When Waratahs flyhalf Bernard Foley was caught in the air against the Stormers, there were nervous text messages being typed from thousands of kilometres away. Foley landed awkwardly in a contest that ended in a red card and two-week suspension for Stormers winger Leolin Zas and ignited the debate about contests. The Waratahs 10 flew […]
The Hurricanes are hopeful skipper Dane Coles can overcome injury to play in Saturday’s blockbuster Super Rugby semi-final clash with the Chiefs. All Blacks hooker Coles was named in an unchanged Hurricanes team on Thursday but coach Chris Boyd has pencilled in 21-year-old Ricky Riccitelli to replace him if necessary with Leni Apisai to come […]
Super Rugby is wrapped up for the year for four of the Australian teams, while the Brumbies prepare for a quarter final clash against the Highlanders. Find out who made the round 17 Australian Team of the Week… Paddy Ryan Ryan dominated his direct opponent Ofa Tu’ungafasi at the scrum as the Waratahs went on […]
Brumbies flanker Scott Fardy says his side’s mentality has to improve ahead of a knockout final against the Highlanders. The Brumbies went into their final regular season match against the Force knowing they needed just a losing bonus point to secure their knockout spot and Fardy admitted that affected their lead-up. “(It was) a bit […]
Sean McMahon has crashed Queensland’s grand farewell for a host of departing Reds stars, leading the Melbourne Rebels to a nailbiting 31-28 Super Rugby victory on Friday night. The Wallaby back-rower played like a man possessed in his return from injury, scoring a first-half double and setting up another try as the Rebels held on […]
No matter which way you look at it, the Highlanders are strong favourites going into tonight’s Super Rugby quarter final clash against the Brumbies in Canberra. On current form, the defending champions should have little trouble accounting for a Brumbies team which has battled its way through the final rounds of the competition. The men […]
Following the passing of the iconic former Manchester United youth coach, a former player paid tribute Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, David Beckham and others were able to meet Alex Ferguson’s standards at Manchester United because of iconic youth coach Eric Harrison, according to their fellow ‘Class of ’92’ graduate Chris Casper. Harrison passed away on […]
The Belgium international is incredibly popular with the club’s hierarchy and still has a role in Pep Guardiola’s first team plans for next season Vincent Kompany is set to sign a new one-year contract at Manchester City, Goal has learned. Kompany’s current deal expires at the end of the season, and all parties are keen for […]
The veteran goalkeeper will be hanging up his gloves at the end of the season and is hoping to bow out with another major honour to his name Petr Cech, who will be hanging up his gloves in the summer, is hoping to see Arsenal deliver Europa League glory as a fitting retirement gift. The […]
Canterbury Bulldogs winger Curtis Rona is heading on a cross-country, cross-code journey, signing with the Force for two years. Rona was contracted with the Bulldogs until the end of 2017 but was granted an early release to head to Perth, where he grew up. The winger has been a sensation for Canterbury, scoring 33 tries […]