Outside back Luke Morahan and forwards Ben McCalman and Toby Smith will be new faces on the Wallabies bench for Saturday’s must-win second rugby Test against England. The trio had …
Continue reading Wallabies cut Horwill, Gill, PaluSydney have vowed to turn the pressure back on against high-scoring Melbourne, after their urgency fell away during their round 12 AFL loss to Greater Western Sydney. When the third-placed …
Continue reading Swans to up pressure stakes against DemonsCanterbury and New Zealand Under-20 rugby coach Scott Robertson has been appointed to succeed Todd Blackadder at the Crusaders. Blackadder is stepping down at the end of this season after …
Continue reading Robertson wins Crusaders coaching jobNSW State of Origin star Andrew Fifita is backing disgraced former rugby league player Matthew Lodge to make it back to the NRL. Lodge was this week handed a good …
Continue reading Disgraced Lodge aims for NRL returnYou’ll forgive Justin Leppitsch from getting giddy about the news West Coast’s ruck division comes to Queensland severely undermanned. The under-fire Brisbane coach hasn’t had too much good news in …
Continue reading Eagles ruck woes welcome news for LionsCall it NSW’s Mission Impossible. The Blues’ mission, if they choose to accept it, is to exorcise their Suncorp Stadium demons and defy an all-conquering Queensland on Wednesday night. If …
Continue reading Origin’s Mission Impossible awaitsLast nights Ascot Gold Cup winner Order of St George has had his odds slashed in Melbourne Cup betting which now sees him sit at the top of the odds …
Continue reading Melbourne Cup 2016 has a new favouriteHOW NEW ZEALAND AND WALES STACK UP AHEAD OF SATURDAY’S SECOND TEST IN WELLINGTON: SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 7.35pm New Zealand v Wales at Westpac Stadium Head to Head: All Blacks …
Continue reading An in-depth look at second NZ v Wales TestNorth Melbourne’s midfield and attack have taken massive hits ahead of Friday night’s AFL match against reigning champion Hawthorn. The ladder-leading Kangaroos have lost four players to injury for the …
Continue reading Kangaroos hit by injury for Hawks gameTom Scully will remain at GWS until at least the end of the 2021 AFL season. Already signed until the end of 2017, the foundation player has signed a four-year …
Continue reading Scully extends Giants contractEngland don’t want to have to rely on their scramble defence to bail them out of trouble again in Saturday’s second Test against Australia, recalled winger Jack Nowell says. A …
Continue reading Defence the focus for England: NowellEddie Jones says the three-Test Cook Cup series is being played in the right spirit, despite Wallabies boss Michael Cheika’s accusations of off-the-ball “niggle” tactics by England. The tourists got …
Continue reading Jones: Cheika can think what he likesRobbie Farah is being urged to make peace with Jason Taylor and play out his NRL career at Wests Tigers – or head overseas. Former Manly coach turned rugby league …
Continue reading Farah urged to make up or move on from NRLQueensland can expect to see controversial NSW selection Dylan Walker early and often in the Blues’ do-or-die State of Origin clash on Wednesday, according to forward Greg Bird. NSW coach …
Continue reading Suncorp will suit Blues’ Walker: BirdWinning may be the goal, but ideally Queensland want to make NSW “crack” in State of Origin II, Cooper Cronk has warned. Cronk said all the plans and tactics NSW …
Continue reading Qld want to make NSW “crack”Wade Graham has moved on from his State of Origin disappointment – just as NSW coach Laurie Daley has moved on from Graham, it seems. Daley openly admitted in the …
Continue reading Graham in battle to win back Blues spotIt will no doubt be dismissed by NSW as another attempt at State of Origin mind games. But Queensland halfback Cooper Cronk insists his troublesome ankle won’t be 100 per …
Continue reading Cronk ankle not 100 per cent for weeksNorth Melbourne and Hawthorn face the same question from different angles in Friday night’s AFL blockbuster. Are they the real deal this season? Doubts persist about North, despite their 9-0 …
Continue reading Hawks, Roos aim for big AFL win

