Superstar playmaker Johnny Sexton returns among sweeping changes to Ireland’s starting team as they try to level their Test series with the Wallabies. Sexton replaces young five eighth Joey Carbery, …
If defence wins premierships, the Sydney Roosters face a litmus test in their blockbuster NRL showdown with Penrith on Friday night. The heavyweight match-up pits the competition’s two best defensive …
For all the success he has had in Melbourne, in the NRL with the Storm and at Super Rugby’s Rebels, a Wallabies victory on Saturday night will be extra sweet …
Newcastle have signed Nathan Brown to an open-ended contract which might lead to him becoming the club’s longest-serving NRL coach. The Wests Mayfield board on Thursday ticked off on the …
David Campese is attempting to save Australian rugby from the grassroots. The legendary, often polarising Wallabies great has been firmly fixed on restoring the code’s flagging fortunes in the five …
France coach Jacques Brunel has turned the blowtorch on his new-look loose forward trio for the second Test against the All Blacks. Brunel singled out that area as a weakness …
Misfiring Fremantle forward Cam McCarthy is set to be given the chance to redeem himself in Saturday’s AFL clash with Carlton at Etihad Stadium. McCarthy was axed for last week’s …
Fremantle ruckman Aaron Sandilands doesn’t need trendy clothes or a nice haircut to look good – all he needs is Nat Fyfe by his side. Fyfe will notch his 150-game …
AFL recruiting is a potent mix of art, science, circumstance and pure dumb luck. Events at the MCG and Adelaide’s Alberton Oval this weekend will showcase the extremes of what …
Melbourne star Billy Slater remains no certainty to return from a hamstring injury for Sunday’s NRL clash with Newcastle in what would be his last chance to force his way …
Blake Green believes the Warriors will cope when their squad gets hit hard by the looming international rugby league weekend. The fourth-placed Auckland club will field a team at close …
Former Parramatta NRL star Semi Radradra will make his rugby union Test debut for Fiji in their Pacific Nations Cup clash against Georgia in Suva on Saturday. Radradra, who was …
Having wielded the axe, North Queensland coach Paul Green is demanding his struggling NRL side deliver with their season on the line against the Warriors on Friday. Green dropped Justin …
The Wallabies have retained their winning line-up as they look to secure the three-Test series against Ireland on Saturday night at Melbourne’s AAMI Park. Australian coach Michael Cheika has stuck …
If defence wins premierships, the Sydney Roosters face an acid test in their NRL showdown with Penrith on Friday night. The heavyweight match-up pits the competition’s two best defensive teams …
Mark Hutchings and George Hewett are unlikely to feature in many promos for Friday night’s AFL blockbuster, but the taggers will have a major say in who wins the SCG …
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has compared head injuries in rugby union to a car crash, believing sometimes they’re simply nobody’s fault. Hansen found himself once again defending his team’s …
AFL Players’ Association president Patrick Dangerfield has no interest in a further cut in interchange rotations, but has called for the overall length of games to be shortened. As the …
