So much rugby, so little time. Not just the Super Rugby Pacific but the U20s Rugby Championship starts on Thursday. Amid that rugby overdose, it’s not suprising that the next round of the World Rugby HSBC SVNS Series in Singapore has come around with little… Read More »Rugby Sevens Singapore: Tahs youngster set for debut, Hoops out to impress, new skipper to lead Aussie women
There have been a seemingly endless number of negative, doom-and-gloom articles about the A-Leagues, most of them related to the APL’s mismanagement. This article celebrates some of the good things from this season. Central Coast Mariners winning the Premiership After their championship-winning squad was overhauled… Read More »Goals galore, marvellous Mariners and Nestor’s next move: The most wholesome, positive storylines from the 2023/24 A-Leagues
Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley concedes his punt on Connor Rozee backfired spectacularly after the captain was hurt again in a 30-point loss to arch rivals Adelaide. Crow Izak Rankine kicked three goals and set up two others in his side’s 12.6 (78) to 5.18… Read More »‘Let Connor down’: Ken Hinkley’s brutal admission on skipper’s selection call after Showdown loss
For somewhere between two and three and a half quarters, depending on how generous you want to be, Adelaide didn’t do a whole lot more than grimly cling by their fingernails to control of the Showdown as Port Adelaide threw everything, including the kitchen sink… Read More »Footy Fix: The subtle coaching move from Matthew Nicks that won the Crows the Showdown
If South Sydney had put up this much fight earlier in the season, Jason Demetriou might still be their coach. The Rabbitohs responded strongly 48 hours after Demetriou was given his marching orders by pushing premiers Penrith for the majority of the match on Thursday… Read More »Besieged Bunnies show some fight before Panthers flex their muscles – but Tago facing ban for dangerous hip drop