Just the other day we were watching Nestory Irankunda do backflips, only a week after Cortnee Vine played the pass of the century at Accor Stadium and Real Madrid took out the Champions League at Wembley. We were looking forward to a break from football.… Read More »Pickford red card, Lukaku hat-trick, Mbappe at the death – fearless predictions for the opening round of the Euros
England have bounced back from losing to Australia by inflicting one of the biggest thrashings in Twenty20 World Cup history on Oman. The holders won by eight wickets with 16.5 overs remaining, taking just 19 balls to knock off the target after dismissing Oman for… Read More »England super-charge net run rate by obliterating Oman as Sri Lanka move closer to sealing Super 8s spot
Suliasi Vunivalu’s stocks have taken another hit, with the World Cup Wallaby not required to continue training with the rest of the players of national interest by new head coach Joe Schmidt. Despite Schmidt asking 17 Queensland Reds players to return next week to continue… Read More »Schmidt picks 17 Reds players for train-on squad – but there’s no room for Suli in Wallabies’ immediate future
The Super Rugby Pacific playoffs have begun. Two Aussies down, the Brumbies remain. Yes, the sole contender outside the semifinalists, the Queensland Reds, scored three tries and forced 223 tackles to be made in their loss to the surgical Chiefs, who only needed 43% of… Read More »Super Rugby semifinals preview: A battle of the ballers and a muck the ruck, slash the tyres scrap to decide the final two
It feels like a story all too familiar for the Crows under Matthew Nicks as the club merely limps its way through another season. There must be something in the water South Australian coaches drink because neither team seems willing to accept its shortcomings and… Read More »‘Could be another real chase towards mediocrity’: Why it’s time the Crows’ board and Nicks start listening to the fans