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Brisbane skipper Sam Thaiday has lamented Josh Dugan as the one that got away and the Broncos are doubly determined to limit his damage on Sunday. Dugan would have been …

Canterbury aren’t about to give up on the top four – but the the success of the NRL’s Sydney-based clubs is negating the value of home-field advantage. Three points outside …

Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie says the door remains very much open for veteran prop Benn Robinson to continue his international career despite being left out of a 30-man squad for …

It’s Stoke City, but not as we know it. Rarely has a club been so associated with one style of playing than the Potters over the five seasons they have …

The impact of rookie Chaz Mostert’s stunning maiden V8 Supercars victory is still being felt at Ford’s Dick Johnson Racing (DJR). Seemingly down and out when the season started, DJR …

Carlton coach Mick Malthouse has accused livewire Mitch Robinson of failing to fire on all cylinders and suggested he’s spent years playing in a comfort zone. After last weekend’s loss …

Gold Coast coach Guy McKenna has sensationally accused Geelong of spreading vicious rumours about Gary Ablett in a bid to derail their recruitment of the AFL’s Brownlow Medallist in 2010. …

Veteran Benn Robinson headlines the unlucky omissions in the Wallabies’ trimmed-down 30-man squad for the opening Bledisloe Cup clash with New Zealand on Saturday week. Ewen McKenzie cut 10 players …

An inability to retain fringe players within the NRL’s salary cap system is forcing players like Luke O’Dwyer out of the game, according to Gold Coast coach John Cartwright. The …

Watching the spring in Richie McCaw’s step last month convinced Dan Carter about the value of a break from rugby. One All Blacks great will follow in the footsteps of …

Ewen McKenzie has made his first big selection axing by dumping veteran prop Benn Robinson from the Wallabies’ 30-man squad for next weekend’s Bledisloe Cup Test against the All Blacks. …

Canterbury coach Des Hasler is adamant Ben Barba has not yet asked for a release from the NRL club amid rumours he is Brisbane-bound in 2014. The Bulldogs were on …

Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie has retained both uncapped five-eighths Matt Toomua and Bernard Foley in his trimmed-down 30-man squad for the opening Bledisloe Cup Test. McKenzie opted against dropping either …

Carlton coach Mick Malthouse says the AFL faces a test of strength over the Essendon saga. The veteran coach said the league risks sending a damaging message to aspiring footballers …

Age bows to no one, even if you’re Dan Carter. The All Blacks great says he will lay low and appreciate the respite from rugby’s grind when he takes a …

AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou insists he still doesn’t know when the league will make a finding on the Essendon supplements saga or even what the next steps in the …

Brisbane star Justin Hodges’ attacking switch to fullback has given the Test centre a new lease of life to terrorise NRL rivals. While always dangerous on the right edge, Hodges …

Canberra captain Terry Campese believes there’s no better way to seek redemption after last week’s 64 point drubbing than toppling NRL frontrunners the Roosters at Allianz Stadium on Saturday night. …