Rugby League

Michael Chammas

Michael Chammas is a sports reporter with The Sydney Morning Herald

Tackled: Set of Six has lots of doubt Simona will ever be back.

Simona's bets on NRL games resulted in losses

EXCLUSIVE: Tim Simona threw his NRL career away gambling on rugby league and walked away $400 out of pocket. Fairfax Media can reveal Simona placed $600 worth of bets on rugby league matches at an average of $12 per punt, winning just $200 from the bets that on Friday saw the Wests Tigers centre deregistered from the NRL indefinitely.

Big goals: James Tedesco is front-runner for the Blues fullback jumper, and wants international honours too.

Tedesco eyes No.1 status

James Tedesco has set himself the goal of becoming the NRL's premier fullback by the end of the season, eyeing Darius Boyd's Australian No.1 jersey for the World Cup.