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‘If that capitulation wasn’t a wakeup call, then I don’t know what is’: Is it time for a complete Kangaroos team overhaul?

The Pacific Championship final told a grim story for Australian rugby league fans; a lop-sided 30-nil scoreline featuring a leaking defence and a lacklustre attack. The forwards were bullied and the backs were bland. A lack of line breaks, a dearth of dummy-half runs and… Read More »‘If that capitulation wasn’t a wakeup call, then I don’t know what is’: Is it time for a complete Kangaroos team overhaul?

‘Lower-tier fans have had a gutful of the inconsistency’: Shag calls for the TMO’s head – but is it really such a big problem?

Eloquent, pragmatic, perceptive, loyal, humorous, and defensive when he wants to be – that is former RWC-winning All Blacks head coach Sir Steve “Shag” Hansen in a nutshell. No doubt, there is more to the former Kiwi police officer. For the best part, Shag exudes… Read More »‘Lower-tier fans have had a gutful of the inconsistency’: Shag calls for the TMO’s head – but is it really such a big problem?

Forget the spirit of the game – World Cup ‘timed out’ farce is a failure of basic common sense

Sri Lankan Angelo Mathews being timed out during their World Cup clash with Bangladesh is yet another example of cricket’s continued troubles in comprehending basic common sense in the face of its rigid and often archaic set of rules. Much of the debate over the… Read More »Forget the spirit of the game – World Cup ‘timed out’ farce is a failure of basic common sense