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Tony is honoured to be next man in as The Roar editor, having made his debut at the Queensland Times, Ipswich, in 1989 with a column entitled 'That's What I reckon Sport!' Has since worked as a reporter and editor with organisations including Fox Sports, Fairfax, News Corp, AAP, The AP and ACP magazines, covering four Olympics, three FIFA World Cups and WC's in cricket and rugby. Favourite team: Arsenal. Favourite question: 'Did you even watch the game?'
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Australia has lost a club vs country battle with the Japanese employers of Samu Kerevi and Sean McMahon, with both players now out of the spring tour, along with injured Reece Hodge.
England’s cricketers, Jimmy Anderson among them, have called for a calming in the traditional pre-Ashes war of words. And yet the old enemy can’t resist firing bullets.
The Matildas enjoyed a raucous and triumphant homecoming with a thrilling 3-1 defeat of Brazil at CommBank Stadium on Saturday.
Quade Cooper will be on the plane to England on Sunday in a sign he should play some part of the European tour.
Moments before Connal McInerney emerged as a Wallabies hero, James Slipper was giving him a special history lesson on the replacements’ bench.
Wallabies fullback Reece Hodge looked in significant pain as pectoral injury forced him off against Japan on Saturday and put the rest of his Spring Tour campaign in doubt.
It’s time for Dave Rennie’s promising Wallabies squad to step out their “backyards” with another significant step towards showing they can be a force at the 2023 World Cup beginning on Saturday night against Japan.
Quade Cooper’s club vs country standoff rumbles on, but Wallabies coach Dave Rennie has given the clearest message yet that he wants his revitalised No.10 on the European leg of the spring tour.
Hunter Paisami will replace Samu Kerevi at No.12 against Japan as he returns for the first time since facing the All Blacks in August. Paisami was first choice earlier in the campaign before leaving camp to attend the birth of his child. With Kerevi, who suffered an ankle injury against Argentina, in storming form alongside […]
Welcome to the second edition of Rugby World, a weekly column dedicated to some of the most intriguing stories from the XV man game.
Quade Cooper says he’s the man stuck in the middle of ongoing negotiations between Rugby Australia and his Japanese club and still has no idea if he will be joining the Wallabies on the European leg of the spring tour.
England coach Eddie Jones named a 34-man squad for northern winter internationals on Tuesday and one ommission in particular would have been greeted with great interest by the Wallabies.
Brad Haddin, who’s just returned from a coaching role in the IPL, says Australia could come to regret leaving Nathan Lyon out of the T20 World Cup squad that launches its campaign against South Africa on Saturday.
Test cricket captain Tim Paine says he was “shattered” when he heard young gun Will Pucovski had suffered another head hit and concussion which has left him in doubt for the Ashes campaign.
Last week, when Dave Rennie named the 34 players who departed Australia on Wednesday to join three overseas based Wallabies on the spring tour, he had some fatherly words about some of his flock.
Welcome to Rugby World, a new weekly column looking at issues and stories from home and abroad. Sonny shining Sonny Bill Williams is everywhere right now. A permanent fixture of Stan Sport’s post-match punditry, he didn’t awlays sparkle, but did deliver the best interview moment of The Rugby Championship with that heart-felt exchange with Quade […]
Australia have now gone eight games in 12 years without a victory over Japan, and their gutting 2-1 World Cup qualifying loss in Saitama will hurt as much as any of their failures.
England have set themselves up for another “will he or won’t he” saga over Ben Stokes despite his name being left off the 17-man squad for the Ashes tour named on Sunday evening.
Dave Rennie said he was still uncertain if the Wallabies’ would have their three Japanese-based stars, including starting No.10 Quade Cooper, available for the opening match of the spring tour, as he named a 37-man squad for the four Tests on Friday.
Dave Rennie’s transformation of the Wallabies from a youth group to a hardcore line up of seasoned pros under further relaxation of the Giteau Law continued Friday when he named Will Skelton among three overseas-based players for the spring tour.
DR is the Barbarians coach, he says it was premature for organisers to name Quade Cooper in the team. Sounds unlikely that Cooper will play.
WALLABIES SQUAD: Skelton returns, Perese gets another shot, Noah left behind
DR on Kurtley Beale. ‘We’ve spoken about everyone who’s over there. We think Hodgey can do a job, Andrew Kellaway, we’d like to see Jordie play 15 at Super Level.’
WALLABIES SQUAD: Skelton returns, Perese gets another shot, Noah left behind
DR ‘There have been exceptions to GL based on covid. There will be discussions post Spring Tour’
WALLABIES SQUAD: Skelton returns, Perese gets another shot, Noah left behind
DR ‘The Giteau Law – there’s nothing based in concrete at this stage. The preference is to pick from here. Some of these guys coming in, getting a taste of the culture, hopefully that encourages them to come back here. We’re trying to bring home as many as we can.’
WALLABIES SQUAD: Skelton returns, Perese gets another shot, Noah left behind
DR says the Japanese based players Quade Cooper, Kerevi and Koroibete may not be eligible to play against Japan, but negotiations are ongoing.
WALLABIES SQUAD: Skelton returns, Perese gets another shot, Noah left behind
Samu Kerevi a chance to be fit for the Japan Test and “certainly after that” says DR.
WALLABIES SQUAD: Skelton returns, Perese gets another shot, Noah left behind
DR on Lukan missing out. ‘You step aside and give other guys opportunities and they take them’ He left for the birth of a child and has found himself out of favour. “We need him more powerful from a leg point of view and a decent of seasn will help with that.”
WALLABIES SQUAD: Skelton returns, Perese gets another shot, Noah left behind
DR: “Everyone wants to tour” he says about those left behind. But says Harry Wilson will make shifts to help him excel at the level by staying behind. “We rate him highly.” Noah needs to “put on muscle mass and work on how to defend at 10.”
WALLABIES SQUAD: Skelton returns, Perese gets another shot, Noah left behind
DR: Last year Will was the best player in Europe.
WALLABIES SQUAD: Skelton returns, Perese gets another shot, Noah left behind
DR: Arnold ‘was one of the biggest losses’. It was too far down the track to stop him. ‘He’s been outstanding for Toulouse’. Will ‘really leaned down, Saracens did a great job with him.’
WALLABIES SQUAD: Skelton returns, Perese gets another shot, Noah left behind
DR says they’re unlikely to play against Scotland. ‘It’s tough. We’ve given them homework. They have to be well conditioned and we’ll make a decision around how they shape up when they come in. We certainly wouldn’t be using all three against Scotland’
WALLABIES SQUAD: Skelton returns, Perese gets another shot, Noah left behind
DR says he was really disappointed when Arnold chose to play OS and has been in constant touch with him.
‘It’s great for us and fantastic to have them back in the mix’
WALLABIES SQUAD: Skelton returns, Perese gets another shot, Noah left behind
DR: ‘Speaking to a number of guys around potentially coming home and desire to lay for the Wallabies. The sitaaution with covid created an opportunity.’
WALLABIES SQUAD: Skelton returns, Perese gets another shot, Noah left behind
Dave Rennie will be talking about the tour selection at 1pm AEST. I’ll try to provide some updates in the comments, and then later in story form.
WALLABIES SQUAD: Skelton returns, Perese gets another shot, Noah left behind
will be up first thing tomorrow morning, cheers
'Every game I left two tickets for Ferris Bueller': Australian cricket's underrated comedy genius
Playing a lot of golf at a handicap of 2 and has given up the drink… Podcast is really worth a listen. Lots of Merv gold in there too
'Every game I left two tickets for Ferris Bueller': Australian cricket's underrated comedy genius
Benji has a two year deal with Fox Sports
'I've done some good stuff': Emotional Benji farewells NRL after 19 years of 'ugly, jumpy' magic
Come on Gee Up try much harder…
NRL grand final player ratings: Who sizzled and who fizzled
Have spoken to NB now, he’s a fan.. You should write some pieces! Actually start with one, that’s a lot less daunting than ‘some’ … 😊
Greg Holmes, 38, becomes Australian rugby's answer to Steven Bradbury, and our oldest ever pro Wallaby
Not as such… what about?
Greg Holmes, 38, becomes Australian rugby's answer to Steven Bradbury, and our oldest ever pro Wallaby
Brilliant. You should write headlines for The Roar
Greg Holmes, 38, becomes Australian rugby's answer to Steven Bradbury, and our oldest ever pro Wallaby
For who, Tate? He wants to see Jake Gordon in action. They are likely to take 3 halfbacks on the European tour, I’m guessing he wants to make sure Gordon is his No.3
TEAM CONFIRMED: McMahon on bench, Holmes becomes oldest Wallaby in pro era, Tate rested
Greg Holmes, sorry. Sean McMahon will be available to tour having gained clearance from his club
TEAM CONFIRMED: McMahon on bench, Holmes becomes oldest Wallaby in pro era, Tate rested
Sean McMahon speaking: “I kind of feel like the new kid.” Praise for McKellar. “It’s been great he’s direct. Dave is similar, they know exactly what they want.”
TEAM CONFIRMED: McMahon on bench, Holmes becomes oldest Wallaby in pro era, Tate rested
DR: “We’ve had 10 Tests, all tough opponents, we have four more and it’s great for us. We’ve learnt a lot and got a lot more in us.”
WALLABIES SQUAD: Skelton returns, Perese gets another shot, Noah left behind