Former NRL star Jarryd Hayne is moving house as he prepares to stand trial over the alleged rape of a woman in Newcastle more than two years ago, a court has heard. The recently married footballer successfully applied to vary his bail conditions during a brief mention in the District Court on Monday. Mr Hayne did not appear in person […]

Prince Harry sends message to mark 150 years of England Rugby Wales skipper Alun-Wyn Jones will be sporting a black eye during Sunday’s match against Ireland after a bust-up with fellow lock Jake Ball in training, according to reports. Wayne Pivac’s side will be hoping to secure an unlikely victory over their highly-fancied opponents at the Principality Stadium in their […]

Forgotten Essendon veteran David Zaharakis is building up his running in rehab a month out from the Bombers pre-season practice match against Geelong, as he recovers from off-season posterior cruciate ligament surgery. It remains unclear when the 30-year-old will be back on the track for the Bombers, having recovered from the quad injury that finished his season in August. However, […]

Any step forward towards eliminating racism from the AFL has been driven by players. Courageous actions on and off the field have either exposed racist attitudes or sparked tardy officials into action and helped shape community attitudes. Nicky Winmar, Michael Long and Adam Goodes created watershed moments for the game. Hawthorn’s recruitment of Chance Bateman at the time was a […]

Michael Lawrence always knew that taking the knee would not be enough on its own to force positive change in sport. The Huddersfield forward was at the forefront of Sky’s Black Lives Matter coverage when Super League restarted last August, giving an insightful interview alongside Giants team-mates Ash Golding and Jordan Turner. Lawrence recounted how an opposition player was racially […]

Wally Lewis and estranged wife Jacqui seemed invincible just eight weeks ago — if you read the heartbreaking affection the rugby league icon shows to his former partner in his autobiography. Eight weeks after the popular book was launched in December, the couple are no more. The Queensland State of Origin cult hero reveals how his marriage went to hell […]

Six Nations: Jones previews England v Scotland The Six Nations is back with fans eager to absorb some more high-quality rugby. The 2021 edition begins this weekend with Italy vs France kicking things off. The French narrowly missed on the title last year to England, who won the championship via points difference. England play Scotland in the opening weekend but […]

Six Nations: What to look out for this year Bonus points have been used in domestic club competitions as well as the Rugby World Cup for some time. But it wasn’t brought into the Six Nations until the 2017 championship. This was due to the fact that a team could win all five matches (the Grand Slam) but still miss […]

By Sam Smith for RugbyPass All Blacks and Hurricanes hooker Dane Coles has dropped a major hint that 2021 may be his final year of professional rugby in New Zealand. Coles is off contract with New Zealand Rugby at the end of this year, but the 34-year-old suggested this season could be his last hurrah while speaking to RNZ ahead […]

James Maloney said Israel Folau would be a good-value buy for any NRL club and despite spending a decade out of the competition would still “out-jump any rival” in the game. Maloney played with Folau with French club Catalans last season in the Super League and received a WhatsApp message from the controversial centre about how he would not return […]