Fuming Queensland coach Mal Meninga is demanding the new State of Origin referees combination control game three like a normal NRL match. Already upset by being left out of a …
As far as Dave Taylor is concerned, the past is the past when it comes to his State of Origin career. Taylor has made the most of an 11th-hour recall …
NSW Waratahs coach Michael Cheika has taken the “conservative” option and asked veteran back-rower Stephen Hoiles to fill the boots of injured captain Dave Dennis. With Dennis booked in for …
Shayne Hayne has been dumped from refereeing next week’s State of Origin III, and Gerard Sutton will make his interstate debut alongside Ben Cummins. Hayne was heavily criticised for his …
Melbourne coach Paul Roos is preaching patience in regards to James Frawley, as AFL fans and clubs come to terms with free agency. Free agent Frawley’s future has been the …
Taking nothing for granted, Michael Cheika says his NSW Waratahs must find another gear to beat the Highlanders on Sunday and clinch a precious Super Rugby home final. Already guaranteed …
Veteran Adelaide defender Ben Rutten will hang up his boots at the end of the AFL season. The 31-year-old confirmed his retirement on Tuesday, having decided several months ago to …
Canterbury coach Des Hasler isn’t entertaining any talk of “benchmark” NRL sides ahead of the Bulldogs’ clash with premiership front-runners Manly on Friday night. The premiership-winning mentor has single-handedly introduced …
Injured captain Dave Dennis is certain the Waratahs have all the ingredients required to win an elusive first Super Rugby championship. But just to be doubly sure, Dennis turned MasterChef …
Once beaten, twice shy. Don’t expect coach Nathan Buckley to make the same mistake he did last year – not tagging Gold Coast superstar Gary Ablett. A free-roaming Ablett tallied …
NSW coach Laurie Daley says if there was such thing as a State of Origin dead rubber, Cooper Cronk and Josh Morris wouldn’t be pushing their bodies so hard to …
Josh Morris is back in the NSW side for next week’s State of Origin III after making a speedy recovery from a knee injury. He was named in coach Laurie …
Star midfielder David Mundy has resisted the temptation to return home to Victoria, re-signing with Fremantle until the end of the 2017 AFL season. The highly sought-after free agent agreed …
Richmond defender Steven Morris’ minor charges add up to a major headache for Tigers coach Damien Hardwick. Morris will miss the Tigers’ AFL clash with Brisbane and its much-vaunted “mosquito …
Nick Kyrgios might be the future of Australian tennis but he can’t restore the nation’s glory days alone, according to all-time greats Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall. When the legendary …
Queensland will gamble on the fitness of halfback Cooper Cronk in their quest to avoid a State of Origin whitewash in Brisbane next week. Cronk, who hasn’t played since breaking …
Queensland have named Cooper Cronk at halfback for State of Origin III, gambling on the playmaker making a quicker-than-expected return from a broken arm. Cronk hasn’t played since breaking his …
Todd Carney’s sacking and the resignation of Cronulla coach Peter Sharp can be directly linked to the crippling effect the ASADA investigation is having on the Sharks, according to NRL …
