England may be in Wayne Bennett’s sights but Kangaroos back-rower Sam Thaiday reckons rugby league will benefit most if the master coach focuses on Pacific Island nations. Bennett is reportedly …
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Former Springboks back Peter Grant will have his first start for the Western Force in their pre-season rugby trial against the Hurricanes on Wednesday. Grant 31, who won five caps …
Continue reading Grant to have first start for ForceRather than talk up his own chances, Brisbane’s Auckland Nines skipper Sam Thaiday is backing Darius Boyd or Andrew McCullough to be named Broncos captain for the NRL season proper. …
Continue reading Thaiday balks at Broncos captaincyOpportunities abound for Sydney’s young guns but backline stalwart Nick Smith concedes it will he hard for the Swans to immediately replace five departed premiership players. The Swans have lost …
Continue reading Swans youngsters need to stand upWhat Johnathan Thurston wants, he usually gets. But North Queensland NRL coach Paul Green admitted he had to pull rank and again deny Thurston an Auckland Nines debut with the …
Continue reading Green forced to make Nines call on JTAndrew Newbold has resigned as president of three-time reigning AFL premiers Hawthorn. Newbold, who had held the position since 2011, said he had always intended to leave the role “two …
Continue reading Newbold steps down as Hawks AFL bossNewcastle winger James McManus hasn’t given up hope of continuing his rugby league career despite shutting himself down for the 2016 NRL season due to concussion. It was originally feared …
Continue reading Knights McManus to sit out 2016 seasonNewcastle Knights winger James McManus has been ruled out for the 2016 NRL season due to complications resulting from concussion. McManus, who hasn’t played since round 20 last year, has …
Continue reading Knight’s McManus sidelined indefinitelyEighth-seeded Marcos Baghdatis advanced to the second round of the Open Sud de France on Monday with a 7-5 7-5 win over Lukas Lacko. Baghdatis hit nine aces and converted …
Continue reading Baghdatis nabs first win of his seasonSouth Sydney halfback Adam Reynolds has replaced returning NRL star Sam Burgess in one of six changes to the World All Stars team for next week’s clash with the Indigenous …
Continue reading Reynolds one of six changes to All StarsBoys will be boys but Sam Thaiday admits the ageing Maroons are counting on their misbehaving young guns to change their ways and fill a looming void in the champion …
Continue reading Young guns must grow up fast: ThaidaySydney backline stalwart Nick Smith concedes it will he hard for the Swans to immediately replace four departed premiership players with over 700 games of AFL experience. Adam Goodes, Mike …
Continue reading Swans AFL youngsters need to stand upBackrower Gavin Cooper will skipper a North Queensland squad featuring 13 players from last year’s NRL premiership-winning team at this weekend’s Auckland Nines. Cooper – who led the Cowboys to …
Continue reading Gavin Cooper to skipper Cowboys at NinesSouth Sydney captain Greg Inglis has given himself until the end of this NRL season to nut out a contract extension with the club. The 29-year-old, who still has two …
Continue reading Inglis reveals next contract moveDyson Heppell did not breach his suspension when he used social media to promote an Essendon sponsor, the AFL says. The star midfielder, who will miss this season as one …
Continue reading ‘No breach’ in Heppell’s sponsor tweetPort Adelaide have a strong argument for recruiting mature aged top-up players but that doesn’t mean it will happen, AFL chief Gillon McLachlan says. Two former Essendon players now at …
Continue reading Port have strong case for AFL top-upsAFL chief Gillon McLachlan says the pre-season competition has plenty to offer fans despite calls for it to be made more competitive. Collingwood boss Eddie McGuire has called for the …
Continue reading No need to tweak NAB Cup: McLachlanAn apologetic Valentine Holmes has been dropped from this weekend’s NRL Auckland Nines by Cronulla after his early morning brush with police in Brisbane. “This is my first indiscretion of …
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