Within Super Rugby, there are a few teams that have looked to challenge the Crusaders’ stranglehold on the trophy. While the Blues and Chiefs have both fallen at the final hurdle and the Brumbies also naturally stick out as the non-Kiwi representative in semis, many… Read More »Loss of experience and new coach sees a season of transition for Canes, but groundwork for title charge looms
Marko Arnautovic could barely do it on a cold, wet, windy night in Stoke, but on Wednesday the much-maligned Austrian striker took Inter Milan a step closer to the quarterfinals of the Champions League. Arnautovic is a player with supreme self-belief who has had a… Read More »What the UCL!? Unlikely hero overcomes big misses, in front of disguised Kanye West and his Aussie missus
Which players will take Super Rugby Pacific by storm? Will Australia and the Pacific Islands mountain a charge? Soon, we will find out. We continue our countdown of the 50 best players set to have a significant impact this year, based on previous form, talent,… Read More »Super Rugby’s top 50 players in 2024, 30-21: rising Fijian weapons and Wallaby stars with points to prove
It will be a relief, this coming weekend, to see some actual rugby being played in Australia and New Zealand: genuine, serious, no-fooling, for-keeps, non-trial rugby. The beginning of the Super Rugby season will come as manna from heaven for those of us who are… Read More »Bollocks to the doom merchants – Super Rugby 2024 offers Australian rugby its most glorious opportunity
ARL Commission chair Peter V’landys has been re-elected for a new three-year term but he has indicated he may not go the distance as he eyes off a successor. The Racing NSW CEO will be rubber-stamped for a further term on the board at Wednesday’s… Read More »NRL News: V’landys claims he could make early exit from Commission, Cleary makes call on Luai for final