Lucas on mission to lock down pivotal role
Isaac Lucas will become the Reds’ next young gun gamble at flyhalf if he excels during the seven-round sprint of the National Rugby Championship.
Isaac Lucas will become the Reds’ next young gun gamble at flyhalf if he excels during the seven-round sprint of the National Rugby Championship.
Having nine players on long-term deals is the Queensland Rugby Union’s most significant strategy for holding onto their core since Super Rugby’s birth in 1996. They are hoping it pays healthy dividends – and soon.
The Waratahs have narrowed down their hunt for a replacement for Daryl Gibson to two men. Will they again look to a Kiwi?
Waratahs rugby fans got a glimpse into a bright future with NSW 1 dominating their northern neighbours at the Australian Schools Rugby Championships – but but an old enemy emerged in the race to secure their signatures.
THE new-look Brumbies have further bolstered their outside back stocks for the 2018 Super Rugby season with the signing of former Force flyer Chance Peni on a one-year contract.
TWO-time Super Rugby champion Jono Lance has signed for the Melbourne Rebels as the 2017 wooden spooner continues to strengthen ahead of next year’s campaign.
RUGBY Australia have rejected claims they forced RugbyWA into administration by pursuing legal costs from their court battles over the axing of the Force.
THE resurgent Rebels have continued their signing spree with the addition of Wallabies trio Billy Meakes, Matt Philip and Richard Hardwick to go with a former New Zealand age-group star.
SENATOR Linda Reynolds accused the ARU of “cowardice” in their handling of the Western Force closure as a Senate committee refused to stop fighting the governing body.
WALLABIES stalwart Tatafu Polota-Nau has hooked up with an English suitor and will link with the Leicester club next month until after the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
THE Melbourne Rebels have continued their Super Rugby signing spree by landing the Haylett-Petty brothers, Dane and Ross, for the next two seasons.
THE Western Force influence continues to flush through the Melbourne Rebels, with Wallabies fullback Dane Haylett-Petty and his rising star brother Ross signing on.
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