Winners and grinners! Australian schools rugby stars, top schools
The Australian Schools rugby championships threw up a clear winner in the battle between NSW and Queensland’s rising stars.Top schools, players, squads, every award winner. 2024 WRAP.
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Club producing our next gen rugby stars and Jnr Wallabies
There’s gains to be made in the elite ranks but there’s now proof positive the future can be very bright for the NSW Waratahs. Here’s why.
The Australian league that can defy media rights fears
As concerns that the global sports rights bubble may burst, SHANNON GILL takes the crystal ball to Australian sport’s next round of rights negotiations with rights authority Colin Smith. Only one sport looks able to defy the fears.
Olympic champion juggling ‘boys trip with Lando’ with Paris dream
Keegan Palmer found a new level of fame after his Tokyo Olympic glory, so much so that he now receives messages of a boys trip from best mate, Formula 1 driver Lando Norris.
Not just tough guys, speedsters! Players Australian schoolboys rugby coach wants
The new Australian schools coach knows the type of player he wants to find at the Australian schools rugby championships for his team – and it’s not just tough guys and speedsters.
‘Like Johnathan Thurston’: Young guns to turn heads at Australian schools rugby
He might already be connected with a famous NRL club but this son of a rugby league great isn’t lost to rugby – just yet at least.Australian schools rugby favourites, squads and guns to watch.
‘Hungry’: Most dangerous team at Australian schools rugby champs
There’s country and city teens on a mission and fired-up young guns with a point to prove. It makes them the most dangerous team at the Australian schools rugby championships this week.
Decision made: Hockeyroo learns Olympic fate at appeal
Out of favour Hockeyroo Rosie Malone has discovered her fate after appealing the decision to leave her out of the Paris Olympics team. Discover the result of the tribunal here.
‘Like a punch in the face’: Eating champ responds to hot dog chaos
Australia’s No.1 competitive eater James Webb is in pursuit of his first mustard-yellow belt at the famous Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest. He weighs in on the Joey Chestnut controversy, what it means for his chances and what he really thinks of hot dogs.
Olympic champion’s month ‘off the board’ that secured his Paris spot
Olympic champion Keegan Palmer has faced a rocky lead up to Paris, having to take a month ‘off the board’ to recover from a series of injuries as he prepares to defend his Olympic title.
Extraordinary times of young rugby speedster in Junior Wallabies
He’s been coached by a famous Olympian and is now one of the fastest teenagers in rugby – and potentially at the upcoming world rugby U20 championships in South Africa.
Why Tom Slingsby’s Australian SailGP crew are upbeat after loss
They might have been on the back foot most of the season but there’s good reason Tom Slingsby and his Aussie crew are now upbeat about winning their fourth straight SailGP.
‘Like a branch snapping’: Footy young guns’ amazing comeback
It was an injury which left teammates in shock and this young footballer wondering if he would ever play sport again. Then he got a phone call and a ticket to impress.
Olympic-size shake-up for iconic surf iron series this summer
New life has been blown into surf life saving’s iron series with a new backer and a cutthroat format to help develop a new wave of medal-ready athletes for surf’s Brisbane 2032 Olympics push.
QLD kids forced to trek 710km to compete by gymnastics ban farce
Banned from competing in Queensland, 35 kids will travel 19 hours in a bus to the closest competition that will let the children participate this weekend, reports SHANNON GILL.
Grassroots crisis: 98 venues defy Gymnastics Australia ultimatum
98 gymnastics venues around Australia have ceased affiliation of their recreational programs with the sport’s governing bodies despite the threat of competition bans reports SHANNON GILL.
Aussie teen racing sensation continues to dominate as finals near
It may not be as glamorous the last time Torrie Lewis raced in a Diamond League event in China, but the Aussie teen sensation is still the star of the show as she eased her way into the final race in Fiji.
‘Just put me to sleep, dad’: Teenage surfer’s fight for life
Australian surfer Olivia Ottaway almost lost her life at Teahupo’o last year. This is how she won the battle, miraculously returned to the surf, and her desire to conquer that same wave.
Athletic, fast, smart! What U18s coach wants to see in Next Gen Wallabies
The future of Australian rugby isn’t just big, athletic and skilled – it’s smart. What Australian selectors are looking for in our generation next players in the Waratahs v Reds U18 rematch.
Aussie surfer willing to dance with the devil before Olympic debut
21-year-old Molly Picklum has one more wave to ride before the Olympics, and says that she will use the fear of her competitors to her advantage as she prepares for the world’s heaviest wave.
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