It’s got a new name and a new generation of youngsters about to hit the big stage for the first time. The Super Rugby 16s series also has a sensational trio of league players in the NSW Waratahs.
They are some of the names we expect to see up in lights at the Brisbane 2032 Olympics – or in some cases even earlier. And they are ready to rock at the NSW All Schools athletics this weekend.
They are the giants of Australian rugby ready to represent the Wallabies on the game’s grandest stage, but to the local clubs and schools that nurtured them, they are so much more.
Last year Country rugby young guns turned plenty of heads with a late rush of wins in their battles with Sydney. So who are the tips heading into the 2023 Sydney v Country junior rugby event?
The Hills Hornets have grown from having no juniors through to claiming back-to-back gongs in one of the state’s most prestigious titles. Here’s how they rose to the summit of junior touch footy.
Olympic star Jess Fox has been the face of the sport for years. Now there’s a new wave of paddlers out to make a splash at the Paris Olympics and beyond. Our next gen stars of whitewater.
Almost a year ago, Stewart McSweyn was struggling with a suspected heart issue. Now he’s relying on it helping he and teammates to a medal at the world cross country titles.
It’s been described as one of the toughest and most brutal world cross country courses ever but school kids from around the country loved every second of racing it – even the muddy bits.
He’s a footy fan and surfer from a family of elite athletes with an unorthodox training regimen. Now this teen talent is preparing for an Aussie team debut at the world cross country titles in Bathurst.
It’s got billabongs, vines and probably a few kangaroos spectating. But will the scenic world cross country championship course in Bathurst on Saturday suit the Australians team?
Our relay team is among the prospects but an athletics great has identified two other locals who could also spring a surprise at the world cross country championships in Bathurst this weekend.
There will be no one more centred, focused or calm than young shop assistant Amy Bunnage on the start line of the world cross country championships thanks to her special pre-race routine.
Four red cards were shown, and only two went to players, in what was an emotion-charged finish to Round 5 of the Australian Water Polo League. Re-watch the action from Sydney.
There’s plenty of sons of guns in surf lifesaving but never before have there been three brothers in the professional ironman series. That could be about to change.
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