Brisbane coach Wayne Bennett has defended prop Adam Blair, dismissing claims from Broncos legend Gorden Tallis that the Kiwi international is a dirty player. Blair will be suspended for a …
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For so long the game’s dominant force, Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy admits the Storm have had to change their ways in response to North Queensland’s NRL rise. The Cowboys ended …
Continue reading Cowboys’ NRL rise forces Storm to changeIt might not make up for surrendering home advantage but Manly are set to be boosted by the return of teenager Tom Trbojevic for Saturday’s NRL clash with Brisbane. The …
Continue reading Trbojevic lifts Manly for Broncos NRL gameWarriors winger Manu Vatuvei will be allowed to ease his way back into the NRL after taking medical leave following the club’s disciplinary crisis. Coach Andrew McFadden and captain Ryan …
Continue reading Out-of-sorts Vatuvei told to take his timeTeenage Manly star Tom Trbojevic is on track for a surprise early return from injury in Saturday’s NRL clash with Brisbane. The winger was initially expected to be out of …
Continue reading Manly poised for Trbojevic returnThey are points-less and Peats-less, but Parramatta can still make the top eight. That’s the view of rival NRL coaches on the reeling Eels, who will have to begin the …
Continue reading Eels can still make top eight: NRL coachesSt George Illawarra forward Joel Thompson is facing a one-week ban for his controversial high shot that broke Blake Austin’s nose in Thursday’s golden point win over Canberra. It is …
Continue reading Thompson hit with third high tackle chargeWallabies coach Michael Cheika is set to call his overseas-based stars back for next month’s three-Test series with England in retaliation to Europe’s latest raid on Australia’s rugby talent. Cheika …
Continue reading Cheika set to take on rugby’s raidersMelbourne captain Cameron Smith believes the NRL bunker taking a back seat was necessary to eliminate diving from rugby league. NRL coaches recommended following a meeting last week that the …
Continue reading NRL’s bunker move will stop diving: SmithMelbourne coach Craig Bellamy believes the NRL could have done more to help the Storm retain winger Marika Koroibete. The Fijian flyer is almost certain to announce a switch to …
Continue reading Storm resigned to losing winger KoroibeteThe countdown for Brent Harvey’s most impressive AFL milestone yet has started. Harvey admits thoughts of breaking Michael Tuck’s all-time record of 426 games are at currently the back of …
Continue reading Harvey edges closer to AFL games recordTennis bad boy Nick Kyrgios is now in Australian Olympic team boss Kitty Chiller’s sights after Bernard Tomic’s Rio withdrawal. Chiller refused to speculate on whether Tomic had beaten selectors …
Continue reading Kyrgios now in Chiller’s sightsThe absence of three key All Blacks from an opposition side would usually fill the Queensland Reds with confidence. Instead it will probably fill them with dread as they brace …
Continue reading No respite for struggling RedsPremiership-winning forward Jeremy Smith is to retire at the end of the NRL season. The 36-year-old Newcastle lock announced his decision on Friday, to end a 12-year career spanning 201 …
Continue reading Knights veteran Smith to retire from NRLRe-signed young gun Lachie Whitfield has cautioned against his red-hot Greater Western Sydney side focusing on Gary Ablett, but he has more reason than most to put one over the …
Continue reading Prospect of success keeps Whitfield at GWSThe NSW Waratahs insist Kurtley Beale’s seemingly inevitable departure at season’s end won’t derail their Super Rugby campaign. The Waratahs are eyeing a fourth straight win and top spot in …
Continue reading Beale leaving won’t derail WaratahsSydney midfield star Josh Kennedy has withdrawn from his side’s clash with Richmond due to a hamstring injury. The 27-year-old pulled out with a minor hamstring complaint and will be …
Continue reading Swans lose Kennedy for clash with TigersCarlton coach Brendon Bolton has deflected praise to the AFL club’s on-field leaders, saying they are driving change. The Blues collected the wooden spoon in 2015 and were widely predicted …
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