the Rabbitohs, general manager Mark Ellison has… Read More »NRL News: Playmaker told he can leave as Souths make Demetriou call, young Shark trades in tools for shot at big time

Australia are set to turn their back on rising star Jake Fraser-McGurk’s whirlwind IPL form and drop Steve Smith in their T20 World Cup squad.  The selectors are expected to announce their 15-man squad later this week for the showpiece event in June which will… Read More »Australia T20 World Cup squad: Smith to be snubbed, Fraser-McGurk’s IPL fireworks ignored as selectors take safe options

At long last Australia’s Super Rugby sides brought some semblance of what’s required to win big games of footy. Yet, it still wasn’t enough in most cases. Indeed, Australia only had one winner across the Anzac weekend of trans-Tasman rugby, with the Brumbies keeping their… Read More »Five things: Aussie sides finally discover what it takes to compete against Kiwis, rookie outshines World Cup Wallaby

By my count, the Brumbies have played three teams of consequence this season. The first two – the Chiefs and Blues – thrashed them and the other side are their traditional bunny, particularly in Canberra. Good on the Brumbies for beating the Hurricanes the other… Read More »Super Rugby shows that the Bledisloe Cup isn’t going anywhere – one selection could give the Wallabies hope