In a sign of the changing times in women’s rugby, sisters Maddison and Teagan Levi are viewing not just gold at next year’s Olympics in Paris but a medal a year later at the 2025 Rugby World Cup. In a coup for Rugby Australia, the… Read More »Meet the ‘ridiculous’ sevens sister act who can change Aussie rugby by winning gold and a World Cup
New Auckland A-League team owner Bill Foley says his club will hit the ground running with key announcements to begin as soon as this weekend. A football director will be first, a coach will follow next month, and players will sign from January, the American… Read More »‘We’ll be profitable’: US billionaire’s plans for Auckland – and how they’ll deal with Phoenix as raids tipped
Argentina goalkeeper Emi Martinez tangled with riot police as they used batons to break up fights between rival fans that delayed the start of the World Cup qualifier away to Brazil at Maracana Stadium in Rio. Argentina legend Lionel Messi took his team off the… Read More »Argentina goalkeeper tangles with riot cops as WCQ clash with rivals Brazil delayed by fighting
You can’t help imagine that whoever was tasked with writing Hamish McLennan’s Rugby Australia obituary this week revelled in the schadenfreude moment – while not believing a word of it. “Mr McLennan has always acted in what he genuinely believed was in the best interests… Read More »COMMENT: ‘Best interests of the game’? Hamish’s dummy spit proves RA was right to cut him loose
Pat Cummins believes his team have created a career-defining legacy with their World Cup win, after a long six months on the road in India and England. Cummins and other Australian players began landing back home on Wednesday morning, after days of celebrations in India.… Read More »‘We had to be flawless’: Cummins admits he thought World Cup chance had passed him by