A shoulder injury requiring surgery has ruled New Zealand and Crusaders fullback Will Jordan out of the Super Rugby Pacific campaign. The fullback will also miss mid-year tests against England and Fiji. Crusaders announced on Tuesday that Jordan will soon go under the knife for… Read More »All Blacks star hit for six months as Crusaders ace goes under the knife to fix shoulder injury
You hop online and there are a myriad of opinions about Super Rugby Pacific. Some people love it because it’s a return to the days of a simple round-robin format of Super 12, in the days when you only needed one table to understand the… Read More »Cast off the underdog tag! Fijian Drua set to become one of Super Rugby’s most dangerous sides
Season 2023/24 of the A-League promised much and is delivering in spades, with a handful of coaches stamping their value as shrewd and effective operators in Australia’s top level of domestic football. Sydney FC looked a rabble for an extended period under former manager Steve… Read More »Having a merry go ’round: The A-League coaches ‘stamping their value’ in 2024
The 2024 AFL season is here! Not officially – no, the first bounce of the season proper isn’t for another few weeks, but The Roar’s annual countdown of the league’s top 50 players has arrived. If you’re new here, it’s all very simple. Five Roar… Read More »The Roar’s AFL top 50 players, 40-31: Is this man the most underrated player in the game?
Sadly, sugar hits won’t suddenly make rugby relevant in Australia. Eddie Jones wasn’t the answer, just as Joe Schmidt won’t be. Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii isn’t the answer, just as Angus Crichton wasn’t going to be. Continually pretending Taniela Tupou and Quade Cooper are world class won’t… Read More »Poaching NZ coaches won’t solve the Wallabies’ woes – the real solution is a lot less sexy