Trans-Tasman ‘bubble’ may give look at Super future
After locking in the player pay deal, Rugby Australia is now turning attention to competition structures after the COVID-19 crisis eases, and one Trans-Tasman scenario is tantalising.
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Ugly stalemate blocking potential $20m rescue package
Australian rugby’s cash-crippled economy is being denied a multimillion-dollar lifeline from World Rugby – and the Wallabies’ greatest rivals are set to cash-in on the RA-RUPA civil war.
Copy cats: Rugby could turn to NRL to save game
Rugby Australia will have their greatest rival to thank if the latest radical proposal to get the struggling 15-man code back up and running comes to fruition – but the left-field plan may not be enough to save Raelene Castle.
Wallaby legend calls on Castle to come clean on future
As talks between Rugby Australia and the players’ union once more failed to reach an agreement over their pay dispute, Tim Horan insists it’s time for details on how the code can be saved to be shared.
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Chiefs win ugly against fighting Force
THE Force provided stiff opposition but came up short as the Chiefs did enough to win their Super Rugby clash — while Wallabies star Dane Haylett-Petty suffered a suspected hamstring injury.
Crusaders a Bridge too far for Stormers
WINGER George Bridge’s first-half hat-trick has set up the Crusaders for a relentless 57-24 Super Rugby win over the Stormers in Christchurch.
Highlanders put the hurt on Sunwolves
THE Highlanders have chalked up their fifth win of the Super Rugby season with a workmanlike 40-15 win over Japan’s Sunwolves in Invercargill.
Let’s make the Reds mediocre again
IF the Reds are to turn their season around, they must find a way to be much more mediocre. Andrew Slack explains why being mediocre could mean playing finals.
Hot Hurricanes blow away Brumbies
THE defending champion Hurricanes have put the Brumbies to the sword with a convincing 56-21 Super Rugby win in Napier.
Crisis! Bumbling Waratahs stunned by lowly Kings
WHEN the Waratahs lost to the Cheetahs at home in 2011, the irate NSW fans booed. But after being humbled by the lowly Kings at Allianz Stadium the Waratahs heard something worse: silence.
The Mad Monday Tahs don’t want
If Friday’s loss to the lowly Kings was ugly, the Waratahs players will be given a bigger hammering when they meet for a video review session on Monday.
Force remain defiant ahead of ARU meeting
THE Force have dismissed reports their future hinges on next week’s meeting with the ARU, saying the governing body has no legal rights to remove them from the Super Rugby competition.
Rodzilla 2.0 can monster Waratahs
AFTER adding 15kgs of muscle to his 2.02m frame by destroying four plates at the buffet in single sittings, Izack Rodda is ready to help the Reds end three years of subservience to NSW.
Can Rebels finally break African hoodoo?
DESPITE being buoyed by their first win of the season, Melbourne Rebels’ quest to secure a first ever Super Rugby win on South African soil has taken a hit.
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