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‘I won’t back down’: McLennan set to dig in as embattled RA chair calls on EGM to ‘clear this up once and for all’

Under-siege Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan says he “won’t back down” and has welcomed calls for an Extraordinary General Meeting amid demands from disgruntled member unions to resign. RA had three emergency board meetings over the weekend to determine their course of action following a… Read More »‘I won’t back down’: McLennan set to dig in as embattled RA chair calls on EGM to ‘clear this up once and for all’

Demon deja vu! Melbourne knocked out of finals in straight sets AGAIN as Cats survive insane AFLW fightback

Geelong have held off Melbourne’s charge in a pulsating last term to win their AFLW semi-final by five points. The Demons’ Lauren Pearce grabbed the ball out of a ruck contest and snapped, with her shot narrowly missing inside the last minute on Sunday at… Read More »Demon deja vu! Melbourne knocked out of finals in straight sets AGAIN as Cats survive insane AFLW fightback

Suaalii to stay? Rumours swirl of RA’s ‘cold feet’ in mega deal for NRL prodigy as Roosters boss drops key hint

The Sydney Roosters are reportedly growing in confidence that young gun Joseph Suaalii will remain with the club, despite signing a whopping $5 million contract to switch to rugby union earlier this year. A remark from Roosters chairman Nick Politis that the 20-year old prodigy… Read More »Suaalii to stay? Rumours swirl of RA’s ‘cold feet’ in mega deal for NRL prodigy as Roosters boss drops key hint

‘Exceptional’: Crows AFLW coach praises star midfielder after finals-record disposals tally in semi smashing

Adelaide coach Matthew Clarke says there’s one thing that separates his “exceptional” midfield star Anne Hatchard from the rest. Hatchard has won three premierships with the Crows and was best afield in one of them. But never has an AFLW player produced such a statistically dominant… Read More »‘Exceptional’: Crows AFLW coach praises star midfielder after finals-record disposals tally in semi smashing

Using the NRL as a political football for your Pacific solution is a dumb idea, Albo – and a waste of taxpayers’ money

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been busy crisscrossing the globe recently searching for a legacy, but one of the dumbest ideas that he’s come up with yet is his vision for a PNG team in the NRL. Let us have a look at some… Read More »Using the NRL as a political football for your Pacific solution is a dumb idea, Albo – and a waste of taxpayers’ money