How Queensland cut NSW down to size
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.
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.
Melbourne Rebels hooker Jordan Uelese is fitter than he has ever been and primed to take the next step in his journey back from a knee reconstruction to Super Rugby on Friday night.
The Waratahs are banking that the Reds are still their bunnies to get their faltering Super Rugby season back on track, with coach Daryl Gibson saying the interstate clash brings out the best in his players.
Star recruit Matt Toomua didn’t know how to find his home after training on day one but says he’ll be ready for the Rebels’ Super Rugby clash against the Bulls on Friday night if required.
WALLABY centre Samu Kerevi has been ruled out of the Reds’ final-round trip to Dunedin, leaving him short of match time ahead of the Bledisloe Cup opener.
FRESHLY capped All Blacks Ngani Laumape and Vaea Fifita are among four players to have extended their Super Rugby deals with the Hurricanes.
MITCH Inman has taken a parting shot at the Australian Rugby Union, saying the ongoing certainty over the Melbourne Rebels’ Super Rugby future has contributed to their worst-ever season.
WHEN concussion snatched Nic Berry’s playing career from him, the former Reds halfback knew his connection with rugby would not be lost along with it.
UNDER-FIRE Tahs coach Daryl Gibson says he is “thriving” on the tension of enduring their worst season, while revealing his players weren’t as capable as he first thought.
IT summed up everything about the Reds’ future that when yet another match was on the line, Quade Cooper put the ball in the hands of a 20-year-old rookie to win it.
TWO of Australia’s Super Rugby sides will more than likely go into next week’s final round still unsure of their future, while injury questions hover over the nation’s leading team.
THE Waratahs’ hellish Super Rugby campaign has continued, crashing to a 40-27 loss to the Jaguares, the Argentinian team’s first match on Australian soil.
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