Mark Nawaqanitawase has well and truly put himself in the frame to make the Waratahs’ run-on side when the Super Rugby season kicks off in less than a fortnight. Now if only everyone could pronounce his surname!
Fresh from a big trial win over the Rebels, the Queensland Reds got some great news on the injury front with Wallabies lock Izack Rodda set to be fit for the Super Rugby opener against the Brumbies.
New Waratahs coach Rob Penney warned his new look team are a work in progress but there’s no doubting the enormous potential there after Friday night’s 40-21 romp over the Highlanders.
Life after Samu Kerevi looks a whole lot brighter for the Queensland Reds now Wallaby James O’Connor has made an eye-catching return against his former club.
THE Brumbies have lost world class prop Scott Sio for Sunday’s clash against the Blues in Canberra, while the cavalry is returning for the Rebels. Complete week 10 Super Rugby teams.
SAMU Kerevi may have been born in Fiji but hispassion for Queensland runs deep. ‘That eight-year NSW Origin drought was something I was happy about.’
THE future of Australian rugby may be up in the air but Karmichael Hunt is certain his lies with the team that stood by him during tough times of his own.
PAYTO AND PANDA: He is the son of a famous Kiwi league star, and now Tyrel Lomax is being hunted by the All Blacks despite being called into Wallabies camp.
NICK Stiles is boldly backing the “Baby Reds” to harness the aggro, passion and precision to end three years of interstate torment for Queensland.
SKY blue thinking. That’s the core principle the Waratahs will return to against the Reds after a “brutal” week of introspection in the wake of their humbling loss to the Kings.
THERE have been many memorable stinks in Reds-Tahs clashes but often it’s the tongue that cuts deepest. Here’s eight of the best sledges from rugby’s greatest derby.
THE Force and Rebels are in danger of being stripped bare of their uncontracted stars as the saga surrounding the future of their franchises continues to drag on.
THE Reds are desperately shooting for their first 20,000-strong crowd since 2015 to rev up Saturday night’s interstate clash and their finances.
FINDING “more hate in your heart” against NSW is the antagonistic formula that Queensland great Chris Latham is urging to win Saturday night’s interstate stoush.
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