NSW winger Jarryd Hayne admits he hasn’t had his head right during an indifferent start to the NRL season for Parramatta – but is ready to make amends for the …
Continue reading Hayne ready to step up for NSWThe Brumbies will host Six Nations champions Wales in a midweek match designed to keep the Australian conference leaders fine-tuned for the Super Rugby finals tilt. Wales will have an …
Continue reading Brumbies to host Wales in JuneTold by a NSW great that his game wasn’t suited to State of Origin, recalled Blues hooker Robbie Farah says he’s determined to prove he’s capable of adapting to rugby …
Continue reading Farah to make up for lost time for NSWWallabies back-row greats Simon Poidevin and David Wilson believe outstanding young flankers Liam Gill and Michael Hooper will drive each other to immense heights like George Smith and Phil Waugh …
Continue reading Super scavengers make huge impactCollingwood’s wretched season of injuries is easing, with the Magpies likely to get three key players back this week ahead of Friday night’s AFL grand final rematch. Midfielder Dale Thomas …
Continue reading Collingwood’s injury issues easingAdelaide will lose star forward Taylor Walker for coming AFL clashes with Carlton and Collingwood unless he risks a bigger ban by fighting a rough conduct suspension. Walker can accept …
Continue reading Crow Walker faces two-game AFL banNorth Melbourne ruckman Hamish McIntosh has been cleared of serious knee damage and is likely to miss only one AFL match. McIntosh left the field during the third quarter of …
Continue reading McIntosh cleared of serious knee injuryTodd Carney believes the adversity he’s experienced throughout his chequered NRL career holds him in good stead for the intensity of a State of Origin series. Carney, one of four …
Continue reading NSW Origin debutants ready to shineCanberra back-rower Josh Papalii has been cleared of a fractured arm but remains in doubt for the Raiders’ NRL clash with South Sydney on Friday week. The Raiders, who have …
Continue reading Canberra’s Papalii cleared of fractureA qualifying miscalculation and a damaged front wing proved costly for Mark Webber who finished a fraction of a second outside the points in the Spanish Grand Prix. Webber finished …
Continue reading Webber just outside F1 pointsHawthorn utility Shaun Burgoyne has defended his star AFL teammate Lance Franklin, describing him as a “one-off” who will fix his goalkicking inaccuracy. Franklin’s wayward kicking was brought into focus …
Continue reading Franklin backed to fix AFL inaccuracyPort Adelaide players feel responsible for the plight of embattled coach Matthew Primus, captain Domenic Cassisi says. Primus’s position has come under a spotlight amid Port’s six-game losing streak which …
Continue reading Players hurting Primus says Port captainWest Coast defender Eric Mackenzie got a disturbing flashback to 2010 after the AFL club’s famed forward press failed dismally against Essendon on Saturday. The Eagles, minus seven regulars, copped …
Continue reading Eagles aim to reclaim AFL forward pressNew Brumbies conscript Peter Hewat could suit up for Friday night’s important Super Rugby clash in Wellington but not as Christian Lealiifano’s No.10 replacement. The Brumbies are likely to show …
Continue reading Brumbies to punt on young gun at No.10The Melbourne Rebels see Queensland’s Scott Higginbotham as the ideal replacement for France-bound star Gareth Delve but say they’ve yet to make him an offer. Wallaby Higginbotham has been linked …
Continue reading Rebels keen on Reds’ HigginbothamNSW bolter Jamie Buhrer says he’s ready to emulate the deeds of injured super-sub Kurt Gidley when he makes his State of Origin debut in Melbourne. Buhrer will fill the …
Continue reading Buhrer ready to fill Gidley’s shoesTwo surprise selections in Steve Handen’s first All Blacks training squad, Luke Romano and Luke Whitelock, were on cloud nine at the Crusaders training in Christchurch on Monday. The pair …
Continue reading Romano, Whitelock named in All Blacks teamManly back-rower Glenn Stewart is free to play for NSW in next week’s State of Origin opener after the NRL match review committee ruled he had no case to answer …
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