With the merging of the Balmain Tigers and the Western Suburbs Magpies, the Wests Tigers were admitted to the NRL in 2000. It took only five seasons for the newly established Tigers outfit to register its first premiership in 2005, when Benji Marshall and Scott Prince led Wests to a memorable Grand Final victory over the Nth Qld Cowboys.
Had the door politely held open for you lately? Chances are it was one of those well-mannered Wests Tigers. The NRL club’s players attended an etiquette course on Monday as they prepared for a sponsor meet-and-greet.
Conducted by business and social etiquette specialist Anna Musson, the Tigers were told they should greet sponsors before their mates [...] Read article
Benji Marshall is hoping Wests Tigers afford coach Tim Sheens the same confidence they showed in him after the New Zealand Test skipper confirmed his long-term future in the black and gold on Thursday.
Marshall put pen to paper on a deal that will see him stay with the NRL club through to the end of [...] Read article
The Sydney Roosters 28-10 win over the Wests Tigers in yesterday’s Foundation Cup not only continued the chooks dominance of the event, but it also signalled the beginning of a new era under coach Brian Smith – and the signs look encouraging.
Although the Roosters are yet to lose a Foundation Cup match to the Tigers, [...] Read article
The Roosters had a bad week losing young gun Boyd Coydner for the year through injury, but the spring in their step returned after their comprehensive 28 -10 win against a full strength Wests Tigers in the Foundation Cup at the SFS on Sunday.
Despite the ease of the Roosters’ win, they were without two of [...] Read article
Sydney Roosters playmakers Mitchell Pearce and Todd Carney started 2010 with dominant performances in their side’s 28-10 NRL trial win over the Wests Tigers at the Sydney Football Stadium on Sunday.
Roosters coach, Brian Smith has already tipped the pair to play representative football this season, and the pair justified that confidence, with starring roles in [...] Read article
Well footy fans, it’s that time of the year again. Time to dust off the jersey, time to shake out the flag, time to apply for temporary divorce, citing irreconcilable differences for 30 weeks.
But most importantly of all, it’s time for the second annual Sports Fan’s Life NRL Season Preview. Here goes;
Brisbane Broncos
This season for [...] Read article
Wests Tigers have asked Lote Tuqiri’s English rugby union club for an early release in a bid to have the dual international playing in round one of the NRL.
Tuqiri is currently playing for English premiership side Leicester where his contract expires at the end of March, even though the northern hemisphere rugby season runs until [...] Read article
Queensland selector Des Morris says any potential return to State of Origin by Lote Tuqiri would not be impeded by any grudges held over from when he switched to rugby union in 2002.
Tuqiri’s return to the NRL with Wests Tigers on Thursday is timely for Queensland with international centre Justin Hodges in danger of missing [...] Read article
Some Preston Campbell magic saved the Gold Coast from an upset NRL opening round loss to the Warriors at Skilled Park on Sunday.
The pint-sized dynamo flew onto a short-ranged Nathan Friend grubber kick in the 70th minute for the match-winning try in the Titans 24-18 comeback win after they had trailed the Warriors 12-0 after [...]
Sydney Roosters coach Brian Smith likened Todd Carney’s freakish ability to that of Greg Inglis and Billy Slater after the former Canberra bad boy returned from a 16-month NRL hiatus to lead the Roosters to an emphatic 36-10 win over South Sydney on Sunday.
Playing his first game in the tri-colours and his first match at [...]
Wayne Bennett says fans and officials need more transparency in the setting-up of the National Rugby League commission that all hope will give the sport a clean slate from which to move forward.
Speaking extensively on the issue for the first time, one of the NRL’s elder statesman said he even had a list of names [...]
Welcome to the NRL Mr Burgess. The competition he dreamed of playing in as a kid quickly turned into a nightmare for South Sydney’s English recruit Sam Burgess, as the Bunnies capitulated 36-10 at the hands of local rivals Sydney Roosters on Sunday.
While the 21-year-old showed enough to suggest he will more than hold his [...]
Melbourne captain Cameron Smith concedes he hasn’t done enough on the training paddock to help compensate for the loss of halfback Cooper Cronk.
But he has vowed to right those wrongs ahead of next weekend’s NRL meeting with Newcastle.
Deputising for the injured Cronk in the No.7 jumper, Test hooker Smith struggled with his short kicking game [...]
Salvage expert Johnathan Thurston launched the rescue mission then bagged himself for not finishing the job properly in his post mortem to the Cowboys’ gripping 30-24 loss to Brisbane on Friday night.
The scheming skipper was the spark behind North Queensland’s second-half revival coming from 24-0 down to be tied 24-24 with 10 minutes to play [...]
This time last year, the Sydney Roosters produced one of the most embarrassing performances in their rich history, falling meekly to rivals the South Sydney Rabbitohs 52-12 at the SFS at the start of the 2009 NRL season.
What a difference 12 months can make.
After a horrendous 2009 season which culminated in the Roosters receiving the [...]
If any young sportsman would like to see the benefits of giving up alcohol just have a look at a Roosters game. It occurred to me just after the Sydney Roosters had just defeated the South Sydney Rabbitohs 36 points to 10 that their three best players, Nat Myles, Mitchell Pearce and Todd Carney had all [...]
Newcastle put their off-field dramas behind them to hold-off Canterbury 20-16 in a major NRL upset at ANZ Stadium, but they were lucky Bulldogs goal-kicking great Hazem El Masri retired last year.
Trailing 16-0 at halftime, Canterbury scored four second half tries, two each to Josh Morris and Steve Turner, to get back into the contest, [...]
Melbourne launched an effective if unspectacular defence of their NRL premiership by overcoming a committed Cronulla side 14-10 at Toyota Park on Saturday night.
Just as they did against Leeds in winning the World Club Challenge earlier this month, the Storm looked a long way from the well-oiled machine which won last year’s title, with the [...]
