Connor Watson has admitted his shock at going from being sidelined by injuries to the NSW State of Origin frame, with the utility called in to debut in Melbourne. Watson has emerged as Michael Maguire’s preferred utility option on the bench, leapfrogging Matt Burton to… Read More »Watson goes from bench to Blue after 558-day hiatus from the NRL
Jude Bellingham continued his remarkable season, scoring the only goal as tournament favourites England laboured to a 1-0 win in their Euro 2024 opener against Serbia. Coming off La Liga and Champions League glory in his first Real Madrid season, Bellingham ran into the penalty… Read More »‘He writes his own script’: Jude delivers, Foden’s ‘sad’ struggle, Eriksen’s heart warmer, Wout wins out
Alex de Minaur added a second title to his stellar 2024 season when the top-seeded Australian dispatched Sebastian Korda 6-2 6-4 to triumph at the Libema Open at Rosmalen in the Netherlands. De Minaur produced some trademark elite defence and counterpunching to nullify Korda’s power… Read More »Demon delighted with Dutch title to end 18-year drought for Aussies after notching career-high ranking
Queensland have been forced to make a couple of changes to their State of Origin squad for game two with injury ruling J’maine Hopgood and Selwyn Cobbo out of game two in Melbourne next Wednesday. Hopgood was hurt in Origin I when hit hard by… Read More »Queensland Origin II team: Slater makes changes as injury rules out Maroons duo but Walsh on track to return
The sublime and the disappointingly familiar crashed head-on over semi-final weekend, illustrating all that is great and all that is ailing Super Rugby. An excellent contest in Wellington seemed to pack an awful lot into eighty minutes; mostly to the delight of Chiefs’ fans, as… Read More »The Wrap: The sublime and the disappointingly familiar crash head-on in Super Rugby’s semi-final weekend