PARIS – Breathe easy Australia, you won’t be bowing out in the pool stage of the 2027 Rugby World Cup. Your passage through to the knockout stage was confirmed on Tuesday. Not because of any great recovery on the international stage, nor restructuring or alignment,… Read More »Breathe easy Aussies, World Rugby has devalued the 2027 RWC by expansion – and even the Wallabies are safe
Rugby league, as the much-quoted saying has it, has never missed an opportunity to to miss an opportunity. The sport’s history is littered with could-have-beens, and from the time that the nascent Rugby Football Union decided to waive their stringent anti-professionalism rules to keep Wales… Read More »World Rugby just shafted Samoa and Tonga – now is the time for the NRL to strike
PARIS – Toutai Kefu – the World Cup-winning Wallabies forward turned long-serving Tongan coach – believes World Rugby’s decision to vote through the Nations Championship will slow the progress of the game’s developing nations. His comments come as long-time coach Gary Gold described the shutting… Read More »‘Private club’, ‘all about money’: Kefu’s fear for new WR comp as Samoa star calls it ‘betrayal of essence of rugby’
The 2023-24 NBA season is underway, with numerous Australian players suiting up. From young up-and-coming players to experienced veterans, each player will go into the season with varying roles and expectations. Let’s take a look at the pick of the bunch. Dyson Daniels (G/F, New… Read More »As the 2023-24 season tips off, how do the Aussies in the NBA stack up?
Tom Curry’s club and England teammates have hit out at the “disgusting abuse” directed at him since he alleged he was racially abused in the World Cup semi-final against South Africa. Curry suggested to referee Ben O’Keeffe that he was called a “white c—” by… Read More »RWC News: ‘Watter kant’ – Boks accused of ‘making light’ of drama, Willie defends classless act, Cup’s ‘horrible’ low point