NSW Rugby Union have become the first member union to commit to Rugby Australia’s plan to align the sport. The agreement, announced on Tuesday, will see responsibility for the operations of the Waratahs passed to RA from January 1. The alignment issue is a hot… Read More »‘Bold step’: NSW Rugby confirms RA alignment in bid to rid game of ‘conflicts and self interest’
All 17 teams now know the path to the 2024 finals, when they’ve got tough spots, their three byes and five-day turnarounds. Cronulla look like they’ve again lucked out with a relatively soft schedule while the four teams that have to travel to Las Vegas… Read More »Breaking down each NRL team’s 2024 draw: Top-eight opponents, five-day turnarounds, free-to-air games
It takes something a bit special for an Australian third grade cricketer to hit the headlines around the world, but Mudgeeraba’s Gareth Morgan has made the news across the cricketing globe after an incredible match-winning feat for his team at the weekend. Morgan, skippering Mudgeeraba… Read More »‘Never seen anything like it’: Gold Coast third-grader a global news sensation with SIX wickets in over to win miracle match
Chelsea have spent an astonishing $1.6 billion on 25 players in three transfer windows since Todd Boehly took control of the club in 2022 – and the latest player on their books might just prove to be the best buy of all. Cole Palmer kicked… Read More »What the EPL?!: ‘The balls on him!’ – Shearer hails ‘magnificent’ moment, Poch loses the plot, Klopp swoons over Reds ace
With the Finals over and the November 1 contract deadline passed, we can officially declare the NRL’s silly season open. Into the morass of gossip and conjecture, we will bring sanity, with the relaunch of Smart Signings, our dissection of where clubs are weak, what… Read More »Smart Signings: Parra have a Foxx-shaped hole on their wing – but there’s another rep winger that they should chase