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Former Socceroos coach Ferenc ‘Frank’ Arok has passed away at the age of 88. He was one of the most influential football figures in the sport’s rollercoaster history in this country.
Throughout the whole Super Rugby AU season and now into the international fixtures it has been fantastic to watch the standard of rugby skills, execution and general play lift across the board for each Australian player.
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.
It was all over in three rounds. Maybe even two.
It’s not often you watch your team cop a loss and can call it a win, but being at the footy in the flesh on Saturday night was a victory the likes of which I can’t recall ever having in my life.
Over my many years of watching rugby league, I have always thought that there is no other sport on the planet where referees are treated with the derision and lack of respect that we see on display each week.
The coppers knew they were in trouble when the animals breached the outer fences of the Ekka.
The Wallabies ex-captains’ advance being checked last week by new board member Peter Wiggs shows how difficult it is to effect change in Australian rugby.
The 1968 Olympics in Mexico City were quite an event, even by Olympic standards.
The 1968 Olympics in Mexico City were quite an event, even by Olympic standards.
The 1968 Olympics in Mexico City were quite an event, even by Olympic standards.
Was Todd Greenberg a good chief executive officer for the NRL? Does it matter?
Was Todd Greenberg a good chief executive officer for the NRL? Does it matter?
Was Todd Greenberg a good chief executive officer for the NRL? Does it matter?
A quick lap of Hurstville Oval’s hedge-square perfect gardens is all it takes to lift the lid on the prestigious St George District Cricket Club. Now a regular host of state and WBBL matches, the boutique ground is flush with tributes to over a century of club success.
A couple of weeks ago, after the Brumbies had beaten the Queensland Reds to kick off the 2020 Super Rugby season on the last weekend in January, I found myself in my usual post-match mode.
Hold the presses, Queensland is in line for a $36.2 billion jobs, export and tourism bonanza if it secures the 2032 South East Queensland (SEQ) Olympics and Paralympics.
Australia is currently ranked seventh in world rugby. If rugby bashing were a sport, it would rank first, with daylight second.
I click over to another tab on my browser and there is a sense of inevitably when I see Marnus Labuschange raising his bat once again, the various voices of the commentary team assuring me it was a well-built and determined innings.
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”.
If the flood of media reports and commentary that followed the mediated settlement of the Israel Folau versus Rugby Australia matter are to be believed, the outcome was a conclusive victory for Folau over his ex-employer, and a dagger blow for CEO Raelene Castle.
Why don’t more people go to watch cricket at the Gabba? There are two major issues, neither of which is the venue itself.
Club rugby, in particular the Shute Shield, has been thrust into the teeth of the current broadcast saga currently being undertaken by Rugby Australia.
Club rugby, in particular the Shute Shield, has been thrust into the teeth of the current broadcast saga currently being undertaken by Rugby Australia.
Club rugby, in particular the Shute Shield, has been thrust into the teeth of the current broadcast saga currently being undertaken by Rugby Australia.
Compare the pair.
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