Castle feels the heat as Folau inquest begins
While she was delivering the news that Israel Folau’s $4 million contract was being torn up, Raelene Castle might as well have been in the dock on trial herself, mounting an argument to keep her own job.
While she was delivering the news that Israel Folau’s $4 million contract was being torn up, Raelene Castle might as well have been in the dock on trial herself, mounting an argument to keep her own job.
The Dad’s Army centre pairing picked by NSW to muzzle Samu Kerevi on Saturday night will prove a masterstroke or the gateway to a drought-breaking Queensland Reds victory.
Commitment to the cause, inclusiveness and above all enjoyment are the buzz words driving the Rebels this season. All three elements have come to the fore this week ahead of a crunch clash with the Bulls.
They may be struggling to register a win in recent years but there was a time not that long ago when Queensland piled on the points and dominated their interstate showdown with NSW.
BERNARD Foley will miss the Waratahs grudge match against the Brumbies as his ongoing concussion issue continues to plague the playmaker and NSW.
THE NSW Waratahs must reignite their spluttering Super Rugby season without Bernard Foley after the Test playmaker was ruled out of Saturday night’s crunch match with the Brumbies.
AUSTRALIAN rugby has been given some sorely needed good news with confirmation the much-touted “global season” will come into effect in 2020.
A SUPER Rugby “Superbowl”? How about just blowing the competition up? Iain Payten and Jamie Pandaram reveal their radical plans to fix Super Rugby shambles.
AS Sekope Kepu prepares to play his 100th game for the Waratahs, the rampaging prop remembers the impact Dan Vickerman left on him in his first match for NSW.
VETERAN anchor Stephen Moore has been relegated to the bench for the Reds’ clash in Johannesburg, with young gun Andrew Ready to set the tone at hooker.
BRUMBIES legend Stephen Larkham has hit back at suggestions of a Super Rugby merger with the Melbourne Rebels, saying the club will only ever play out of Canberra.
HE’D prefer chopping South Africa altogether, but former Wallabies captain Stirling Mortlock says the likely axing of one of Australia’s five Super Rugby teams is the harsh reality for the ARU.
IF the Brumbies’ place at the Super Rugby table is in question, the whole competition should be shut down, Jim Tucker writes.
THEY have conceded 103 points in two games but the Rebels remain confident of reversing their poor start as they prepare for another daunting Super Rugby encounter.
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