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UPDATED: A start disaster has deprived Tom Slingsby and his new crew of a winning start to the richest SailGP season in history in a dramatic opening leg in Dubai
There’s no cat or celebrities but women will be ruling the waves, two Sydney to Hobart supermaxis will resume hostilities and an adventurous pair will race on a yacht they sourced on WhatsApp.
He’s known for his fiery temper and on-water blow-ups but Tom Slingsby’s crew think there is a reason they may be a thing of the past as the Aussies bid to retake the SailGP crown this season.
It’s enough to make you hang up their sea boots and never do a Sydney to Hobart again – being on a yacht knocked on its side with a crew thrown overboard. But this crew can’t wait to return.
Multiple America’s Cup winner James Spithill has backed the first female skipper in the SailGP series Martine Grael to be a force, labelling the ground breaking move ‘a cool turning point’.
They have been rivals some days, teammates on others and now this close-knit group of young rugby players will share the honour of wearing an Australian uniform for the first time.
It’s still more than three years away but the battle for one spot in the Australian team at the LA Olympic Games in 2026 has already got spicy.
There was flash, plenty of dash, a stunning intercept, a comeback and a moment of redemption as the Waratahs and Reds rising stars put on a show in their Super Rugby decider. Stars, wrap
So who are our future Wallabies? We’ve asked the experts and they’ve come up with a 50 plus list of game changers, speedsters, try sensations to watch out for – and they are all teenagers
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