Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy says he will speak to referees boss Bernard Sutton this week to clarify how Storm are giving away ruck infringements that appear no different to others …
Continue reading Storm eye clarity from refs on ‘six again’Former Wallabies front-rower Greg Holmes has ended his four-year stint with English Premiership side Exeter after accepting a short-term contract with Western Force. The 37-year-old ex-Queensland Reds prop was planning …
Continue reading Ex-Wallaby prop Holmes signing for ForceMelbourne will continue to closely monitor Harley Bennell’s workload but expect the injury-prone star to feature in round three after completing a successful AFL comeback. Bennell, who was given a …
Continue reading Goodwin delight at Bennell’s AFL returnSouth Sydney star Latrell Mitchell admits he is still adapting to life as a fullback despite enjoying arguably his best outing in the No.1 in Saturday’s win over Gold Coast. …
Continue reading I’m still adapting to fullback: MitchellMichael Maguire got the response he wanted from mass changes but it could not stop the Wests Tigers falling 14-6 to Canberra at Campbelltown. Having axed Benji Marshall and four …
Continue reading Tigers get message but go down to CanberraHub life has got off to a disastrous start for West Coast, belted by Gold Coast in Saturday’s AFL clash at Metricon Stadium. The Suns, huge underdogs coming into the …
Continue reading Suns stun Eagles in 44-point AFL upsetPort Adelaide’s young guns have fired their AFL club to a record 75-point win against a hapless Adelaide on Saturday night. Xavier Duursma (three goals), Zak Butters and Connor Rozee …
Continue reading Port crush Crows by record margin in AFLMichael Maguire’s mass changes couldn’t stop the Wests Tigers falling 14-6 to Canberra as Russell Packer endured a difficult return to the NRL. A week after axing Benji Marshall and …
Continue reading Canberra finish strong to see off TigersCronulla have lost Matt Moylan from their team to take on St George Illawarra in the NRL on Sunday after the versatile back succumbed to a hamstring injury. Moylan was …
Continue reading Sharks lose Moylan for Dragons clashMelbourne master Craig Bellamy taught his former apprentice another lesson on Saturday night when Storm handed Adam O’Brien’s Newcastle side their first loss of the season. O’Brien, a Storm life …
Continue reading Storm hand Knights first NRL loss of 2020Professional rugby union resumed on Saturday after a three-month COVID-19 shutdown as the Highlanders edged the Chiefs 28-27 in the opener of New Zealand’s Super Rugby Aotearoa competition. With a …
Continue reading Highlanders pip Chiefs in Super RugbyHarley Bennell made a successful return to football as Melbourne survived a late Carlton fightback to register their first triumph of the AFL season with a tense one-point win on …
Continue reading Demons survive late Carlton fightbackJesse Hogan’s promising scratch match return has buoyed Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir despite another close loss and more injuries in their AFL return on Saturday. The key forward hasn’t featured …
Continue reading Hogan firms for Dockers’ AFL returnGold Coast centre Dale Copley is looking at a stint on the sidelines after suffering a left-ankle injury in Saturday’s NRL loss to South Sydney. Copley limped off the field …
Continue reading Ankle issue to sideline Titans’ CopleyShot Of Irish and Plein Ciel have fought out a thrilling finish to the Travis Harrison Cup at The Valley, with the pair unable to be separated at the end …
Continue reading Shot Of Irish, Plein Ciel dead heat in Travis Harrison CupThe Brisbane winter always produces a feelgood story and this year it is the Toowoomba mare Love You Lucy’s win in the Group Two Dane Ripper Stakes at Eagle Farm. …
Continue reading Love You Lucy wins the Dane Ripper StakesHawthorn veteran Shaun Burgoyne has avoided a suspension for a sling tackle which dazed Geelong champion Patrick Dangerfield during Friday night’s AFL clash. Burgoyne stunned the 2016 Brownlow medallist with …
Continue reading Burgoyne avoids AFL ban for sling tackleA capacity crowd packed the Forsyth Barr stadium on Saturday to welcome the return of professional rugby, three months after the sport’s professional tournaments were shuttered by the coronavirus pandemic. …
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