Anyone who has played rugby for a club big enough to have two teams in the same competition or division knows how high the stakes ramp up when the so-called ‘B’ team comes up against the ‘A’ team. Perhaps the most famous example of all… Read More »The Wrap: Good news and bad news for Rugby Australia as Brumbies and Rebels win local derbies
The sight of dozens of Adelaide United supporters lining up to secure an autograph from the club’s outgoing teenage sensation Nestory Irankunda was a reminder the A-League still has fans. We’ve been waiting a while for that kind of performance from Irankunda. He’s a superstar… Read More »If it wasn’t for Irankunda, every A-League headline would be negative right now
As a player, Ivan Cleary was never a representative star but always under-rated despite being a crucial component of every team he played in. Now as a coach, despite winning three premierships, it’s possible that he is still not getting due credit for Penrith’s dynastic… Read More »Ivan the terribly consistent over-achiever: Cleary vaults into greatest coaches debate by habitually exceeding expectations
With the blessing of Rugby Australia, Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt will appoint controversial Australian cricketer David Warner as a leadership consultant, with an eye towards a home World Cup in four years’ time. Warner, who retired from Test cricket in January and is currently featuring… Read More »EXCLUSIVE: Schmidt to appoint David Warner as Wallabies leadership consultant
Cronulla are a long way from the kind of form which can bring them into the premiership conversation but after going 18-0 down at Shark Park on Sunday night, they aren’t complaining after running down Canberra. The Sharks surged back into the contest to level… Read More »Flaky Sharks storm back from 18-point deficit to run down Raiders on the back of ‘unacceptable’ Savage blunder