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Freelance Australian journalist who is based in the UK and writes for Inside Sport, The Guardian, The Sun, The i-Paper, FourFourTwo Australia, SBS The World Game, League Weekly, Big League, Forty20 magazine and others. Tweets at @johnnyddavidson. Enjoys panenkas and cut-out passes.
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Old rivals in the Manly Sea Eagles and Wests Tigers meet at Brookvale Oval as both sides look to bounce back after disappointing defeats.…
Match result: A clinical 33-point victory over Argentina has seen the Springboks claim the Rugby Championship title for the first time since 2009. Final…
Match result: Robbie Farah and Moses Mbye added injury woes to the Wests Tigers upset 18-16 loss to Canterbury at ANZ Stadium, which saw…
Match result: The Wallabies’ woes have continued as they went down convincingly to South Africa. A dominant display by the Boks who, despite missing…
Match result: The South Sydney Rabbitohs have pulled one out of the fire, coming from behind late to steal the win from their North…
The St George Illawarra Dragons host the Canberra Raiders at WIN Stadium in Round 17 of the NRL. Join The Roar from 6:10pm (AEST)…
The Crusaders emerged victorious over the Jaguares in a hard-fought, tense final in Christchurch. In a tight, rainy game with few clear-cut attacking chances…
And then there were two. The Crusaders and the Hurricanes went hammer and tongs in a Christchurch classic, with the home team just pipping…
The Parramatta Eels and the Canberra Raiders get it on in the humidity of Darwin. Join The Roar from 7:35pm (AEST) for live scores…
In the final four we saw the Crusaders and the Brumbies cruise, the Hurricanes edge the Bulls and the Jaguares grind down the Chiefs.…
The Matildas have been eliminated from the World Cup after a heart-breaking penalty shootout loss to Norway in Nice. The Matildas bravely fought back…
The Matildas and Norway go toe to toe in the World Cup Round of 16. Join The Roar from 5am AEST for all the…
Quarter-final rugby comes to Canberra as the Brumbies host the Sharks. Join The Roar from 8:05pm AEST for this knockout clash. And then there…
The final round of the regular season saw the Chiefs spank the Rebels, the Jaguares claim second spot, the Brumbies bash the Reds, the…
The Chiefs cross the Tasman to try and take down the Rebels in Victoria. Join The Roar from 7:45pm AEST for this Super Rugby…
Australia meet Brazil in their crucial second FIFA Women's World Cup group game. Join The Roar for live scores and a blog from 2am…
We are getting to the business end of the season and this round we saw the Rebels embarrassed, the Brumbies truimphant, the Jaguares dominant…
The Rebels cross the Tasman to tackle the Crusaders in Christchurch. Join The Roar from 5:30pm AEST for this Super Rugby showdown. The Crusaders…
The Reds entertain the Blues in Brisbane in this trans-Tasman clash at Suncorp. Join The Roar from 7:45pm AEST for all the fun. With…
As the semi-finals draw near we had a great weekend, which saw a dazzling Blues and Bulls draw, the Rebels downed, the Crusaders beaten,…
Talking about Australian hookers, not Kiwi ones, obviously.
Super Rugby team of the week: Round 18
Yes. Kremer was very good, he has been in the team in recent weeks. The Jaguares were unlucky not to get more players in, granted, but they did have the easiest opponent in the Sunwolves.
Super Rugby team of the week: Round 18
Fair point, Masirewa was excellent. See him as more as a winger though, even though he played fullback against the Brumbies. He is some player, be interesting if they keep him at 15 in the future. An Aussie Super Rugby team should be snapping him up for 2020.
Super Rugby Team of the Week: Round 16
Savea has been one of the best players in the whole comp this season.
Super Rugby Team of the Week: Round 16
Badly, in my opinion. He may do as he is experienced and there is not a lot of depth.
Super Rugby Team of the Week: Round 16
Love the Roff! One of the all-time greats, and my personal favourites.
Super Rugby Team of the Week: Round 13
Thanks to everyone who tuned in.
Apologir to all for the wi-fi issues which hit in the second half.
North Queensland Cowboys vs Leeds Rhinos: World Club Challenge highlights, scores, blog
MATCH RESULT
Cowboys get the win 38-4. In the end it’s a blowout as North Queensland run away with it. The first 40 minutes was really tight, a real grind, but the Rhinos wilted in the second 40. This game had a bit of everything. Some good tries, a fight and a sending off. Quite action-packed. But not good from the English perspective. The gap between the NRL and Super is vast, no doubt about that.
Leeds 4
Cowboys 38
North Queensland Cowboys vs Leeds Rhinos: World Club Challenge highlights, scores, blog
TRY COWBOYS!
Big mistake there from Leeds, they let a Granville kcikc bounce and the Cowboys clean up. O’Neill darts over for his second try. That’s way too easy.
Leeds 4
Cowboys 38
North Queensland Cowboys vs Leeds Rhinos: World Club Challenge highlights, scores, blog
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Sorry folks a few wi-fi issues here. Going in and out at Headingley.
But the atmopshere has really ratched up a few nothes. Leeds almost over with a try, held up.
Leeds 4
Cowboys 32
North Queensland Cowboys vs Leeds Rhinos: World Club Challenge highlights, scores, blog
SIN-BIN
Tamou goes for 10 and Garbutt is sent off! Huge drama!
Leeds 4
Cowboys 32
North Queensland Cowboys vs Leeds Rhinos: World Club Challenge highlights, scores, blog
BIFF!
And it’s all in as James Tamou and Keith Galloway go at it, and Mitch Garbutt drops Tamoa with a huge punch!
Leeds 4
Cowboys 32
North Queensland Cowboys vs Leeds Rhinos: World Club Challenge highlights, scores, blog
TRY COWBOYS!
They are in again, this time through Justin O’Neill. And that’s all she wrote folks. Another tough night for Super League.
Leeds 4
Cowboys 32
North Queensland Cowboys vs Leeds Rhinos: World Club Challenge highlights, scores, blog
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Another convesion for JT.
Leeds 4
Cowboys 26
North Queensland Cowboys vs Leeds Rhinos: World Club Challenge highlights, scores, blog
TRY COWBOYS
Mistake from the kick off from Leeds and the Cows hit back quick three tackles. JT scrambles over for a TRY! Now it’s starting to become a bit of a blowout…
Leeds 4
Cowboys 24
North Queensland Cowboys vs Leeds Rhinos: World Club Challenge highlights, scores, blog
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JT adds the extras.
Leeds 4
Cowboys 20
North Queensland Cowboys vs Leeds Rhinos: World Club Challenge highlights, scores, blog
TRY COWBOYS
JT puts through a grubber and Coote picks it up to score. Or has he? Video ref is checking… looks like no try, no it’s given! TRY!
Leeds 4
Cowboys 18
North Queensland Cowboys vs Leeds Rhinos: World Club Challenge highlights, scores, blog
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Lilley is pulled down centimetres out. Leeds roll a grubber in but the Cowboys clean it up. Danger averted.
Leeds 4
Cowboys 14
North Queensland Cowboys vs Leeds Rhinos: World Club Challenge highlights, scores, blog
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Leeds testing the Cows defence now. Some great lines being run.
Thats’s offside from a bomb and Leeds have the ball back 10m out! Here we go…
Leeds 4
Cowboys 14
North Queensland Cowboys vs Leeds Rhinos: World Club Challenge highlights, scores, blog
Using the stats on the Super Rugby website Ben.
Super Rugby team of the week: The final