Rugby Gold
Predicting Tahs’ downfall in Quade’s vision
QUADE Cooper’s most decisive plays of the season have primed the Reds for a drought-breaking crack at the NSW Waratahs if defensive failings can be fixed.
Rebels star cops four week kneeing ban
REBELS back-rower Lopeti Timani has been suspended for four weeks by the SANZAAR judiciary for a knee to the head of Brumbies lock Rory Arnold.
Will fans say ta-ta with season on line?
AFTER successive defeats and a bye, the Waratahs’ season will be defined by the results of their next three games. Just don’t expect a full house.
Rebels escape on African safari
THE Rebels depart for South Africa on Monday and captain Nic Stirzaker says it will be a welcome relief to get away from frenzied speculation surrounding the club’s future.
International News
World series Testing times for Aussie sevens women
AUSTRALIAN Sevens coach Tim Walsh will blood youngsters and test new combinations in the fourth round of the HSBC women’s Sevens World Series in Japan.
Son of a gun Cheika directs Lomax the sequel
HIS father was a front-row league enforcer for Canberra and New Zealand, now Tyrel Lomax is being groomed to do the same for the Wallabies.
Comment Death sentence a win for dollars over sense
WALLABIES great Nathan Sharpe has branded the looming axe for his beloved Western Force as a disgrace, with emotion to be clubbed by dollars and sense.
Rebels beat Brumbies to end Super Rugby drought
LIKE the club’s owners 24 hours earlier, Melbourne Rebels players finally showed some fight to break their duck for 2017 and record their first win of the season.
Why ARU should force Rebels out
THE Force won the first battle against the Rebels and after more than 10 years’ involvement in Super Rugby would be my choice to remain, writes Andrew Slack.
Rival hammers nail in Force’s coffin
MELBOURNE Rebels owner Andrew Cox told his players he would not be selling his license, putting Western Force’s Super Rugby future in even more peril.
Angry Rebels to seek compensation from ARU
THE Melbourne Rebels are seeking financial compensation from the ARU for damage to their brand after being named as one of two clubs in the firing line to be cut from Super Rugby.
Will fans say ta-ta with season on line?
AFTER successive defeats and a bye, the Waratahs’ season will be defined by the results of their next three games. Just don’t expect a full house.
Cheika delivers call for unity
WALLABIES coach Michael Cheika has urged the Australian rugby fraternity to “stop smashing each other” as the Super Rugby cull turns ugly.
Brumbies ready to swoop for Wessels
THE Western Force shutting down wouldn’t spell the end of Dave Wessels’ burgeoning coaching career in Australia, with the Brumbies ready to swoop.
We won’t lose our code-hopping stars: Cheika
WALLABIES coach Michael Cheika has weighed in on the cutting of an Australian Super Rugby franchise and the contractual ramifications for some big names.
Hunting a Wallabies jersey: 5 things
KARMICHAEL Hunt is finally fulfilling his potential as a world-class rugby player and the ‘new Izzy’ has Queensland buzzing. Here’s what we learned from the Reds defeat of the Kings.
‘George, I used to have a poster of you on my wall’
GEORGE Smith was even saluted on-field by a rival forward during Saturday’s rousing celebration of his enduring class when the desperate Reds became winners again.
Win would be icing on cake for captain Kerevi
LOST for words is how I felt when first told I’d be captaining the Reds because as long as I play this will be a highlight of my career, writes new Reds skipper Samu Kerevi.
Smith notches another incredible milestone
MORE machine than man! George Smith’s latest milestone means more to him than most because it is the greatest reflection of his astonishing staying power.
Cheika delivers call for unity
WALLABIES coach Michael Cheika has urged the Australian rugby fraternity to “stop smashing each other” as the Super Rugby cull turns ugly.
Brumbies not taking any chances against Rebels
WITH the axe hanging over the Melbourne Rebels, they have the chance to prove an emphatic point about their Super Rugby worth by beating the in-form Brumbies.
Brumbies ready to swoop for Wessels
THE Western Force shutting down wouldn’t spell the end of Dave Wessels’ burgeoning coaching career in Australia, with the Brumbies ready to swoop.
We won’t lose our code-hopping stars: Cheika
WALLABIES coach Michael Cheika has weighed in on the cutting of an Australian Super Rugby franchise and the contractual ramifications for some big names.
Why ARU should force Rebels out
THE Force won the first battle against the Rebels and after more than 10 years’ involvement in Super Rugby would be my choice to remain, writes Andrew Slack.
Rival hammers nail in Force’s coffin
MELBOURNE Rebels owner Andrew Cox told his players he would not be selling his license, putting Western Force’s Super Rugby future in even more peril.
Cheika delivers call for unity
WALLABIES coach Michael Cheika has urged the Australian rugby fraternity to “stop smashing each other” as the Super Rugby cull turns ugly.
We won’t lose our code-hopping stars: Cheika
WALLABIES coach Michael Cheika has weighed in on the cutting of an Australian Super Rugby franchise and the contractual ramifications for some big names.
Wallabies
Blockbuster League Lion! Te’o tipped for SBW showdown
AFTER starting just one international Test match, former NRL star Ben Te’o is poised to be a shock selection for the British & Irish Lions against the All Blacks.
World series Testing times for Aussie sevens women
AUSTRALIAN Sevens coach Tim Walsh will blood youngsters and test new combinations in the fourth round of the HSBC women’s Sevens World Series in Japan.
