It takes a brave person to step into Australian rugby. Perhaps, given the financial troubles of the code, it takes an even more daring person to step into women’s fifteens rugby. But despite walking into a firestorm in late August, as the Wallaroos took to… Read More »‘Nose to the grindstone’: Meet the other ‘Hamma’ who can help change Australian rugby forever
It’s tough being the main guy. It’s even tougher when you’re asked to be the main guy and you don’t even want to be there anymore. When Ben Hunt announced his desire to depart the Dragons midway through last year, it was a shock, but… Read More »Pressure Points: Ben Hunt has stuck by the Dragons – now, everyone else has to help him out
More fans showed up to watch the Big Blue at AAMI Park than to see Australia beat Pakistan on day four of the Test in Perth, but the real question is what sort of crowds will turn up over the holidays. Before all the cricket… Read More »With so much festive football to celebrate, will anyone turn up?
The jury is still out on Optus Stadium as a Test venue and the pitch is still very much a work in progress with conditions becoming dangerous for batters as the match wore on. Uneven bounce not only led to a few dismissals with the… Read More »Test-mortem: Jury’s out on ‘treacherous’ Optus as Perth’s best venue, Warner robbed, Marnus slump no big deal … yet
Australian Rugby is in complete turmoil. From what I can see Phil Waugh is doing everything he can to reach a common ground and then The Australian publicises an article with Super Rugby clubs requesting a payout. This is the problem with rugby in Australia:… Read More »Super Rugby clubs want a handout? That’s a disgrace, the game is already broke