Shaun Wane is open to a return to club coaching after the World Cup, despite one of the vacant positions in Super League being filled on Tuesday. The England boss insists he is fully focused on his country’s fortunes on home soil this autumn but that ultimately a return to day-to-day coaching remains appealing. Wane was initially linked with, then […]

Wayne Bennett has blasted talk that South Sydney skipper Adam Reynolds is on restricted duties as he fights for his future at the Rabbitohs. Souths officials are refusing to budge on a one-year deal for Reynolds, opening the door for the local junior to consider deals from rival teams like North Queensland. Bennett, however, is more angered about reports that […]

The 264-game career of Jake Friend has come to an end with reports the inspirational skipper has revealed his decision to his closest friends. Friend had played 14 seasons and 264 games in the NRL as well as playing for Queensland for the first time in 2020 as the Maroons pulled off the most unlikely of series victories. Watch The […]

Tommy Raudonikis, as was custom during his playing days with the Newtown Jets, was partial to a beer with his coach and teammates. On one such occasion, while in the company of mentor Warren Ryan, he turned to fellow drinking partner Geoff Bugden. At the time, Bugden possessed perhaps the largest frame in rugby league. Tommy Raudonikis in 2018.Credit:Paul Harris […]

During the nine years he spent in between jobs in the NFL, Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden would spend hours watching the vast library of game footage he had acquired down the years to ensure he was well-prepared for his eventual return. It has been a similar story for England rugby league head coach Shaun Wane during the […]

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Tommy Raudonikis, the Western Suburbs icon who both played for Australia and coached NSW, has died. He was 70. One of rugby league’s great characters, Raudonikis succumbed to a long battle with cancer on Wednesday morning. “There are few icons in the history of rugby league that will stand as tall as Tommy Raudonikis,” Wests Tigers chair Lee Hagipantelis. “Tommy […]

Tommy Raudonikis, perhaps rugby league’s most loved character, has died after a long battle with cancer. The former Australian halfback and captain was with his partner Trish Brown when he passed away at 7.15am on Wednesday in a Gold Coast hospital, only six days short of his 71st birthday. Rugby league legend Tommy Raudonikis has died after a long battle […]

Patrick McKendry ranks the country’s biggest movers, after another enthralling round of Sky Super Rugby Aotearoa. 1. Highlanders (up 4) (Beat Crusaders 33-12, record: 2-3) A result which made a mockery of the Crusaders’ proud home record and is evidence perhaps of a cosmic power with a well-honed sense of humour because few saw this coming, – especially after the […]

The Warriors won’t be rushing home to New Zealand following the formation of a trans-Tasman bubble, fearing the club could be “ripped apart” should they get stuck in Auckland in the event of a new outbreak. The New Zealand government announced there will be a travel bubble with Australia, without the need for mandatory quarantine, from April 19. However, the […]