Australia have held their nerve to clinch a thrilling win over New Zealand to keep their World Cup form surge going, after their brutal 388 was nearly run down by a never say die Black Caps chase. Looking all but home at the halfway mark… Read More »Heady days: Travis’ triumphant return outdoes NZ prodigy’s epic as Aussies hang on in crazy, thrilling run-fest
The Kangaroos have fired the first shot ahead of next week’s Pacific Championships decider by defeating the Kiwis 36-18 at AAMI Park in Melbourne. Though tonight’s game was something of a dead rubber – both sides are already assured of qualification – one only had… Read More »ANALYSIS: Kangaroos left edge clicks to down Kiwis – but Madge has to find a solution to his Manu problem
He may not be everyone’s idea of an All Blacks head coach but when Ian Foster says how difficult it has been for him to drop Dane Coles from his RWC final equation in France, no one can dispute his sincerity. This time it’s different… Read More »Fozzie’s ”toughest call’ and what message it sends to the All Blacks
Two things hit you smack in the face from England’s RWC bronze medal win over Los Pumas today — one, is that Three Lions head coach Steve Borthwick can loosen the straitjacket chords off his backline when he chooses to. The other is Borthwick’s counterpart,… Read More »England’s bronze medal win over Los Pumas robs World Rugby of an anything-can-happen billboard
The Wallaroos have pulled off their best win in memory, belting women’s rugby heavyweights France 29-20 in a mighty WXV boilover. Eva Karpani powered Australia with an unlikely hat-trick in Dunedin on Saturday, supported by Georgina Friedrich’s first-half try and five-eighth Carys Dallinger’s superb performance… Read More »‘F—ing team effort!’: Hat-trick hero’s classic reaction after Wallaroos stun France