Rugby Gold
Perth Spirit shock NSW Country to win NRC
ON the back of an outstanding defensive effort, Perth Spirit have won the National Rugby Championship by defeating NSW Country Eagles 20-16 in Tamworth.
Are the All Blacks the greatest team ever?
THE All Blacks seems light-years ahead of the rest of the rugby world. But where do they rate among the greatest national sides of all time?
Hansen’s forecast shocks Cheika
A BEMUSED Michael Cheika is at a loss to explain how All Blacks rival Steve Hansen was able to pick his team the day before the Wallabies announced it.
Video: Kearns mocks All Blacks fortress
PHIL Kearns has mocked Eden Park and those who live in its surrounding suburbs in a video sure to enrage Kiwis ahead of the Bledisloe Cup match.
International News
Clowns Cheika clowned! Coach slams disrespectful Kiwis
AN extraordinarily ugly aftermath to the Wallabies’ 37-10 defeat to the All Blacks in Auckland has seen trans-Tasman relations at an all-time low.
Eden Park Wallaroos walloped in record loss
IT was a dark day for Australian rugby at Eden Park as the Wallaroos suffered a record loss to New Zealand before the men’s side was given another rugby lesson.
Bledisloe Cup Improved Wallabies still no match for men in black
THE Wallabies produced their best performance of the year and still lost by 27 points. Such is the excellence of this All Blacks team.
Cheika mate! Hansen’s forecast shocks Cheika
A BEMUSED Michael Cheika is at a loss to explain how All Blacks rival Steve Hansen was able to pick his team the day before the Wallabies announced it.
Wallabies Cheika benches Quade for Bledisloe
THE Wallabies have dropped Quade Cooper to the bench and opted to risk rookie Reece Hodge at inside centre for Saturday’s Bledisloe Cup match.
Andrew Slack Genia and Cooper show the way: Slack
WILL Genia and Quade Cooper were essential to Queensland’s 2011 Super Rugby success. Saturday night proved it could work for Australia too.
Super Rugby to expand to combat Europe
SUPER Rugby “is not broken” and the game’s bosses believe the future lies in expansion despite major concerns about the competition’s structure and crowd numbers.
Why Hodge spurned glamour club Toulon
IT says a lot about Reece Hodge’s character that when offered the choice of a contract with megaclub Toulon or a distant dream, he chose the dream.
Rebels suffer nightmare Super draw
THE start of the Melbourne Rebels’ 2017 Super Rugby draw is the stuff of nightmares with the club facing four Kiwi sides in the opening six rounds.
Draw for 2017 Super Rugby released
THE Rebels will kick off the 2017 Super Rugby season, the Waratahs hit the road early and all Australian teams will take on the Jaguares. FULL DRAW HERE
Super Rugby to expand to combat Europe
SUPER Rugby “is not broken” and the game’s bosses believe the future lies in expansion despite major concerns about the competition’s structure and crowd numbers.
Gibson on Sunwolves: ‘those poor blokes’
THE Sunwolves face 100,000km of travel and 11 weeks in hotels next year, leading Waratahs coach Daryl Gibson to call for drastic changes.
Draw for 2017 Super Rugby released
THE Rebels will kick off the 2017 Super Rugby season, the Waratahs hit the road early and all Australian teams will take on the Jaguares. FULL DRAW HERE
Mumm to play milestone Test against Argentina
FOR as long as the Wallabies play Argentina, there will always be a voice from the corner of a rugby club somewhere piping up: “Remember the Dean Mumm try in Mendoza.”
Teenager catches Cheika’s eye
LOOK out Super Rugby, there’s another Izzy in town. Izaia Perese’s tackle-busting runs in the NRC have caught the eye of Wallabies coach Michael Cheika.
Finals or bust for new look Reds
IF the rejuvenated Reds are to return to the Super Rugby finals they must tackle an element they have not dealt with in years – the weight of public expectation.
Why Reds are genuine Super contenders
THE Queensland Reds will stamp themselves as a genuine Super Rugby threat with the announcement of yet another key signing rounding off their already strong squad.
Super Rugby to expand to combat Europe
SUPER Rugby “is not broken” and the game’s bosses believe the future lies in expansion despite major concerns about the competition’s structure and crowd numbers.
Super Rugby to expand to combat Europe
SUPER Rugby “is not broken” and the game’s bosses believe the future lies in expansion despite major concerns about the competition’s structure and crowd numbers.
Draw for 2017 Super Rugby released
THE Rebels will kick off the 2017 Super Rugby season, the Waratahs hit the road early and all Australian teams will take on the Jaguares. FULL DRAW HERE
Brumbies snare fringe Wallaby from Force
KYLE Godwin’s two-year deal with the ACT Brumbies was essential to keep the midfield humming at Australia’s best-performed Super Rugby club.
Toomua could miss rest of series
MATT Toomua’s worrying head knock history could ground him for the rest of The Rugby Championship as the Wallabies wisely protect him from long-term after-effects.
Former Waratahs playmaker joins the Force
THE Force have rounded out their Super Rugby backroom staff with the appointment of a former Waratahs playmaker as the attack coach for the 2017 and 2018 seasons.
Super Rugby to expand to combat Europe
SUPER Rugby “is not broken” and the game’s bosses believe the future lies in expansion despite major concerns about the competition’s structure and crowd numbers.
‘Old bugger’ joins the Force
SELF proclaimed ‘old bugger’ Alan Gaffney has joined the Force as the club’s attack consultant for the 2017 Super Rugby season.
Force’s coaching structure takes shape
DAVE Wessels has made his first appointment since being named Western Force coach, luring Ulster assistant Joe Barakat to the Perth-based Super Rugby franchise.
Wallabies
Wallabies woe Mumm citing rubs salt into Bledisloe wounds
WALLABIES flanker Dean Mumm has been cited for alleged foul play during Australia’s third Bledisloe Cup Test loss to the All Blacks on Saturday night.
Clowns Cheika clowned! Coach slams disrespectful Kiwis
AN extraordinarily ugly aftermath to the Wallabies’ 37-10 defeat to the All Blacks in Auckland has seen trans-Tasman relations at an all-time low.
