Winger Rieko Ioane scored two tries, bringing his tally to six from his past two games, as the Blues ended a 20-match losing streak against New Zealand opponents, beating the …
Continue reading Blues defeat Highlanders in Super RugbyA first-half Suliasi Vunivalu hat-trick has inspired Melbourne to a commanding 22-10 NRL victory over Canberra The dashing Storm winger was unstoppable at GIO Stadium in the round two clash …
Continue reading Storm winger crushes Raiders in NRL clashLiam Jones might have tested the love of coach Brendon Bolton, with the Carlton defender receiving an AFL match review fine. Jones can accept a $2000 rough conduct penalty for …
Continue reading Liam Jones fined for block in AFL openerDarcy Parish is a big Essendon omission and Jack Steven will return for St Kilda in Sunday’s opening round AFL matches. The Bombers left Parish out of their line-up for …
Continue reading Bombers drop Parish for Giants AFL openerSt Kilda have suffered another blow ahead of the AFL season, with coach Alan Richardson saying star recruit Dan Hannebery “needs to be rebuilt”. While Richardson remains confident the former …
Continue reading Saints say star AFL recruit needs rebuildIt’s a case of another week, another halves pairing for Queensland after scrumhalf Tate McDermott was promoted to partner fit-again Bryce Hegarty in the Reds’ clash with the Brumbies. The …
Continue reading Reds shuffle pack for Brumbies Super clashAdelaide midfielder Anne Hatchard has been cleared of concussion and will play in an AFLW preliminary final. Hatchard copped a head knock last week but has been named in Adelaide’s …
Continue reading Adelaide onballer cleared for AFLW finalRaelene Castle estimates Rugby Australia will share in “tens of millions of dollars” in savings with the axing of the Sunwolves from Super Rugby. The Tokyo-based Sunwolves, currently fourth in …
Continue reading Sunwolves to be axed from Super RugbyIt’s been one of the NRL’s most common playmaking trends of the past five years. Twelve of the 16 NRL teams named this week boast a fullback or five-eighth who …
Continue reading Knights’ Brown jumps to Ponga’s defencePort Adelaide’s China project has moved beyond fad to a foothold, with the AFL bullish about the long-term prospects. Four years after St Kilda’s New Zealand experiment fizzled out, the …
Continue reading AFL sees opportunity in China, not riskFollowing his successful return from long-term injury, Warriors hooker Nathaniel Roache is focused on his battle for the NRL side’s number nine jumper against returning star Isaac Luke. Roache made …
Continue reading Roache and Luke to battle for hooking roleIt won’t define their season, but Brisbane’s AFL players are viewing Saturday’s season opener against West Coast as a test of just where the club sits in 2019. With recruits …
Continue reading Lions eager for test against AFL’s bestSt Kilda’s Marvel Stadium is set to become “little Adelaide” on Sunday, when the family and friends of Gold Coast debutants Jack Lukosius and Chris Burgess pour in to cheer …
Continue reading Gold Coast new boys expect Adelaide cheerSamantha Stosur and Ashleigh Barty have booked an all-Australian third-round clash with twin victories at the Miami Open. It was a good day on the hardcourts for the Aussies, with …
Continue reading Stosur to face Barty in all-Aussie clashThe Tokyo-based Sunwolves, currently in the Australian conference, will be cut from Super Rugby in 2021 when the competition reverts to 14 teams. “SANZAAR has announced that following a substantial …
Continue reading Sunwolves to be axed from Super Rugby compThe Sydney Roosters will get a glimpse of what a post-Cooper Cronk era could look like when Lachlan Lam deputises for the injured champion on Saturday. Cronk was on Friday …
Continue reading Lam to give glimpse of post-Cronk RoostersA post-siren fist fight at the MCG season opener is likely to earn the brawlers an AFL ban. A 19-year-old man was arrested at the ground on Thursday night following …
Continue reading AFL boss flags bans for MCG brawlersThe Crusaders say they will be playing for the whole of grief-stricken Christchurch when Super Rugby’s reigning champions make their first appearance since last week’s terrorist attacks in New Zealand. …
Continue reading Crusaders playing for all of Christchurch

