Jonathan Drennan
Jonathan Drennan is a sports reporter for the Sydney Morning Herald.
‘I have two, she has one’: Moment Sydney Swans players were caught with cocaine
It was a late Saturday afternoon when Alexia Hamilton and Paige Sheppard left the Clovelly Hotel to find a silver Toyota. They have apologised for what happened next.
- by Clare Sibthorpe, Marnie Vinall, Jonathan Drennan and Sally Rawsthorne
Latest
Rugby Australia to help decide Coleman’s future at Waratahs
Rugby Australia will play a key role in deciding the future of Waratahs coach Darren Coleman’s future as part of a broader review into the club’s performance.
- by Jonathan Drennan
‘We’re close, but no cigar’: Waratahs enter last-chance saloon against Rebels
After another heartbreak, this time in Fiji, the Waratahs return home with their season on the line against the Rebels.
- by Jonathan Drennan
Pressure mounts on Coleman as Waratahs beaten in thriller in Fiji
The cruelty of sport was laid bare on a hot and humid day in Lautoka, Fiji, as the Waratahs lost by three points to the Drua. But the Waratahs women’s team had a massive win.
- by Jonathan Drennan
Jorgensen committed to the Wallabies, but post-World Cup NRL switch possible
Max Jorgensen is excited to work under Joe Schmidt ahead of next year’s British and Irish Lions tour, but won’t write off a potential code switch after the 2027 World Cup.
- by Jonathan Drennan
Hearts, minds and a ’16th player’: How the Drua broke through in Fiji
The Drua provided 18 members of the 2023 Fiji World Cup squad and have won back-to-back Super W titles, but their club is about far more than results on the field.
- by Jonathan Drennan
Waratahs to lose another Wallaby as Tigers pounce
As NSW prepare to face the Drua in Fiji, a star international back has announced he’s signed a two-year deal to join Australian coach Dan McKellar at English giants Leicester.
- by Jonathan Drennan
‘A player gets poleaxed and they laugh’: The former Swan changing the game for Fiji
Mick Byrne made his name in the VFL, winning a premiership with Hawthorn before finishing with Sydney. Now he is transforming the Fijian Drua as their head coach.
- by Jonathan Drennan
Jorgensen returns for Waratahs on Fiji trip that could resurrect season
Fullback Max Jorgensen has recovered from a hip injury and will return for the Waratahs in their first visit to Fiji in Super Rugby.
- by Jonathan Drennan
Analysis
Super Rugby
Points or potential? Crunch time for Coleman as Tahs prepare for brutal Fiji mission
The NSW board will meet soon to decide the future of coach Darren Coleman, but how will they decipher the first month of the Waratahs’ season?
- by Jonathan Drennan
Another week, another heartbreaking loss for Tahs
The Waratahs have lost by two points for the second week in a row to New Zealand opposition, this time the Blues in Sydney.
- by Jonathan Drennan