Marcus Harris and Cameron Bancroft have missed a golden chance to convert decent knocks into big scores to press their cases for Test selection as Australia prepare for star opener David Warner’s imminent retirement. The duo each batted with poise for the Prime Minister’s XI… Read More »Opening contenders botch golden chance to press Test selection claims by letting big scores go begging
Eddie Jones hasn’t wasted any time settling back in Japan, with the former Wallabies coach interviewing for the vacant Brave Blossoms role on Thursday. According to The Sydney Morning Herald, Jones was one of two coaches to interview with the Japan Rugby Football Union. The… Read More »Eddie Jones has second interview with Japan weeks after quitting Wallabies
In the days when rugby union was amateur, code switches to rugby league were the norm but for the last 30 years it has been mostly one-way traffic in the other direction. Here are some of the players to ditch the 15-player game for league… Read More »Hits and misses: How union stars have mixed success in making rugby code hope to league
Draftstars have partnered with Cricket Data specialists Wicky.ai for the BBL13 to provide insights and data driven numbers so you can be on top of the Draftstars Leaderboards. The availability of players for the first week of BBL games has been a mess – we’ve… Read More »Draftstars BBL13 Fantasy Tips: Heat looking to start strong against Stars
If there’s one thing I’ve learned from following rugby league for many years it’s to never underestimate Roosters’ supremo Nick Politis. Despite being educated in Queensland, “Uncle Nick” has proven time and time again that he’s at least two steps ahead of the opposition, and… Read More »After SBW and Cronk deals, latest ‘pea and thimble trick’ shows Politis is still two steps ahead of the opposition