With Neymar already out of contention, the French giants could be left short of options up front if his fellow South American forward is ruled out Paris Saint-Germain have been left sweating over the fitness of Edinson Cavani after the Uruguayan forward was withdrawn in the club’s weekend clash with Bordeaux. Cavani opened the scoring […]
The Ligue 1 side face the Reds at Old Trafford on Tuesday evening and the German wants other players to step up and support their star striker Thomas Tuchel is wary of the increased pressure on Kylian Mbappe after injuries ruled out Neymar and Edinson Cavani for Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League clash with Manchester United. […]
The Israel Folau midfield experiment is a go. After months of hypothesising, Folau has been named at outside centre for the first time this season, as part of a major Waratahs reshuffle. Waratahs coach Daryl Gibson has been vocal about his desire to play Folau at outside centre, with Rob Horne (injured) but has not […]
The Western Force have snapped a seven-game losing streak, defeating the Sunwolves 40-22 for their second 2016 win. The Force have averaged less than 16 points a game this season and 1.2 tries a match but showed their attacking flair in Toyko, scoring six tries in the rout. A Marcel Brache hat-trick was the spark […]
It was a frenetic, yet brutal start to the Super Rugby season as the Blues thrashed the Rebels in Melbourne. Here are five things we learned. 1. Pre-season form might not be the worst indicator after all The signs that this kind of performance was brewing had been there all pre-season for the Rebels, who […]
As 2016 ticks down, rugby.com.au is looking back at some of the biggest moments and storylines of the Australian rugby year. NUMBER SIX Brumbies vs Michael Jones It was one of the longest-running sagas in Australian rugby this year – the ongoing feud between outgoing Brumbies CEO Michael Jones and his former board. The dispute […]
Brumbies prop Ben Alexander is hoping for more than just a strong hitout against the Barbarians on Saturday, with brother Tom lining up against him. The clash will be the first time the brothers have faced off, with a club game for Eastwood the last time they played together. Rugby has been a lifelong passion […]
Click:gate valve manufacture Who stood out after another rough weekend for Australia’s Super Rugby sides? 1. Ben Daley The Force front row has been one of the most consistent across Australian rugby in the opening six weeks of the season and Daley is enjoying a career regeneration as part of that. 2. Tatafu Polota-Nau After […]
The Liverpool star says the opportunity arose to join the German side, though he is unsure just quite how serious they were Liverpool star Sadio Mane says that he was wanted by Pep Guardiola and Bayern Munich when the Spaniard was at the club.. The approach came in January 2014, and Mane was starring for […]
Sergio Ramos has declared the title race alive after Real Madrid moved second, but the Barca boss isn’t worried just yet Ernesto Valverde has scoffed at the suggestion Barcelona should be afraid they could be caught by Real Madrid in the La Liga title race. Madrid moved second in the table behind Barca, albeit still […]