Super Rugby secures breakthrough broadcast deal
Rugby fans can breathe a sigh of relief, with both the Australian and New Zealand Super Rugby tournaments set to beamed around the country – starting this Saturday.
Rugby fans can breathe a sigh of relief, with both the Australian and New Zealand Super Rugby tournaments set to beamed around the country – starting this Saturday.
Waratahs coach Rob Penney is convinced the best way to develop Australia’s next crop of stars is by throwing them into the deep end against Kiwi teams, and Australia should push for a trans-Tasman comp next year.
Isaac Lucas’ baffling decision to jump ship for Japanese rugby has opened the possibility for quick-stepping 18-year-old whiz Mac Grealy to make a Super Rugby debut seven months after leaving school.
When NSW went into its COVID lockdown, Waratahs coach Rob Penney jetted home to New Zealand. Now, with the Super Rugby season resumption fast approaching, he’s trapped in ‘Cell 1818’.
Israel Folau’s looming court action against Rugby Australia won’t send the game broke but could still result in key programs being cut. SEE FOLAU’S COURT DOCUMENTS
After serving a two-match ban for failing to tell Waratahs officials he’d been busted for drink driving, Tolu Latu is back in the side.
Israel Folau is not letting his playing career go without a fight, and has engaged top lawyers as he looks to return to the field.
Israel Folau had been expertly sidestepping a crucial question while under intense cross examination from Rugby Australia’s top lawyer – that was until the former Wallaby made a monumental error.
One down, two to go. The Waratahs are still a chance of making the Super Rugby playoffs after winning the first of three must-win games.
Waratahs coach Daryl Gibson gave under-performing Bernard Foley a public lashing ahead of his showdown with Wallabies rival Quade Cooper.
The Waratahs must win their final three games if they are to make the Super Rugby playoffs but also need to rest their Wallabies stars. Coach Daryl Gibson is going for broke.
Rugby Australia is at an all-time low. The Wallabies are out of form, Super Rugby crowds are dropping and the Israel Folau scandal haunts the code. Club rugby, though, is thriving and it’s all thanks to the AFL.
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