Prop praying to end NSW dominance
Taniela Tupou has been a Queenslander for less than five years yet an unguarded moment in the dressing room has captured just how much it will mean to break the Waratahs’ 10-game stranglehold.
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New enemy targets luckless Waratahs
From the moment this season kicked off, the Waratahs have been cursed, relentlessly punished both on and off the field, with NSW’s latest antagonist coming in the form of referee Egon Seconds.
Folau’s dangerous call-to-arms to Christian brothers
Israel Folau has contacted Pacific Islander players urging them to stand in solidarity with him for expressing his Christian beliefs in a move that would create a public-relations nightmare for RA.
Unrepentant Folau refused chance to save career
New details have emerged around Israel Folau’s code of conduct hearing, with the Wallabies star given numerous opportunities to ensure his contract could not be terminated.
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Aussie Super team to be cut: report
ONE Australian Super Rugby team will be cut from next year’s competition, according to a South African report — with the Force, Rebels and Brumbies now facing a nervous wait.
All Blacks star gets grim injury verdict
ALL BLACKS utility back Nehe Milner-Skudder was told on Tuesday he will be out for at least six weeks with a foot injury, leaving his dream of facing the British and Irish Lions hanging by a thread.
‘Let’s hope they resolve Super saga quickly’
THERE is still no clarity for Australia’s three under-fire teams with SANZAAR’s plans for a Super Rugby overhaul set to be dragged out all week.
Four bad games will make Izzy an unlucky 13
WARATAHS star Israel Folau’s days at outside centre could be numbered with NSW desperate to reverse their poor start to the Super Rugby season.
‘The Waratahs are beating the Waratahs’
WARATAHS coach Daryl Gibson has forecast a shake-up of his backline and a team-wide spray on discipline after another heavy defeat at the weekend.
Foley eyes Super Rugby return v Brumbies
NSW five-eighth Bernard Foley expects to recover from lingering concussion symptoms in time for Saturday’s Super Rugby clash with the Brumbies.
Australia’s uncertain Super Rugby future
UNDER siege amid uncertain shake-ups to the competition’s complex format, Australia’s Super Rugby franchises did themselves few favours on another weekend of near misses and flops.
All Blacks stars hit with injury carnage
A GRUELLING round three of Super Rugby this weekend has proved costly for New Zealand’s backline, with five All Blacks sidelined with leg injuries.
Heartbreak! Reds blow big lead against Crusaders
A dream-killing penalty goal after the siren last night ruined the Reds’ bravest shot at ending four years of pain against their Kiwi tormentors, the Crusaders.
Tahs ripped apart by hungry Sharks
THE Waratahs return home from Africa this week battered and pointless after suffering another heavy defeat at the hands of the Sharks in Durban.
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