NSW coach Brad Fittler insisted he had no regrets about his choice of halves after the heartbreaking game 3 loss to Queensland as debutant number seven Mitch Moses declared he would “love to be back” for another shot in the Origin arena. The Blues halves Jack Wighton and Moses had a mixed night filling in for the injured Jarome Luai […]

Essendon and North Melbourne have joined the exodus of AFL teams out of Victoria and will play their match this weekend in Queensland. AFL sources said the Bombers and Roos would fly out on Thursday afternoon and play their match in Queensland on either Saturday or Sunday, most likely at Metricon Stadium on the Gold Coast. The game was originally […]

On the wall in Daryl Powell’s garage is a picture of the Leeds Rhinos team he was a part of celebrating their victory over London Broncos in the 1999 Challenge Cup final. Powell played at stand-off in the 52-10 win at Wembley that day and, this Saturday, will be aiming to repeat that success as a head coach when Castleford […]

Relieved Maroons coach Paul Green says Wednesday’s memorable State of Origin victory is proof Queensland have a strong culture after a tumultuous build-up to the dead rubber. Queensland, down 2-0 in the series after a couple of thumpings, came into the match under “unbelievable pressure” following poor results and question marks over the team’s culture after Jai Arrow’s COVID-19 breach. […]

Blues captain James Tedesco and Wally Lewis medallist Tom Trbojevic dedicated this year’s Origin series victory to NSW residents in lockdown. The Blues stars were also quick to pay tribute to the Queensland government after game three was moved from Newcastle to the Gold Coast at the 11th hour. Trbojevic won the man of the series medal after a stunning […]

Jack de Belin has spoken for the first time since the infamous Paul Vaughan house party which threatened to bring the NRL to a halt, declaring “I will do everything I can to pay back the faith”. In a series of apologies posted to the Dragons website on Wednesday, de Belin and 10 of his teammates expressed their regret for […]

For our free coronavirus pandemic coverage, learn more here. An estimated 2000 people who attended the Carlton-Geelong match at the MCG on Saturday have been asked to immediately get tested and remain in isolation until they return a negative test after a person who tested positive for COVID-19 attended the match. Level two of the MCG members’ stand was declared […]

Even a decade ago there was an assumption held by New Zealand’s top rugby coaches that an All Black or a player on the fringes of that level would never be the same after a stint plying his trade in Japan. It was a view proven wrong by Jerome Kaino, who spent two seasons at Toyota Verblitz after playing an […]

As Queensland tries to avoid its worst Origin result in more than two decades, our experts reveal their predictions for game three.  'A real shambles' – Paul Green grilled over Maroons Origin campaign Queensland will be desperate to avoid the igmony of being swept for the first time in 21 years in an Origin series which has been played solely […]

It’s been an Origin series to forget for not just Paul Green, but the entire state of Queensland. A 50-6 shellacking at the hands of NSW in Game One was compounded by the Blues’ 26-0 shutout of the Maroons at Suncorp Stadium in Game Two, and gifted the Blues a 2-0 lead and the 2021 series. However, Green insists that […]