Wallabies past and present have hailed the ARU’s decision to allow elite overseas-based players to remain in the Test frame a masterstroke as calls grow louder for Matt Giteau and …
Continue reading Wallabies hail ARU selection masterstrokeNew Zealand Rugby won’t follow Australia’s lead in allowing overseas-based players to represent their country, chief executive Steve Tew says. Looking to fend off cashed-up European and Japanese clubs targeting …
Continue reading No change to All Blacks eligibility: TewWests Tigers NRL coach Jason Taylor has slammed as “unfair” and “ridiculous” his NRL team having to play Canterbury twice in four weeks. The Tigers lost a golden point thriller …
Continue reading Taylor slams NRL drawThe prospect of a mid-season trading period is back on the agenda, but AFL coaches have differing views on whether it would help struggling clubs. Richmond coach Damien Hardwick says …
Continue reading Hardwick keen on AFL mid-season tradesGeelong have assured power forward Tom Hawkins he should feel no pressure to return to AFL action until he is fully ready following the death of his mother. About 30 …
Continue reading Hawkins no certainty in AFL this weekA Queensland jersey beckons Josh McGuire ahead of Brisbane’s NRL clash with Parramatta on Saturday night. Maybe even a shock Kangaroos call-up on Sunday night. But the Brisbane prop’s thoughts …
Continue reading RL rep jerseys not McGuire’s focusQuade Cooper is “deciphering” the new Wallabies eligibility rules and will make a decision on his future in the next fortnight, his manager Khoder Nasser says. Cooper is expected back …
Continue reading Quade close to making call on Toulon offerGreg Inglis is refusing to buy into the Test fullback debate as he concentrates on helping to reignite South Sydney’s stuttering NRL title defence. With Billy Slater pushing to make …
Continue reading Souths’ struggles main concern for InglisNorth Melbourne coach Brad Scott doesn’t care what Geelong’s injury list, win-loss record or bookies say, Kardinia Park is still a formidable place to win an AFL match. The Kangaroos …
Continue reading Cats far from spent AFL force: KangaroosKieran Foran says he’s desperate to be a part of the New Zealand side that plays Australia on Friday week, but admits he’s battling to recover from a torn hamstring. …
Continue reading Foran unsure over NZ Test chancesFast bowler Alister McDermott has not been offered a contract by Queensland for the 2015-16 cricket season. The red-headed quick, who is the son of former Test paceman Craig McDermott, …
Continue reading Bulls axe McDermott from contract listThe Brumbies have been boosted by the return of Wallabies centre Tevita Kuridrani from injury as they attempt to get their Super Rugby campaign back on track against the Highlanders …
Continue reading Kuridrani back for BrumbiesKangaroos coach Tim Sheens admits the selectors are a long way from knowing what side Australia will field against New Zealand in Friday week’s rugby league Test in Brisbane. With …
Continue reading Sheens ready to play the waiting gameFremantle coach Ross Lyon says the midfield battle will play a key role in deciding the winner of Saturday night’s AFL clash with Sydney at Domain Stadium. Both sides enter …
Continue reading Dockers bracing for epic Swans midfieldQueensland Reds coach Richard Graham says he hopes the Wallabies’ new eligibility rules will make Quade Cooper think twice about a move to France next year. Cooper is back in …
Continue reading Reds holding out hope on QuadeWestern Force coach Michael Foley says the return of skipper Matt Hodgson will provide much-needed leadership as the team attempts to end their eight-match Super Rugby losing run. Hodgson will …
Continue reading Hodgson return a big boost for the ForceQueensland Reds recruit Karmichael Hunt’s stop-start Super Rugby campaign has copped another setback with the code-hopper ruled out of Sunday’s home clash with the Hurricanes. Hunt (adductor) is one of …
Continue reading Injured Hunt to miss Hurricanes clashQueensland Reds recruit Karmichael Hunt’s stop-start Super Rugby campaign has copped another setback with the code-hopper ruled out of Sunday’s home clash with the Hurricanes. Hunt (adductor) is one of …
Continue reading Injured Hunt to miss Highlanders clash
