Australia’s Bledisloe Cup drought will continue through to 2022, with the Wallabies suffering a record 57-22 defeat to the All Blacks on Saturday evening to give New Zealand an unassailable 2-0 series lead. Dave Rennie’s men were utterly outclassed at Eden Park, a venue where New Zealand has not lost since 1994. Despite trailing by just six points at half-time, […]

OPINION: There have been sporadic flashes and big hints that a quality rugby team has been trying to break out from the shell of mediocrity in which it has been encased and finally the true All Blacks broke through at Eden Park. There was pace, power and panache from the All Blacks in a performance that would have to be […]

Victor Radley is facing another lengthy stint on the sidelines just hours after Roosters coach Trent Robinson defended his actions for a tackle on Albert Kelly that led to him being hit with a grade two dangerous contact charge. Radley is now looking at a three to four week suspension after he made contact with Kelly’s legs while he was […]

Colin Carter has argued the merits of having “players contribute” through a reduction of AFL list sizes if Tasmania becomes the league’s 19th club, and insisted the standard of the competition would not be compromised by further expansion. The key debates since the release on Friday of Carter’s 31-page report into a Tasmanian-based side have focused on if or when […]

Nathan Cleary picked up exactly where he left off to come through unscathed on his return from a shoulder injury and remind everyone how pivotal he is to the Panthers’ premiership hopes. Penrith’s 34-16 win over a wasteful Dragons was notable for the single fact that Cleary is back and his shoulder held up to punishing collisions with aplomb. Whether […]

Swans ruckman Tom Hickey revealed how close he came to returning to Sydney to support family due to the chaos wreaked by NSW’s COVID-19 emergency. In an indication of the off-field struggles that have faced the nomadic Swans since they were forced to abruptly leave, Hickey strongly considered leaving the team to be with his wife Chloe, who is pregnant […]

Incoming president Luke Sayers and the Carlton board will assess the independent review of the football department without a football director in place to assist them in their decision-making process. Carlton great Chris Judd is set to officially step down from the board at the end of the season along with outgoing president Mark LoGiudice after making his intention to […]

Eels coach Brad Arthur has rubbished claims of mounting pressure at the club and has labelled the speculation around his job “crazy” given Parramatta are in the top four. Talk over in-fighting, leaks to the media and the potential axing of Arthur have all come into the spotlight this week for the club as the Eels struggle once again in […]

Kennedy Cherrington cried plenty of tears when leaving the Roosters, but the chance to build a new powerhouse at Parramatta and represent western Sydney was too tantalising to pass up. The NRLW’s expansion will give the competition a proper footprint in western Sydney for the first time, and with Cherrington, Tiana Penitani, Simaima Taufa and Botille Vette-Welsh leading the charge, […]

TJ Perenara’s surprise inclusion, Dane Coles’ extended absence and the underwhelming last quarter in the opening Bledisloe Cup victory shines a sharp focus on the All Blacks bench this week. Finishing over the top of opponents used to be a major strength of the All Blacks. From Dublin to Australia and South Africa, notable comeback victories were one of many […]