After inking a three-year contract extension that could make him Newcastle’s longest-serving NRL coach, Adam O’Brien has one ambition: silverware. Assuming he sees out the deal which runs until the end of 2027, O’Brien will overtake Michael Hagan as the Knights’ most-capped mentor. The extension… Read More »O’Brien goes from being close to the sack to long-term deal and eyeing off premiership glory
Talented batter Will Pucovski insists his mental health battles have been more difficult to deal with than the repeated concussions he has suffered during a stop-start career. In a close-to-the heart interview, the 26-year-old Victorian has explained he has never considered retirement due to suffering… Read More »Concussion dramas ‘definitely linked’ to mental health battle: Pucovski opens up on tough times to keep career going
The Waratahs’ difficult start to 2024 has continued, with up-and-coming loose-head prop Tom Lambert likely to miss at least the first month of the Super Rugby season. The Roar can reveal the 23-year-old, who was called into the Wallabies squad last year during the Bledisloe… Read More »Tahs suffer fresh injury blow ahead of Super Rugby season, Reds young gun favoured for No.10 jersey
The race for NRL expansion spots continues apace, and even the Prime Minister has weighed in with his view. Anthony Albanese might be a South Sydney diehard, and his government is known to favour a Papua New Guinea-based bid for geopolitical reasons, but, speaking to… Read More »‘It would be great to see the Jets in the big league’: Albo throws weight behind Newtown in the NRL
Hawthorn have been hit by further injuries in a costly pre-season intra-club match, that could have already cruelled the club’s bid to return to finals in 2024 for the first time in six years. Running defender Changkuoth Jiath has been confirmed to have suffered a… Read More »‘Disaster out here’: Hawks rocked by training ‘carnage’ with two injured as pre-season from hell gets worse