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Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton and Barcelona forward Lionel Messi have been declared joint winners of the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year gong, with voting tied for the first time in the awards’ 20-year history.
Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton and Barcelona forward Lionel Messi have been declared joint winners of the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year gong, with voting tied for the first time in the awards’ 20-year history.
Springboks coach Rassie Erasmus has posted some of the messages he conveyed to his team at the Rugby World Cup.
Here we go again, and this time it’s with feeling.
Eddie Jones thinks it shouldn’t happen, New Zealand insists it can’t happen, and tournament organisers say there’s no sign of it happening.
Perth rugby fans will get another dose of Trans-Tasman rivalry after it was announced that the All Blacks will play the Wallabies at Optus Stadium next year, with the Springboks also to play in Western Australia. The Wallabies caused a major boilover in the first ever Bledisloe Cup Test played in Perth when they notched […]
“Offence sells tickets. Defence wins championships.”
“Rugby shouldn’t be something that creates pressure, it should be something that creates hope. We have a privilege of giving hope – it’s not a burden.”
I suppose it is natural that after every Rugby World Cup there will be analysis and speculation over what worked, what didn’t work and suggestions coming forth on what World Rugby can do to improve the game.
The morning after the Rugby World Cup final, we asked you to pick the team of the tournament for us.
As the last century ended, Nelson Mandela was resigning from public office. His 1999 farewell speech to Parliament closed with his dream that “all our children may play in the sun” and warning “the long walk continues”.
As the last century ended, Nelson Mandela was resigning from public office. His 1999 farewell speech to Parliament closed with his dream that “all our children may play in the sun” and warning “the long walk continues”.
As the last century ended, Nelson Mandela was resigning from public office. His 1999 farewell speech to Parliament closed with his dream that “all our children may play in the sun” and warning “the long walk continues”.
The confetti swept, the Cup boozy, silver medals rubbished, composite teams selected, Japan in the rear view mirror, and Rassie Erasmus’ stock price in the stratosphere.
The confetti swept, the Cup boozy, silver medals rubbished, composite teams selected, Japan in the rear view mirror, and Rassie Erasmus’ stock price in the stratosphere.
The confetti swept, the Cup boozy, silver medals rubbished, composite teams selected, Japan in the rear view mirror, and Rassie Erasmus’ stock price in the stratosphere.
Before rugby union’s governing body gets callouses patting themselves on the back, World Rugby’s council and executive committee need to swiftly get down to work and hone in on one of its strategic goals: maximise commercial values and increase the financial sustainability of international rugby.
World Cup-winning South African prop Tendai Mtawarira has today announced his retirement from international rugby.
South African World Cup-winning prop Tendai Mtawarira, affectionately known as The Beast, has announced his retirement from international rugby.
The Rugby World Cup may be done and dusted for 2019 but if you think we’ve recovered from our nasty bout of World Cup fever, you’re sorely mistaken.
Genuine humility is a rare jewel. It is like a whisper, almost inaudible. Those who speak through it talk with the low murmur of quiet emotion. They speak as if they would prefer not to disturb the silence at all.
And here is where it ended.
The 2019 Rugby World Cup came to a fittingly stunning conclusion on Saturday night, with South Africa knocking off England 32-12 to claim their third Webb Ellis cup.
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The Rugby World Cup may be in the rear-view mirror, but we’re still giving it some love The Roar’s Game of Codes podcast.
The Rugby World Cup may be in the rear-view mirror, but we’re still giving it some love The Roar’s Game of Codes podcast.
The Rugby World Cup may be in the rear-view mirror, but we’re still giving it some love The Roar’s Game of Codes podcast.
Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton and Barcelona forward Lionel Messi have been declared joint winners of the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year gong, with voting tied for the first time in the awards’ 20-year history.
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Not sure if Messi deserves that award, as much as I love that bloke. Hamilton absolutely…