In a stunning rebuke of Hamish McLennan’s decision to headhunt Joseph Suaalii from the NRL, Rugby Australia chief executive Phil Waugh says gone are the days the code will throw blank cheques at players from rival codes. It was in March that RA, led by… Read More »‘Game has spent more than we can afford’: RA rules out any more Suaalii-like raids on NRL in major U-turn
I was surely not the only one hoping that the AFL’s rumoured launch of a ‘Round Zero’ to kick off the 2024 season was just another example where the league leaks an idea early to weight the public’s response, then scraps it when it comes… Read More »COMMENT: Congratulations, AFL – ‘Opening Round’ is the dumbest thing you’ve ever done
Plenty of New Zealand fans are struggling to accept the one-point loss to South Africa in the World Cup final and a Kiwi media organisation has put fuel on the fire for the ‘we wuz robbed’ brigade. Stuff has reported that World Rugby had told… Read More »Rugby News: World Rugby warns Kiwis’ over ‘robbery’ whine, damning report into ‘toxic’ culture
Sydney Swans and their high-profile recruit Brodie Grundy will kick off the 2024 AFL season against his former club Melbourne as part of a new ópening round’of four games ahead of round one. Brodie Grundy. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images) The AFL has announced the… Read More »AFL reveals new concept to kick start 2024 season, with focus on NSW and Queensland
South Africa are in form, have beaten Australia in their past four clashes and qualified higher heading into Thursday’s World Cup semi-final at Kolkata. But they have the weight of history on their shoulders. A history of choking in World Cup matches, snatching defeat from… Read More »Chokes on you: The TEN times skittish South Africans snatched defeat from the jaws of victory