This could well be the most bizarre NRL game of the lot. A stunning comeback that fell just short, a player forced from the field for sin bins, others allowed to remain on it despite clocking opponents in the head. Then throw in 12 tries, countless head injury assessments and a finish that was impossible to script. Sam Walker is […]

Zac Saddler reckons he might set off the metal detectors the next time he walks through an airport. That’s because he has had a metal plate inserted in his skull after suffering a depressed fracture against Newcastle a fortnight ago. The Manly forward came off second best in a head clash with Knights counterpart Sauaso Sue, which forced him to […]

A last-gasp field goal from unwanted Sharks star Shaun Johnson fired Cronulla to a 19-18 victory over the Penrith Panthers, but there was one moment in particular that had rugby league legend Phil Gould up in arms. The Sharks were up by 12 points deep into the second half, but with the Panthers gaining some wind in their sails, the […]

Kevin Sinfield insists his OBE for motor neurone disease fundraising is a team award, saying: “Ultimately we were all just trying to help a mate.” Sinfield’s friend and former Leeds Rhinos team-mate Rob Burrow was diagnosed with the degenerative, life-limiting condition in December 2019. Sinfield, 40, set out last December to run seven marathons in seven days amid the coronavirus […]

Hull Kingston Rovers ran in seven tries as they racked up their fifth win in Super League this season by trouncing Salford Red Devils 40-4 in Friday’s match at Hull College Craven Park. Ken Sio gave Salford the perfect start, but Rovers took advantage when Chris Atkin was sin-binned by hitting back through scores from George Lawler and Ben Crooks while the […]

Nathan Buckley is a legend of the game, in the sense that his story is one of the biggest in the sport, containing Shakespearean elements. Twice, Buckley chose Collingwood, first as player and then as coach. Driven and demanding of himself and others, he won almost every individual honour as a Collingwood player, but fell short of the one that […]

We look at what’s being said ahead of Friday’s Super League matches as Hull Kingston Rovers and Salford Red Devils face off live on Sky Sports, and Warrington Wolves play Wakefield Trinity… Smith raring to go for Rovers return Tony Smith could hardly be happier with how Hull KR are shaping up as they return to action after a weekend […]

It’s hard to get into trouble these days for saying too little. As we drown in a flood tide of words, usually it is more words that create more strife. They don’t have to be new words. Old words can age as potently as old wine. Whether it is Israel Folau thinking he is quoting from a vintage text or […]

By Sam Smith for Rugbypass.com Beauden Barrett’s move from the Hurricanes to the Blues was hailed as one of the biggest coups in Super Rugby’s history but it left many Hurricanes fans feeling disgruntled that their key playmaker had ‘turned his back’ on the team. While the Hurricanes had other exceptional talents on their books, including All Blacks TJ Perenara, […]

Angus Crichton is the only potential addition to the NSW side looking to win the series on Queensland soil in just 16 days time. While coach Brad Fittler will find it hard to drop any member of the team that piled on a record-breaking 50 points on Wednesday night, Crichton would have been one of the first Blues picked had […]