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Gower left out by Knights - for now
12 Jun 2013The sight of Craig Gower in full flight at Newcastle training on Tuesday impressed Knights coach Wayne Bennett – but not enough to pick him in his initial 18-man squad for Sunday’s NRL clash with Melbourne. Not that Bennett was short of surprises on Tuesday. Seeing Gower at his first Knights training session prompted comparisons [...]
Lions' Brown plans big finish to 2013
12 Jun 2013He may still be ruing his suspension but Brisbane Lions co-captain Jonathan Brown can now see a benefit as he plans a huge finish to the 2013 AFL season. Brown has just 11 games left in his season after copping a two-week ban for striking Carlton’s Michael Jamison – a suspension that will expire after [...]
1989 series made Lions: Lawton
8 Jun 2013What has become world rugby’s showpiece – the British and Irish Lions tour – came very close to being relegated to sideshow status, ex-Wallabies hooker Tom Lawton says. The Lions’ 1989 tour may be remembered for all the wrong reasons by Australians after a David Campese brain explosion capped the Wallabies’ 2-1 series loss. However, [...]
Cooper can make Wallabies: Dwyer
6 Jun 2013Queensland coach Ewen McKenzie may disagree but Bob Dwyer believes Reds playmaker Quade Cooper can force his way into the Wallabies squad with a blinder against the British and Irish Lions. However, the World Cup-winning Wallabies mentor doubts whether national coach Robbie Deans’ snubbing of the 38-Test five-eighth to date is personal. McKenzie appeared resigned [...]
Lions tours may be scaled back: Connolly
6 Jun 2013Picking under-strength sides for tour matches may drastically reduce the scale of future British and Irish Lions visits, John Connolly says. But the ex-Wallabies coach has dismissed ex-England boss Clive Woodward’s claim that it may cost Australia future Lions tours. And World Cup-winning mentor Bob Dwyer has weighed in, saying Woodward could be underestimating Australian [...]
$15,000 fine for Packer's NRL toilet break
5 Jun 2013There is no relief in sight for Warriors prop Russell Packer after being caught urinating on the field before Monday night’s record 58-16 NRL win over the Broncos. Warriors CEO Wayne Scurrah grilled Packer on his return to New Zealand on Tuesday after the NRL issued the club with a $15,000 breach notice for the [...]
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