Wayne Bennett doesn’t want to see another grand final won, or lost, in the same manner as the 2015 decider, calling for the NRL to scrap the extra-time approach for …
Continue reading Bennett, Maguire want golden point goneLock Blade Thomson’s return from injury is the only change to the Hurricanes’ starting side to face Super Rugby leaders the Chiefs in Wellington. Thomson, who missed the 38-13 bonus-point …
Continue reading Lock Thomson back for HurricanesRob Simmons will make his return from a shoulder injury in Queensland’s Super Rugby clash with the Stormers on Saturday in Cape Town. Lock Simmons comes into the side after …
Continue reading Simmons named for Reds’ rugby returnBrad Scott wants to keep the good AFL times rolling with an unchanged North Melbourne team this weekend. The unbeaten Kangaroos head north to play Gold Coast on Saturday, with …
Continue reading Scott wise to Gold Coast AFL threatSuper Rugby leaders the Chiefs have made six changes, three of them injury-related, to their starting side for their away match against the Hurricanes. Lock Dominic Bird (foot), centre Anton …
Continue reading Chiefs make six changes for HurricanesCameron Smith doesn’t want to see Parramatta players go through the same hell his Melbourne team experienced in 2010. But the Storm skipper is showing more compassion than some of …
Continue reading Storm’s Smith shows empathy for NRL EelsMelbourne coach Tony McGahan has laid down the law to his inconsistent Rebels, saying they can’t afford a loss to the Cheetahs in their Super Rugby clash on Friday night. …
Continue reading Crunch game for Rebels: coachSydney coach John Longmire rates the trade involving ruckman Callum Sinclair and speedster Lewis Jetta a win for both sides, as the two recruits prepare to face their former AFL …
Continue reading AFL trade boosts both Swans and EaglesKangaroos captain Cameron Smith is standing with new coach Mal Meninga in saying there’s no room for rookies in next month’s rugby league Test against New Zealand. Smith and Meninga …
Continue reading Smith backs Meninga on Kangaroos selectionWinger Rob Horne and hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau return from injury for the NSW Waratahs’ must-win Super Rugby clash with the Western Force in Perth. Horne will start on the wing …
Continue reading Horne back for NSW WaratahsHawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson is demanding that overworked midfielder Sam Mitchell gets more help from his teammates in Friday night’s AFL game against red-hot Adelaide at the MCG. While Clarkson …
Continue reading Mitchell needs more AFL support: ClarksonBrisbane coach Wayne Bennett will seek a “please explain” from the NRL after Alex Glenn became the latest Bronco to fall victim to a rival dropping their knees in a …
Continue reading Bennett wants answers on Glenn injuryHawthorn expect to welcome back triple premiership stars Josh Gibson and Bradley Hill from injury for Friday night’s AFL clash with Adelaide. But key-position player Ryan Schoenmakers will miss at …
Continue reading Schoenmakers still out for AFL HawksRichmond hope to have three of their most important players back in action for Sunday’s AFL clash against Melbourne. The 13th-placed Tigers have made yet another sluggish start to a …
Continue reading Maric a certain AFL starter for TigersIf the NRL are going to strip points from Parramatta, Eels captain Kieran Foran wants it done sooner rather than later. More than six weeks after reports emerged of alleged …
Continue reading Announce Eels punishment now: ForanGolf could provide the unlikely answer to Brisbane’s AFL goalkicking woes. The Lions have created plenty of scoring chances but have emerged as one of the competition’s worst teams in …
Continue reading Lions look to golf to fix AFL goalkickingBrisbane coach Wayne Bennett has confirmed Herman Ese’ese will make his Broncos debut off the bench in Friday night’s NRL clash with South Sydney. Backrower Alex Glenn was on Thursday …
Continue reading Glenn ruled out of Rabbitohs clashMichael Jones will keep his job as Brumbies chief executive for now after the Super Rugby club’s board lost a legal challenge. ACT Supreme Court Justice Richard Refshauge on Thursday …
Continue reading Jones keeps Brumbies chief executive spot


