Two sides cracked 80, a favourite fell, one team kept their rivals scoreless and there were multiple hat tricks in a wacky and wonderful opening round of Sydney Rugby Union 1st Colts.
The Norths Eagles scaled to heights not seen in more than 30 years when trumping traditional powerhouses University in the most remarkable fashion imaginable at Hugh Courtney Oval on Saturday.
Any decision on Noah Lolesio’s place in the Wallabies team should be on form, not club location. JULIAN LINDEN says the case for excluding overseas-based players should become a thing of the past.
Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii produced a performance Rugby Australia officials hoped he’d bring when he signed from rugby league, but it was an otherwise diabolical day for the Waratahs in New Zealand.
It’s a comp helping launch young talent and identifying others who may have slipped under the radar and Waratah selectors will be monitoring every game of Colts in 2025 for future stars
They have schoolboys, players labelled future Wallabies and a try scoring sensation. Sydney University also has plenty of motivation ahead of the 2025 Sydney Rugby Union 1st Colts season.
They have a new coach, talent to burn and the mantle of underdogs of the Sydney Rugby Union versus Colts season. And Warringah are pretty happy with that.
They had a year to remember in 2024 but their coach reckons rivals still don’t rate his Sydney Rugby Union 1st Colts side – and it’s fired them up for the start of the season.
Easts are favourites but there’s a club touted a genuine dark horse and another with the ability to shock in the Sydney Rugby Union 1st Colts comp starting this weekend. Poll
Aussie sporting teams are in hot water after using a new AI feature that can generate artwork in seconds, in a move on the nose to fan bases and artists alike.
Despite the loss at a rain-soaked FMG Stadium in Waikato, New Zealand, the Queensland Reds showed they are championship potential.
In a major blow for the Wallabies, and their ability to lock down a world-class No.10, star playmaker Noah Lolesio has decided to walk away from Australian rugby.
While it might have taken longer than CEO Phil Waugh would have liked, Australia’s search for a new Wallabies coach – and a new broadcast deal – are both nearing a conclusion.
Super Rugby’s leading try-scorer and leading tackler must now weigh up taking the big money overseas or accepting less to play for Australia in the home World Cup in 2027.
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