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As Les Kiss prepares to hand Harry McLaughlin-Phillips his first start against the Rebels, the experienced coach called on Super Rugby officials to make a stand and protect the playmakers in the competition after Tom Lynagh was smashed late in a tackle during their win… Read More »‘What you permit, you promote’: Reds slam late ‘cheap shot’, HMP set to start ahead of Lynagh in Rebels grudge match

The Wallabies aren’t playing a Test match on April 29, and there are no Super Rugby matches on that day either. But the last Monday in April is shaping up as a defining day in the future of Australia rugby.How so? April 29 is when… Read More »RA’s manic Monday and how it will shape the future of the Australian game

Sydney Roosters officials will put their entire club through cultural training after Spencer Leniu revealed a common use of racial terms between coloured players across NRL squads during his judicial hearing. Leniu was on Monday night banned for eight weeks after telling Brisbane’s Indigenous star… Read More »NRL News: Roosters to put entire club through cultural training after Leniu ban, Dogs’ salary appeal, Panthers lack spark

The 2026 Commonwealth Games could be staged in Malaysia after the country’s Olympic Council said there was a £100 million ($A194 m) offer to assist with hosting. The cash has come from the compensation paid by the state of Victoria which withdrew last year citing… Read More »Malaysia offered a fortune to step in as Commonwealth Games host after Victoria’s withdrawal

I’ve seldom been happier to see the All Blacks lose, than during their 2020 and 2022 defeats to Argentina. Now, I don’t relish seeing the All Blacks lose. Well, not all the time anyway. But my interest in rugby extends well beyond the men in… Read More »Two new teams and a big show of faith to two more – how Super Rugby must kick on from a thrilling start to 2024