Rugby

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. At the height of Kissteria in 1980, Paul Stanley and his Kiss bandmates were holed up in the plush surrounds of their Melbourne hotel as news helicopters circled overhead, fans lined the streets below, and glam rock reached fever pitch. Their first Australian tour featured a stadium performance at Waverley Park, where more

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Jordan De Goey never again wants to feel like he did on grand final day five years ago. He doesn’t want to feel like he did 12 months ago when his job, if not his career, was nearly taken away. The burn from the loss to West Coast in the grand final of

Wales insist Georgia rematch is all about respect not revenge after shock defeat last November as Warren Gatland’s men seek to clinch top spot    Welsh rugby hit an all-time low with the 13-12 defeat by Georgia in Cardiff Wayne Pivac was sacked a month later and replaced by Warren Gatland Gatland has guided Wales into the last eight of the World Cup in France Wales have insisted they won’t be

Veteran lock Sam Whitelock is set to become the All Blacks’ most capped international player Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Thanks for signing up to the Sport email Lock Sam Whitelock is set to become New Zealand’s most-capped player after being named among the replacements

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Thanks for signing up to the Sport email Henry Arundell has the “world at his feet” if he is able to emulate the adaptability shown by Manchester City striker Erling Haaland, according to his England team-mate Jonny May. Arundell amassed

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Collingwood coach Craig McRae says Billy Frampton will give the Magpies much-needed versatility after the athletic tall was confirmed as Daniel McStay’s replacement for the AFL grand final. Key forward McStay is one of the heartbreak stories after he hurt his knee in the preliminary final win over Greater Western Sydney last Friday.

What are World Rugby’s laws on head contact? Head-on-head contact in the tackle comes under Law 9 of the Laws of Rugby Union, which covers foul play. Law 9.11 dictates “Players must not do anything that is reckless or dangerous to others, including leading with the elbow or forearm, or jumping into, or over, a tackler” and Law 9.13 goes on to say “A player must not tackle an opponent

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Brisbane star Lachie Neale joined an exclusive club of those who’ve won multiple Brownlow Medals after edging Marcus Bontempelli to claim the sport’s highest individual honour in an extraordinary count on Monday night. Neale, preparing for Saturday’s grand final against Collingwood, added to his 2020 medal by polling 31 votes, ahead of Bontempelli

England 71-0 Chile: Rugby World Cup Match Review There was no shortage of drama on Sunday as Australia became one of the first major nations to exit from the Rugby World Cup, leaving Eddie Jones fighting to save his job. The Wallabies were humiliated by Wales in a record 40-6 defeat, leaving Jones on the brink of the sack just nine months after returning to his previous role with his

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Brisbane superstar Reece Walsh insists he won’t let Jarome Luai get under his skin as the two of the game’s most popular but polarising players clash for the first time since they headbutted each other in Origin II. The bad blood between Walsh and Luai started in the first Origin encounter in Adelaide,