Super Rugby in Australia is dead, and I am certain it cannot be revived. Almost all its clubs operate at a loss, with some knocking on the door of bankruptcy, dwindling crowds and weak broadcast numbers haunt each season, and it is sending the game… Read More »Fantasy footy: How a Rugby Australia and NRL partnership could actually work
Australian cricket star Usman Khawaja has sparked an unlikely diplomatic incident after a function at the New Zealand Prime Mister’s residence. On Tuesday, the NZ PM Christopher Luxon denied a claim Khawaja who told reporters that the PM had told him the residence ‘Premier House”… Read More »Usman Khawaja sets off accidental political storm in NZ
New Zealand veteran Neil Wagner will retire from international cricket after their two-Test series against Australia. The 37-year old was overlooked for the XI for the first Test in Wellington, with the Black Caps ushering in a new generation of fast bowling talent, and will… Read More »Wagner’s last opera: NZ veteran to call it quits after Australia series
It’s a question likely to draw a different answer form every table at a local rugby quiz night: What’s the single biggest problem for rugby in Australia right now ? One of the myriad answers could be Andrew Forrest’s memory. Here’s why. A week or… Read More »‘He screwed our state’: The act that still angers Twiggy Forrest and why he’s not ready to jump back in
Roosters chair Nick Politis is making a push for Perth to be included ahead of a team representing Papua New Guinea when the NRL expands – and he is adamant the competition should be split into two conferences. He believes PNG is too unstable to… Read More »NRL News: Politis pushes for Perth over PNG – with a conference call, Sharks switch captains, Walters set to sign new deal