Tommy Taylor’s SRU
What a week for Australia. It’s not what happened here, but rather what we must learn from foreign news. The terrible execution of hostages in Algeria carried out by Muslims in support of Malians and terrorists held in western countries. The result in troops being sent into action will escalate action both in France and … [Read the full story]
England give their best performance in years
Chris Robshaw ended the most demanding week of his rugby career by becoming only the sixth England captain to lead his country to a win over New Zealand. England’s 38-21 win over the world champions was as emphatic as the scoreline suggests and while Robshaw left the Twickenham field just seven days ago with the … [Read the full story]
Australia beat Wales with a gutsy performance
The overwhelming majority of a 58,000 crowd were not bothered by what had been a tryless affair until the final seconds. This was all about Wales rediscovering a winning formula, and they went agonisingly close to achieving it. Australia have been recently criticized but they answered some critics with a ‘never-say-die’ attitude that won the … [Read the full story]
Tigers win thrilling 1st round against Sharks
Shane Flanagan could not have been more emphatic about the influence refereeing howlers had on the golden-point loss to the Wests Tigers: “In my books, we should’ve won”. The Sharks coach watched in disbelief with the rest of us as Tigers five-eighth Benji Marshall crunched a 35m field goal under intense pressure in extra-time to … [Read the full story]
Lockyer ends career winning the 4-Nations Final
Darren Lockyer, Australia’s iconic captain who has been a thorn in England’s side throughout his illustrious 17-year career, broke their hearts again in the Gillette Four Nations final. And the 34-year-old maestro, winning a record-extending 59th cap at Elland Road in his last game before retirement, found the perfect way to sign off. Lockyer’s last-minute … [Read the full story]
Heart ripped out by Glory
Melbourne had their Hearts ripped out by a controversial injury-time penalty that gave Perth Glory a 2-2 draw at AAMI Park on Sunday night. The Heart were leading 2-1 until three minutes into stoppage time when the dodgiest of penalties was given. Glory’s Michael Baird looked like he’d been hit by the Tokyo express when … [Read the full story]
