Andrew Walker turned back the clock on Saturday, as the best of the Brisbane Tens comeback kings. Walker was one of a handful of wildcards slated for the tournament but a spate of late withdrawals left the ex-Brumbies as the standout. The 43-year-old was dripping with sweat after his first match of the day, having…
The Rebels have reshuffled their side to face the Brumbies, as they hunt for their first win of the year. Kiwi recruit Jackson Garden-Bachop has been relegated to the bench with Jack Debreczeni moving into the key playmaking position, that he held for much of 2016. The domino effect of that switch puts Reece Hodge…
He was part of the Australian Men’s Sevens set up for four years but now Tom Cusack is back in the 15-man format trying to realise a boyhood dream. The 23-year-old has signed a one-year-deal with the Brumbies for 2017, the team he supported as a child growing up in Canberra. “It’s an aspiration of…
Dave Wessels has been handed the Western Force head coaching job, but what don’t you know about the newest Super Rugby mentor? 1. Rugby not his only field Dave Wessels might be young but he’s not a career rugby coach either, having cut his teeth away from the clipboard or the whistle. Before embarking on…
John Aldridge says Jurgen Klopp’s title-chasers should enjoy their Premier League battle with Manchester City as they seek to end a 29-year drought Anfield legend John Aldridge says there is not as much expectation on the shoulders of Liverpool’s title challengers as there was for previous generations at the club. And the former striker believes…
The former Gunners star believes there would be few takers at an elite Premier League level if every player at the Emirates was put up for sale Arsenal lack the “world class” stars of their Highbury era, claims Paul Merson, with there few players at Emirates Stadium who would be snapped up by top-six rivals….
The reigning MLS Cup champions head into 2019 with a new coach but similar title expectations Atlanta United pulled off the improbable feat of building a powerhouse and eventual champion in just two seasons and will now look to deliver an even more impressive encore. Gone are the team’s mastermind head coach, Gerardo “Tata” Martino, and…
Melbourne coach Tony McGahan expects high-profile recruit Marika Koroibete to be better in his second Super Rugby outing, but urged his Rebels teammates to do more to help the former star rugby league winger. Ex-Storm flyer Koroibete and the Rebels come off the bye to host the unbeaten Chiefs in another tough assignment at AAMI…
Queensland Reds coach Nick Stiles has preached the importance of simplicity in the wake of his side’s last-gasp win over the Sharks last night. This Reds roster has a complete face lift over the summer but it was a case of the more things change the more they stay the same last night, as the…
Western Force skipper Ben McCalman says even surgeons are mystified about his troublesome right shoulder, but he hopes to return by the end of May. McCalman twice fractured his scapula while playing for the Wallabies last year, and he suffered a third break when he made his Super Rugby return in the Force’s round-seven win…