Join The Roar
Become a member to join in Australia's biggest sporting debate, submit articles, receive updates straight to your inbox and keep up with your favourite teams and authors.
Oops! You must provide an email address to create a Roar account
When using Facebook to create or log in to an account, you need to grant The Roar permission to see your email address
By joining The Roar you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions
Login and get Roaring
Oops! You must provide an email address to create a Roar account
When using Facebook to create or log in to an account, you need to grant The Roar permission to see your email address
Outside the Cavern Club in Liverpool – that dingy, underground dive where a little band called the Beatles were discovered – there’s wall of fame, with a brick dedicated to each of the amazing artists who have played the venue over the years.
Finals are always gripping contests, purely by nature of them being the last game of the season and having a trophy at stake.
Where would we be without sports commentators? Somewhere happy and peaceful? Perhaps.
On Sunday, Chelsea claimed their fourth Women’s Super League title and firmly established themselves as the most successful team in England.
Long-serving NSW Rugby Union chairman Roger Davis will step down from his position at the end of the month, opting not to stand for re-election at the upcoming AGM.
Even for home viewers, there was a palpable sense of Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium bristling with excitement right throughout Saturday’s Super Rugby final, before things reached a crescendo when James O’Connor sealed a thrilling, 85th minute, 19-16 title win to the Reds.
There’s no doubt active support is what makes the A-League unique, but how do we balance the need to let fans do their thing with Australia’s unremitting culture of rules and regulations?
What a season we’ve had so far!
A team falling out of the premiership race, injuries, controversy, and a few classic games late in the week have headlined Round 9. Here are my NRL talking points for the week that was.
We asked you to rate every Brumbies player out of 10 following their heartbreaking loss to the Reds in the Super Rugby AU final. Here are the results.
After the Reds stunned the Brumbies at the death to claim the Super Rugby AU final, we asked you to rate every player out of ten. Here is what you came up with.
The Super Rugby AU final is all over, with the Queensland Reds defeating the ACT Brumbies in an absolute belter, 19-16, at Suncorp Stadium.
In the AFL team shuffle I analyse which players would benefit from playing out of their current position.
After what seemed like months of speculation, Zach Merrett opened up to Mark Robinson from the Herald Sun about where things are at with Essendon as he enters free agency at the end of this year.
In my last post I highlighted the selection headache Brad Fittler has in his 5/8th selection, now we go to another position which NSW has talent in bucketloads — fullback.
Two meetings to look at on Tuesday, with my focus being at Tabcorp Park Menangle and Albion Park. The best bets for the respective programs are down below.
It was Gaetan Laborde’s second in the 3-2 win over Strassbourg.
The NRL360 panel believe it is down to Jarome Luai or Jack Wighton.
It could be the last thing Mike Brown ever does in a Quins jersey.
Good to fair chance this elephant is a better bat than Chris Martin.
Someone wasn’t paying attention in the team meeting!
In the 26th minute of an August 2009 match between the Manly Sea Eagles and Cronulla Sharks, NRL referee Phil Haines faced a testing situation. Manly player Chris Bailey lay prone on the ground after being struck in the head by Cronulla’s Luke Douglas.
In the 26th minute of an August 2009 match between the Manly Sea Eagles and Cronulla Sharks, NRL referee Phil Haines faced a testing situation. Manly player Chris Bailey lay prone on the ground after being struck in the head by Cronulla’s Luke Douglas.
| Rank | Roarer | Level | Articles |
| 1 |
Adam Page
|
Guru | 20 |
| 2 |
Gordon P Smith
|
Guru | 11 |
| 3 |
Avatar
|
Guru | 10 |
| 4 |
Rhys Knight
|
Guru | 10 |
| 5 |
David Holden
|
Guru | 8 |
| Rank | Roarer | Level | Comments |
| 1 |
Nicholas Bishop
|
Expert | 981 |
| 2 |
Emcie
|
Guru | 927 |
| 3 |
Brendon the 1st
|
Rookie | 852 |
| 4 |
Tony
|
Guru | 815 |
| 5 |
Jacko
|
Rookie | 779 |
| Roarer | New Level |
Ben Simpson
|
Pro |
Crow
|
Pro |
Jamie Samuel
|
Pro |
Brandon Going
|
Guru |
|
Neel
|
Guru |
Join 53096 members on The Roar
Is there a rugby fan on the planet who doesn’t have at least one question about the week just past? Luckily enough, we’ve got just the place for you to ask them.
3h
I think New Zealand coaching development systems still good. Not the rest of SH Rugby tho. but let’s see what’s Nic…(more)