Enigmatic Wallabies playmaker Quade Cooper is content with his bench-warming role, despite playing a meagre three minutes on the Spring Tour so far. Cooper missed a golden opportunity to spark …
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NRL convert Marika Koroibete has made a confident start to his senior rugby career and convinced coaches he’s Wallabies material, despite being starved of quality ball as the Wallaby XV …
Continue reading Koroibete excites coaches in rugby debutThe AFL is being urged to allow live trading of players as soon as they are recruited in the national draft. League rules prevent draftees being traded on draft day, …
Continue reading List managers back trading AFL drafteesJono Lance suffered a suspected broken arm while NRL convert Marika Koroibete made an instant impact in his rugby return as a Wallaby XV went down 19-11 to the French …
Continue reading Lance injured as Wallaby XV suffers defeatIRELAND V AUSTRALIA AT THE AVIVA STADIUM, 5.30PM SATURDAY (0430 SUNDAY AEDT) Head to head: Played 32, Australia 21, Ireland 10, Drawn 1 PAST TEN MEETINGS: 2014: Ireland 26-23, Lansdowne …
Continue reading How the Wallabies line up against IrelandRecalled Wallabies lock Rob Simmons has been challenged by coach Michael Cheika to fulfil his potential, and will shoulder the enormous task of outpointing Ireland’s dangerous lineout to keep Australia’s …
Continue reading Cheika challenges Simmons to reach peakNRL chief Todd Greenberg admits the code has deep concerns about the declining numbers of rugby league players in Australia. The issue is at the heart of a row between …
Continue reading NRL worried about declining league playersEngland have not produced a world class player since Jonny Wilkinson but several of the current crop are making steady progress towards such lofty heights, according to coach Eddie Jones. …
Continue reading Jones sets Wilkinson standard for playersThe All Blacks have been tasked with drawing a final 2016 line in the sand after passing their most difficult post-World Cup challenge last week in Dublin. Coming off a …
Continue reading All Blacks prepare for final pushD-Day has arrived for prospective AFL players around the country with the national draft to take place at Sydney’s Hordern Pavillion on Friday evening. Essendon are expected to take Sandringham’s …
Continue reading Gun mids in race to be top AFL draft pickIreland’s CJ Stander and Rob Kearney were passed fit to face Australia on Saturday as coach Joe Schmidt made four changes from the side that lost to New Zealand in …
Continue reading Ireland make four changes for Aust gameArgentina have changed their halfback pairing with Juan Martin Hernandez and Tomas Cubelli set to take on the playmaking challenge against England in Saturday’s test match at Twickenham. Cubelli, replacing …
Continue reading Hernandez to lead Pumas line vs EnglandCoach Allister Coetzee, seeking to avoid a record eighth test defeat for the Springboks in 2016, hopes to inject some extra energy into the South African squad as he named …
Continue reading South African coach rings in changesJenson Button says he has no plans to race again in Formula One after Sunday’s season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, even though McLaren are keeping the door open for a …
Continue reading Button says Abu Dhabi will be last raceThe Wallabies have called on the versatile Dean Mumm to combat Ireland’s formidable lineout, as Michael Cheika reverts to his strongest line-up for this weekend’s dangerous grand slam hurdle. Mumm …
Continue reading Wallabies go big to take down IrelandNRL clubs are in open revolt against ARL Commission chairman John Grant, as Penrith supremo Phil Gould savages the governing body’s handling of club funding. It’s understood representatives from all …
Continue reading NRL clubs push for Grant’s resignationFrench coach Guy Noves has made three changes to his team to face New Zealand in their final autumn Test, bringing in Camille Lopez at five-eighth for the Stade de …
Continue reading France make three changes for All BlacksEssendon are expected to take Sandringham’s Andrew McGrath or North Ballarat’s Hugh McCluggage with the top pick in one of the most even AFL drafts in recent memory. The Bombers …
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