Baxter backs SANZAAR process

Click:Hyperbaric Stretcher The silence over Super Rugby’s future has been a frustrating development for fans, players and franchises, but former Wallabies prop Al Baxter says patience is needed rather than speculation. Baxter was interviewed at Saturday’s Waratahs vs Brumbies game, in a segment that aired on Tuesday’s Kick and Chase on Fox Sports. “They need…

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    'It was clearly a try' : Larkham

    Brumbies coach Stephen Larkham was left fuming after a potentially match-winning try was disallowed in the final minutes of his side’s quarter-final loss to the Highlanders. Larkham was blunt speaking after his side’s 15-9 loss to the Highlanders, after the replacement winger Lausii Taliauli had a 75th minute try disallowed following a TMO review that ruled the…

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      Koroibete racing to be ready for Round One

      Star Melbourne Rebels recruit Marika Koroibete is in a race against the clock to be right for Round one of the Super Rugby season. The Fijian flyer will not play any preseason matches due to a knee ligament injury suffered at training, hampering his transition into the code after five years of NRL for the…

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        Brumbies go down in Canberra nailbiter

        The Brumbies have lost a Canberra thriller, conceding a try after the bell in a 27-22  loss to the Sharks. The match continued a run of Canberra Stadium nailbiters between the two teams, their seventh straight decided by less than a converted try. Leading 15-3 by 31 minutes in, the Brumbies conceded 19 unanswered points,…

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          Rugby will never make it back here: Weeks

          Foundation Rebels prop Laurie Weeks has warned rugby will “never make it back here” if the ARU decide to cut the Rebels from Super Rugby. While Melbourne have one eye on their must-win clash with the Reds on Saturday night, Weeks and the rest of the Rebels squad are having a hard time keeping their…

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            Respect a two-way street in rugby

            Wallabies and Waratahs utility Kurtley Beale says loyalty is a two-way street in sport, after news Quade Cooper’s Super Rugby days appear over. Reds coach Brad Thorn made the somewhat surprising revelation that Cooper would be unlikely to feature in Queensland’s 2018 plans earlier this week, along with out-of-favour halfback Nick Frisby. The news means…

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