Eddie Jones kept faith with the England players who underperformed in the Rugby World Cup in his first selection as head coach for Saturday’s opening Six Nations match against Scotland. …
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Leaving the country has provided no respite from the fallout over the Emerging Origin camp controversy for besieged Queensland coach Kevin Walters. In New Zealand ahead of this weekend’s NRL …
Continue reading Origin camp fallout follows Walters to NZNew Blues coach Tana Umaga is naturally delighted with a 59-7 win but also says the Super Rugby pre-season victory over the Melbourne Rebels has to taken with a grain …
Continue reading Blues run riot in rugby win over RebelsThe return from injury of giant Wallabies lock Will Skelton and the debuts of speedsters Reece Robinson and Zac Guildford are major points of interest for NSW Waratahs coach Daryl …
Continue reading Guildford at fullback for Waratahs trialCollingwood captain Scott Pendlebury says they’re nothing untoward about Travis Cloke’s exclusion from the AFL club’s leadership group. He just wasn’t wanted. As the Magpies set their sights on returning …
Continue reading Cloke out of Magpies’ AFL leadershipPeace talks with Melbourne have been organised by the Queensland Rugby League in the fallout over “scapegoat” Cameron Munster’s 12-month State of Origin ban. But managing director Robert Moore has …
Continue reading QRL talk with Storm, ban appeal unlikelyTwo-time MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner says he surprised himself with how easily he got back up to speed during testing for Ducati. The Australian, who retired at the end …
Continue reading Stoner suprised himself with MotoGP returnAll Blacks Sevens coach Sir Gordon Tietjens says there’s only one way to transform a good 15-a-side rugby player into a great sevens athlete. It’s the road Sonny Bill Williams …
Continue reading No easy road to sevens glory: NZ coachNew Zealand international Alex Glenn hopes players have learned their lesson ahead of this weekend’s NRL Auckland Nines in the wake of the league’s alcohol-fuelled off-field dramas. Glenn admitted players …
Continue reading Players must learn lesson: GlennFinally, some good news at Bondi. Sydney Roosters vice-captain Boyd Cordner has rejected the overtures of Newcastle coach Nathan Brown to return home, re-signing with the NRL club on a …
Continue reading Roosters lock up Cordner on two-year dealSt George-Illawarra recruit Mose Masoe is likely to miss the entire NRL season after suffering an ACL injury. The Dragons confirmed the former St Helens star tore his knee at …
Continue reading Dragons big man out for seasonBrumbies coach Stephen Larkham reckons new recruit Tomas Cubelli has the best halfback’s running game the Super Rugby team has ever seen. The Argentina half will have his first start …
Continue reading Larkham talks up Cubelli ahead of debutAuckland Nines organisers are confident of avoiding further black eyes to the game with players on a tight leash during this weekend’s tournament. The NRL is under the spotlight again …
Continue reading Players on tight leash for NinesOthers may need convincing but fullback Sam Tomkins already believes new England coach Wayne Bennett is the right man to end more than 40 years of heartbreak for UK rugby …
Continue reading England can be best under Benny: TomkinsArgentinian scrumhalf Tomas Cubelli will make his Brumbies debut in Saturday’s Super Rugby trial match against the NSW Waratahs in Wagga Wagga. The 45-cap Puma, who signed a two-year deal …
Continue reading Tomas Cubelli to debut in Brumbies trialMystery surrounds Queensland’s positional plans for Karmichael Hunt after he was named to start the Reds’ first pre-season trial at fullback, setting up a likely battle with Japanese World Cup …
Continue reading Mystery surrounds Reds’ Hunt plansQuade Cooper has been left out of Australia’s squad for this weekend’s Sydney leg of rugby’s Sevens World Series despite flying in from France. Former Wallabies playmaker Cooper, who is …
Continue reading Quade Cooper left out of Sydney SevensTEN PLAYERS TO WATCH AT THIS WEEKEND’S AUCKLAND NINES 1. LATRELL MITCHELL – SYDNEY ROOSTERS Tri-colours fans are itching to get their first look at Mitchell in the top grade. …
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