Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has defended the decision to bring in hooker James Hanson as an injury replacement following the loss of Wycliff Palu and Will Skelton for the remainder …
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Adam Blair and Sam Thaiday had everything to play for in 2015, now they could finish the season as an unlikely pair of premiership heroes. Regular backrower Thaiday was playing …
Continue reading Thaiday and Blair back from the brinkThe usually steady, dusty dribble of customers through the Eucla roadhouse, the last eastward-bound petrol pump in Western Australia, has been overrun by a stampede of West Coast Eagles supporters. …
Continue reading West Coast Eagles fans flock eastWallabies coach Michael Cheika has defended the decision to bring in hooker James Hanson as the injury replacement for Wycliff Palu. Palu, along with giant lock Will Skelton (shoulder), was …
Continue reading Cheika defends Hanson call-upAustralia have called up James Hanson and Sam Carter to their squad after Wycliff Palu and Will Skelton were ruled out of the Rugby World Cup with injuries sustained in …
Continue reading Injured Wallabies duo out of World CupDale Copley is on standby for Justin Hodges for Sunday’s NRL grand final ahead of the retiring Brisbane skipper’s Tuesday night judiciary appearance. Hodges is hoping to escape a career-ending …
Continue reading Dale Copley on Broncos benchIt’s all light and fluffy at the moment, but West Coast coach Adam Simpson wants his players to embrace the nerves once the pressure of grand final week sets in. …
Continue reading Eagles bracing for grand final nervesCoach Michael Cheika says moments of truth will test all he’s worked so hard to instil when the Wallabies confront England and the “thunder of Twickenham” on Saturday. Battered, beaten …
Continue reading Wallabies brace for thunder of TwickenhamHawthorn’s Sam Mitchell has laughed off the blunder that saw a Sam Mitchell Brownlow souvenir jumper appear for sale on the AFL website during the medal count. The framed image …
Continue reading Hawks Mitchell laughs off Brownlow errorThe Wallabies have vowed their scrum will not to be bullied by England’s pack again, saying they are “ready for war”. The rebuilt Wallabies scrum, which has made significant improvements …
Continue reading Wallabies scrum ‘ready for war’If Dan Carter cannot play at home in New Zealand there is no place he would rather be than Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium, where the All Blacks face Georgia in their …
Continue reading Dan Carter at home in CardiffStar Brisbane halfback Ben Hunt admits he is “surprised” at how quickly the miserly NRL minor premiers, Sydney Roosters, succumbed to their attack in their grand final qualifier. But the …
Continue reading Broncos rely on defence for NRL tiltNorth Queensland skipper Johnathan Thurston won’t train until Thursday as he continues to recover from a corked calf in time for Sunday’s NRL decider against Brisbane. Thurston came off late …
Continue reading Thurston won’t train until ThursdayThe success of the North Queensland Cowboys has only strengthened the case for a central Queensland team to join the NRL, according to bid chairman Geoff Murphy. Despite ARL Commission …
Continue reading Central QLD team would be another CowboysHawthorn are taking no risks with Luke Hodge, easing their talismanic skipper through training in the build-up to Saturday’s AFL grand final against West Coast. A buzz went around Waverley …
Continue reading Hodge misses training ahead of AFL deciderRugby league greats Darren Lockyer and Gorden Tallis believe Johnathan Thurston has secured his Immortal status come what may in Sunday’s NRL grand final. Thurston surpassed Andrew Johns as the …
Continue reading Thurston locks up Immortal status: LockyerThe sight of Ben Hunt and Anthony Milford in full flight reminds Broncos great Gorden Tallis of the NRL club’s glorious past. And Hunt is convinced a bright future awaits, …
Continue reading Broncos halves face biggest challengeNorth Queensland skipper Johnathan Thurston admits he’s still battling to overcome injuries but says he’s a certain starter in Sunday’s NRL grand final against Brisbane. After winning a record fourth …
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