Michael Hooper to return as Wallabies reveal team for Bledisloe 1

By Daniel Jeffrey, Today

Michael Cheika has named his Wallabies team for the first Bledisloe Cup clash of 2018, with captain Michael Hooper to make his return from injury in the run-on side this Saturday night against New Zealand.

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Rugby Australia’s Bledisloe effort? Send in the clowns

By Spiro Zavos, Today

“Isn’t it rich?/ Are we a pair?/ Me here at last on the ground/ You in mid-air/ Where are the clowns?”

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Your NRL team sucks. Here’s why

By Tim Gore, Today

While Ivan Cleary’s orange and black-striped bus still has a chance of rolling into the finals, there are now seven teams actively planning their Mad Monday activities for September 3.

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“Okay team, play smart football today, but don’t use your head”

By Stuart Thomas, Today

Like most rough and tumble sport loving kids, I took my fair share of head knocks.

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Where lesser teams might have imploded, Collingwood’s resilience is paying dividends

By Jay Croucher, Today New! Long Read

It’s the hope that gets you, not the despair – or in Collingwood’s case the past couple of years, it’s not the bitterly underwhelming starts to the year that get you, but the promising finishes.

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The Roar’s AFL expert tips and predictions: Round 22

By Josh Elliott, Today

With just two weeks left before the end of the home-and-away season there’s a number of matches this week that will shape the finals and the exciting thing about 2018 is they’ve been so hard to predict.

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State of the 2018 F1 season: The midfielders

By Michael Lamonato, Today

The 2018 Formula One midseason break has rivalled the season itself in its unpredictability, with announcements from Daniel Ricciardo, Force India and Fernando Alonso all disrupting the peace.

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Clean up your own backyard Todd Greenberg, before you woo the USA

By David Lord, Today

Todd Greenberg is genuinely excited about the prospect of two NRL teams playing for competition points in the USA next season.

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Why Michael Hooper is the Six Million Dollar Man

By Nicholas Bishop, 15 Aug 2018

The Six Million Dollar Man was one of the most popular television series on the box in the 1970s.

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WATCH: Kyrgios still wins despite tanking controversy

By AAP, Today

Nick Kyrgios has bounced back from a controversial second-set tantrum to reach the round of 16 at the Cincinnati Open.

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Jack Goodhue has won the contentious outside centre berth in a near-full strength All Blacks team to face the Wallabies in the Bledisloe Cup opener in Sydney.

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Sir John Kirwan has warned the Wallabies they’ll face a more potent All Blacks team with Brodie Retallick at his intimidating best.

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John Hopoate has been banned from any involvement in rugby league for 10 years for a fight in a Manly A-Grade match last month which he claims was sparked by vile racial taunts.

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Following increased speculation surrounding the status of Sea Eagles coach Trent Barrett in the last few days, the club have released a statement hoping to clear up the issue.

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Richmond skipper Trent Cotchin has recommitted to the club until 2022, after signing a new two-year contract that will begin after the conclusion of his current deal in 2020.

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The NRL season is far too long

By AJ Mithen, 15 Aug 2018

It’s been a long and gruelling season, this 2018 edition of the National Rugby League. And this time we’re actually talking about happenings on the field, not the amateur dramatics in the backrooms that occupy so much of our time.

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