The Australian Rugby Union is attempting to lure the British and Irish Lions back Down Under for a money-spinning kick-off to their 2017 tour of New Zealand. ARU chief executive …
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Not only does Brent Tate happily admit North Queensland have an “us and them” attitude, the injured Cowboy hopes they use it to their advantage in Friday night’s NRL semi-final …
Continue reading Cowboys harness us-and-them approachNorth Melbourne will head to Sydney for Friday night’s AFL preliminary final against the Swans without Leigh Adams, Jamie Macmillan and Lachie Hansen with the injured trio ruled out. Kangaroos …
Continue reading Roos rule injured trio out for SydneyCanterbury continued the charm offensive on Thursday, claiming injury-hit Manly would be as dangerous as ever in Saturday night’s sudden-death NRL semi-final at Allianz Stadium. With rival coaches and long-time …
Continue reading Bulldogs wary of wounded Sea EaglesSydney coach John Longmire will put the acid on every player to put the defensive squeeze on North Melbourne in Friday’s AFL preliminary final. While minor premiers Sydney will start …
Continue reading Longmire looks for total team defenceChildhood mates Ben Cunnington and Gary Rohan shared a dream they’d be drafted to the same AFL club and play finals together. It was ruined in 2009 when they went …
Continue reading Cobden boys to meet in AFL prelimSydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson is comfortable the club’s medical staff have done everything to ensure Jake Friend has fully recovered from a serious chest injury and can face North …
Continue reading Robinson happy with Friend recoveryAfter a year of searching for his successor as Melbourne head coach, it took only an hour to convince Paul Roos that Simon Goodwin was his man. The dual AFL …
Continue reading Goodwin turns back on Crows to join DemonsSydney coach John Longmire reckons his old North Melbourne teammate Brent Harvey could play for another four years, as he ponders how to quell the influence of the champion veteran …
Continue reading Longmire out to stop former mate HarveySuper Rugby will make a feature out of next year’s Anzac weekend by scheduling five matches between Australasian rivals. In releasing the 2015 draw on Thursday, governing body SANZAR has …
Continue reading Super draw for Anzac celebrationsInfluential Port Adelaide midfielder Hamish Hartlett says only extreme pressure can crack Hawthorn in Saturday’s AFL preliminary final. Hartlett says Port’s ability to hassle the Hawks and curtail their renowned …
Continue reading Port pressure can crack Hawks: HartlettFormer coach Sir Graham Henry has delivered a warning to the All Blacks a year to the day from the beginning of the next World Cup. Don’t get too cocky. …
Continue reading Henry says All Blacks need reality checkEveryone knows the Johnathan Thurston premiership ring story. Well, they should. In what has now gone down in NRL legend, then-Bulldogs bench player Thurston handed his 2004 grand final trinket …
Continue reading Thurston primed to enter league folkloreSimon Goodwin will round out his AFL coaching apprenticeship with two seasons as Melbourne’s senior assistant before replacing Paul Roos in the top job for the 2017 season. Melbourne announced …
Continue reading Goodwin joins Melbourne AFL coaching panelSydney coach John Longmire would be understanding if understudy Stuart Dew broke his contract to leave the AFL club. Dew is the firm favourite to be appointed Adelaide’s new coach …
Continue reading Swans wouldn’t stop Dew from departingSydney coach John Longmire has confirmed hamstrung defender Nick Malceski will be right for Friday night’s AFL preliminary final against North Melbourne. Malceski tweaked his hamstring in week one of …
Continue reading Nick Malceski set to play in AFL prelimFormer premiership-winning Penrith coach John Lang says the Panthers’ class of 2014 is “living the dream” and should be shooting for nothing less than another fairytale NRL title. Lang guided …
Continue reading Lang says Panthers can go all the wayPanzer Division will be out to succeed where Dissident failed to as a three year old, and win the G1 George Main Stakes at Randwick this Saturday. Dissident was on …
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