Rugby Australia have submitted a return to play document to the federal government, but the code isn’t expected to resume until July. The 29-page document worked on by RA’s return …
Continue reading RA sends return to play doc to governmentTrainer Chris Waller has confirmed impressive Frank Packer Plate winner Kinane will not run in the Group One South Australian Derby with the gelding instead slated for a trip to …
Continue reading Kinane won’t run in the South Australian DerbyGroup Two-winning sprinter Cosmic Force has joined the list of new season stallion prospects and will stand at Newgate Farm. Trained by Peter and Paul Snowden, the colt won three …
Continue reading Boom three-year-old Cosmic Force retired to studDual purpose jockey Clayton Douglas has been attending the Warrnambool May carnival for as long as he can remember. His father Vic trained three winners of the Grand Annual Steeplechase …
Continue reading Clayton Douglas teams up with Gold Medals in Grand AnnualStephen Kearney will use Justin Langer’s transformation of the Australian cricket team as inspiration when he sets about leading the Warriors into their monumental NRL challenge. The Warriors were coming …
Continue reading Warriors coach learns from Aust cricketersPlaying State of Origin at the end of the year “keeps the integrity” of the coronavirus-hit NRL season, Brisbane coach Anthony Seibold says. But the Broncos mentor expects the interstate …
Continue reading End of year Origin makes sense: SeiboldA nine-week competition break, compromised training and 18 rounds of consecutive matches will make the 2020 NRL season one of the most intense in history according to Brisbane coach Anthony …
Continue reading Players to handle toughest season: SeiboldBrisbane coach Anthony Seibold has dismissed concerns David Fifita will be sidelined long term by knee surgery, saying the backrower will play a “large chunk” of the 2020 NRL season. …
Continue reading Fifita recovery to take weeks: SeiboldStar Port Adelaide midfielder Travis Boak is pleading for the AFL to even up a “taxing” fixture and give non-Victorian teams more time at home. A day after his teammate …
Continue reading Port players want more ‘equal’ AFL fixtureSydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson has been tested for the coronavirus after reporting symptoms of a sore throat. The Roosters reported back to NRL club headquarters on Monday for the …
Continue reading Roosters’ Robinson tested for COVID-19Former England coach Clive Woodward has slammed Fiji and Samoa for ignoring their own struggles at the World Rugby chairman election and voting against Agustin Pichot. Woodward was incredulous that …
Continue reading Woodward slams Pacific vote for BeaumontFederal sports minister Richard Colbeck says the AFL season will be able to resume without quarantine hubs if COVID-19 cases continue to decline. There is growing optimism that the 2020 …
Continue reading AFL ‘almost past’ hub idea: sport ministerSouth Sydney chief executive Blake Solly will take on a greater leadership role after finalising the management structure of the club to cover the departure of Shane Richardson. After 16 …
Continue reading Solly takes on greater NRL role for SouthsNew Zealand Rugby chairman Brent Impey says rugby in the southern hemisphere could be “gone” if Bill Beaumont doesn’t implement changes in his second term as World Rugby’s boss. Englishman …
Continue reading Australasian rugby could go broke: NZ bossThe NRL and its clubs have signed off on players spending Tuesday absorbing new biosecurity guidelines before resuming group training on Wednesday. Players on Monday returned to their club’s headquarters …
Continue reading NRL group training to recommence WednesdayThe majority of AFL clubs are calling players back from interstate breaks in readiness for a possible season restart next month. There is growing optimism that the 2020 competition – …
Continue reading AFL clubs call players back for restartCollingwood coach Nathan Buckley expects international recruiting programs will be one of the casualties of AFL cost-cutting measures. American ruck-forward Mason Cox has been a success story under Buckley’s watch, …
Continue reading Buckley tips end of AFL import recruitingThe prospect of Auckland hosting NRL games this season isn’t going away, with New Zealand’s deputy prime minister saying the Warriors’ passage to Tamworth is another step towards a “trans-Tasman …
Continue reading Warriors games in Auckland still possible


