Blake Ferguson has shaken off a blunder-filled first half to lead a depleted Sydney Roosters to a heart-stopping 16-14 NRL defeat of the Wests Tigers. Ferguson turned in a rocks-and-diamonds …
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It wasn’t that long ago that the Brisbane Lions would have copped a fearsome hiding faced with the scenario that presented against North Melbourne on Sunday. But in a sign …
Continue reading Wounded Lions take heart from brave lossFremantle captain Nat Fyfe will come under AFL video review, capping a horror afternoon for the Dockers after Collingwood belted them by 61 points. The Magpies are on a three-game …
Continue reading Fyfe to come under AFL scrutiny after routThe Brumbies have put a week of distraction behind them to take care of the Sunwolves 41-31 in their Super Rugby match at Gio Stadium. The ACT team’s fifth victory …
Continue reading Brumbies do enough against SunwolvesBrad Fittler picked a tough, in-form forward pack for a reason and now the NSW coach is turning to them to deliver. Fittler’s Blues arrived in Melbourne on Sunday to …
Continue reading Stats show Fittler’s middle will deliverCrusaders flanker Peter Samu has been cleared to debut for the Wallabies against Ireland but that good news is offset by the loss of hooker Jordan Uelese to a knee …
Continue reading Wallabies get Samu but lose UeleseScans have confirmed Melbourne defender Jake Lever requires a season-ending knee reconstruction. Lever was injured in the first quarter of Melbourne’s win against the Western Bulldogs on Saturday. “It is …
Continue reading Scans confirm Lever’s worst AFL fearsA star turn from Shaun Higgins has helped North Melbourne to a comfortable 54-point win over a depleted Brisbane at Etihad Stadium. The Lions suffered a disastrous injury toll and …
Continue reading Kangaroos cruise past wounded Lions in AFLUnder-siege Parramatta are set to be without star halfback Mitchell Moses for up to three weeks with a knee injury suffered in Saturday’s embarrassing NRL loss to Newcastle. There were …
Continue reading Eels’ Moses out for up to three weeksRising All Blacks star Jordie Barrett faces only a dressing down “for being stupid” from coach Steve Hansen after being found uninvited in a Dunedin home early on Saturday. Hurricanes …
Continue reading NZ star Jordie Barrett’s “stupid” mistakeWayne Carey has blasted fellow AFL great Alex Rance for a diving incident, saying the Richmond star needs to eradicate the habit from his game. Rance, the AFL’s best key …
Continue reading Rance savaged for milking free kick in AFLThe green light has been given to Queensland injury concern Ben Hunt but it is the Maroons’ other inexperienced half that has NSW on high alert ahead of Wednesday’s State …
Continue reading NSW should fear Qld’s Munster: JohnsHalfback Ben Hunt has declared himself a certain starter for Wednesday’s State of Origin opener in Melbourne after all three Queenslanders under an injury cloud trained strongly. Hunt (thigh) had …
Continue reading Hunt allays Origin injury concernsCrusaders flanker Peter Samu has been cleared to play for the Wallabies after Rugby Australia and New Zealand Rugby reached an agreement. Samu will join the Australian squad assembling in …
Continue reading Samu cleared to play for WallabiesHe’s had the shortest State of Origin preparation for a NSW halfback since Andrew Johns in 2005, but the man who knows Nathan Cleary best has seen enough to know …
Continue reading Ivan saw son Cleary come of age for OriginAll Blacks back Jordie Barrett says an innocent mistake led to police being called when he ended up in strangers’ house in the early hours of Saturday morning. Hurricanes star …
Continue reading NZ star Barrett downplays police call outNSW’s senior players have called on the referees to put their whistles away in Wednesday’s State of Origin opener in Melbourne. Debate over referees and the significant increase in penalties …
Continue reading Blues want whistles put away in OriginFormer World Cup-winning captain Nathan Cayless has joined the Kiwis coaching staff as an assistant. Head coach Michael Maguire confirmed Cayless would join Australian Ben Gardiner as his two assistants …
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