It was a winless weekend for the Rebels and Waratahs in round 12. Which players can hold their heads up despite a disappointing round? 1. Tom Robertson Robertson worked incredibly hard for the Waratahs on Saturday night, and was particularly handy in defence. Robertson made 12 tackles for the Waratahs and was solid in set […]
Read MoreThe Reds have staved off the Brumbies’ pursuit of Samu Kerevi and re-signed the star centre until the end of 2019. Kerevi had been linked to ACT as contract negotiations heated up but the 24-year-old opted to stay at Ballymore. While retaining Kerevi is a significant coup the length of the extension and Kerevi’s comments […]
Read MoreA smarter, more efficient Waratahs performance was the key to the second half blitz, according to NSW coach Daryl Gibson. The Tahs emerged from the sheds in the second half a completely different football team to the one that trailed 20-10 at the break, scoring five sublime second half tries to stun the Rebels. The […]
Read MoreThe Melbourne Rising are set to play games in Adelaide and Hobart in the coming NRC seasons, as part of a new partnership with the southern states. The Melbourne Rebels announced a new arrangement forged with the Tasmanian Rugby Union and South Australian Rugby Union to help grow their community bases, with the NRC a […]
Read MoreThe Chiefs have named a host of All Blacks in their team to play the Brumbies on Wednesday night. Damian McKenzie, Nepo Laulala, Brodie Retallick, Sam Cane and Anton Lienert-Brown are among those to feature in their trial team, in their first outings of 2018. McKenzie will be at flyhalf, after the departure of Aaron […]
Read MoreBrumbies coach Dan McKellar has made good on his promise to reshuffle his struggling team, as they face the Lions. Injured backrowers David Pocock and Isi Naisarani return to the lineup, with Christian Lealiifano stepping into the primary playmaking role, starting at 10. Naisarani was injured in the Brumbies’ round 11 loss to the Crusaders, […]
Read MoreThe Wallabies’ World Cup hooking dilemma has been compounded with news that Rebels hooker Jordan Uelese won’t be back in Super Rugby for at least another month. Uelese suffered an ACL injury in June last year, just a day before the Wallabies went into their June Series camp, sidelining him for the rest of 2018. […]
Read MoreFlyhalf Handre Pollard, who played a key role in a rare away success for the Bulls in Australia last week, is returning home after injuring his calf and will miss the next three Super Rugby matches. Team captain Pollard picked up the calf strain in training this week ahead of Friday’s clash against the ACT […]
Read MoreComeback king Jack Frampton has showed why he’s on the radar of national Sevens coach Tim Walsh with an outstanding effort in Easts’ 26-19 Queensland Premier Rugby win over Sunnybank. Frampton has had a wretched run with injury, injuring his ankle in an Aussie Sevens trial game in the pre-season before breaking his arm in […]
Read MoreRebels lock Matt Philip is bracing for a “hissing” Waratahs outfit in their pivotal conference clash on Saturday night. The Rebels sit on top of the Australian conference, seven points clear of NSW, but a loss to the Waratahs could make that gap as narrow as three points after round 10. Philip said he expected […]
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