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Tom Hawkins called it an accident and coach Chris Scott hopes common sense will prevail when the forward’s contact with an umpire during Geelong’s big win over Greater Western Sydney …

North Queensland’s old spirit has returned, according to coach Paul Green. The Cowboys got their season back on track on Friday after surviving a second-half onslaught from Penrith to claim …

Trent Merrin is the latest to fall victim to Penrith’s injury curse after suffering a freak finger injury in the warm-up to their NRL loss to North Queensland. The incident …

Melbourne say their Super Rugby season is far from a lost cause despite falling to their fifth successive loss and losing star halfback Will Genia to serious injury. Genia limped …

Even with Mitchell Pearce missing as the centrepiece of Newcastle’s attack, defence still remains a bigger concern for Knights coach Nathan Brown. When Pearce was ruled out for up to …

World Series Rugby has started with a bang but it remains to be seen whether the momentum can be sustained. A sellout crowd of 19,466 turned out to see the …

The Wallabies look set to take on Six Nations champions Ireland in next month’s three-Test series without Will Genia after the star halfback injured his knee. Genia limped off late …

No seven-point tries were scored, but World Series Rugby made good on its promise to entertain in the Western Force’s 24-14 win over the Fiji Warriors at a packed nib …

Greater Western Sydney took on Geelong as AFL premiership contenders, but left Kardinia Park exposed as pretenders after copping a 61-point belting. The Cats never really hit top gear in …

South Sydney five-eighth Cody Walker says he will always remember the honour of playing for his late mother just days after her sudden death for the rest of his life. …

Johnathan Thurston’s farewell tour is back on track after North Queensland survived a furious second-half onslaught from Penrith to claim a close 26-20 NRL victory in Bathurst. The Cowboys appeared …

Melbourne proved no match for the champion Crusaders while their hopes of resurrecting their Super Rugby season hit a major hurdle with star halfback Will Genia suffering a knee injury. …

Damien Cook’s best asset out of dummy-half is that he knows when to strike. And with NSW State of Origin coach Brad Fittler’s two advisors watching on in commentary in …

Damien Cook’s NSW State of Origin chances have received another boost, as he helped South Sydney to a comfortable 36-18 defeat of Newcastle. With the Rabbitohs hanging onto the match …

James Hird has laid bare the fallout from the Essendon supplements scandal, saying the AFL club did not support himself and fellow coach Mark Thompson. Hird said he met with …

The red-hot Jaguares lodged one of the great moments in their short Super Rugby history by stunning the Chiefs 23-19 in Rotorua on Friday night. In a display of power …

Fords have blitzed their Holden rivals during the second practice session of the Supercars’ Perth round. Falcon drivers clocked the top three fastest times of the Friday afternoon session at …

Richmond have lost durable utility Shaun Grigg with a hamstring injury for Sunday’s AFL clash against Fremantle. Grigg played every game in last year’s premiership season and all six rounds …