Toby Lock is first choice for Wallabies 2nd row
Queensland Reds goalkicking sharpshooter Mike Harris is not the only transplanted Kiwi starting to stake a claim for Wallabies selection, with Western Force lock Toby Lynn fast emerging as one of Australia’s form second-rowers. Lynn has retained his position in the Force second-row alongside milestone man Nathan Sharpe, who will become the first person to … [Read the full story]
League could lose Benji Marshall to Union
Kiwi rugby league captain Benji Marshall and Wallabies five-eighth Quade Cooper…entirely unpredictable, both capable of turning a game in a split second and both the key to their respective country’s hopes of victory on Sunday. Kangaroos coach Sheens reckons Marshall is guaranteed to become a target for rugby union at the end of his current … [Read the full story]
Tim Sheens angry about Kiwis 1960′s tactics
Angry Kangaroos coach Tim Sheens urged rugby league administrators not to let Test league go back to the free-swinging 1960′s in a plea for action over the mistreatment of retiring star Darren Lockyer. A sell-out Ausgrid Stadium held its breath as Lockyer was felled in the opening minutes of Australia’s 42-6 decimation of an abysmal … [Read the full story]
The All Blacks won’t win jack-shit
All eyes will be fixed upon the man who fills the jersey vacated by Dan Carter when the All Blacks step onto Eden Park in the Rugby World Cup 2011 quarter-final against Argentina on Sunday. Colin Slade is the man expected to be thrust into the No.10 jersey in the pressure cooker of rugby’s biggest … [Read the full story]
Warriors got mobbed when they arrived in Sydney
The Warriors arrived in Sydney on Wednesday conceding they “haven’t got much hope” in the NRL grand final against Manly unless they can reproduce their near flawless performance against Melbourne Storm. The Auckland-based side touched down late on Wednesday afternoon before being mobbed by excited supporters at Sydney Airport who cheered loudly as their heroes … [Read the full story]
‘The hands are around the throat’, says Buford
The question to All Blacks centre Conrad Smith was a generous free-kick, with a Kiwi journalist asking him why New Zealanders should not be worried about Rugby World Cup 2011 following Saturday night’s loss to the Wallabies. “Maybe they should be worried,” replied Smith, jolting his audience as he booted the free-kick directly into touch. … [Read the full story]
‘All in it together’ – Rememberance Day
I was alive and lived through the World War 2 and we have to remember just how much Australia gave of itself during two wars, when war was declared and the free world joined together to fight for survival. Who do you think was first to back up the Motherland? Not wait for months or … [Read the full story]
