The Waratahs will rest their Wallabies stars against the Highlanders this week, despite remaining a mathematical chance to make the Super Rugby finals. Rugby Australia avoided a nightmare scenario of having to decide whether to enforce its new Wallabies resting policy at the likely expense of NSW playing finals, after the Waratahs’ season was all…
The Brumbies are in the black for the second year in a row, announcing a $57,000 profit at their AGM this Thursday. Their 2017 profit was the club’s first since 2010 and they have backed it up with a bigger margin in 2018, despite relatively small crowds. Super Rugby games in Canberra attracted average crowds…
The Rebels and Reds flew the Australian flag in round four, claiming wins against the Brumbies and Bulls, respectively. Here’s who stood out from the chasing pack in round four. 1. James Slipper – Reds The Reds scrum was dominant against a big Bulls pack on Saturday and Slipper played a big part in that,…
The Chiefs have signalled a warning shot to the rest of Super Rugby and found a budding star in the process, beating the Brumbies 38-26 at Sunshine Coast Stadium. The scoreline does the Brumbies plenty of justice, as they scored three tries at the death with the result beyond any doubt, after trailing 26-7 at…
The Melbourne Rebels have apologised for an ill-timed sponsorship announcement ahead of the Super Rugby season kick-off but have no plans to ditch the deal. Click Here: NRL Telstra Premiership The Rebels announced on social media they had secured a new commercial partnership with Thai Airways, a company whose government is the majority shareholder. The…
A change is often said to be as good as a holiday but for Tevita Kuridrani a rare holiday might have been exactly what he needed to spark a return to some of his best rugby. A pectoral injury forced Kuridrani out of Test contention in the back half of 2018 but it gave him…
Bryce Hegarty may only have joined the Reds this season, but he jumped at the opportunity to become an indigenous program ambassador for the club and will wear Queensland’s indigenous jersey this week with as much pride as any player. Hegarty grew up in Samford where his best friend was the son of Brisbane Broncos…
The Waratahs will have double the Folau strike power at their disposal next season after signing John Folau for the 2019 season. The younger brother of Wallabies star Israel, John Folau joined the Waratahs for summer training recently after impressing with his potential for Sydney in the NRC. The 24-year-old had previously played rugby league…
The teenager admitted the pace of training with the Bundesliga champions takes some getting used to but hailed the support of his team-mates Alphonso Davies admits it has not been easy to deal with the transition to life at Bayern Munich but says he has received support from his team-mates on how to adjust to…
The Reds defender has called for cool heads as Jurgen Klopp’s side continue with their bid to land a first to-flight crown in 29 years Virgil van Dijk is looking for Liverpool to “keep winning” in pursuit of the Premier League title, but would also welcome some nice weather along the way. The Reds find…