Wallabies flyhalf Noah Lolesio has put the bitter disappointment of missing the World Cup behind him by signing an extension with Rugby Australia and the ACT Brumbies. In a boost to the Brumbies ahead of this weekend’s semifinal against the Blues, Lolesio has signed to… Read More »With the Eddie Jones disaster behind him, ‘pissed off ‘ Noah puts overseas move on ice
With every team now having played at least half of their allotted games, there is a mix of new faces and incumbent stars at the top of the queue for the Dally M Team of the Year. For many, we have seen a return to… Read More »The NRL team of the season so far: Some new faces taking over as the best players in each position
The demise of the Melbourne Rebels will not be the last Australian sports franchise to go under as national interest shrinks into a narrower number of sports. Australia has always had one of the most congested sporting markets despite the fact that our tyranny of… Read More »Why the Rebels will be the first of many franchises killed off by rise of women’s sport in Australia
The NRL is going to expand to 20 teams, a myriad of ideas have been suggested – NRL, here is the solution. The NSW Country Bears, Queensland Country Firehawks and the Christchurch Kākāpōs (pending the name of the mascot). The Papua New Guinea idea is… Read More »NRL to 20: The new teams to build country NSW and debut a mouth-watering North vs South NZ Origin
The on-field battle between Eels captain Clint Gutherson and referee Peter Gough has been a major talking point in the last 24 hours. This is just one incident of an official being treated disgustingly, the NRL is in the midst of an epidemic. Gough was… Read More »Gutherson’s ref spray is yet another harmful example of NRL players not knowing the impact of disrespecting the officials