Three clubs are at risk of being axed from the NRL as the Nine Network pushes for a new Brisbane rugby league team.The Sunday Mail reports the Cronulla Sharks, Manly Sea Eagles and Gold Coast Titans are the teams at risk of being…
Month: September 2019
Rugby: Tasman take down Taranaki in Mitre 10 Cup
Tasman are the only team left with a perfect record in the Mitre 10 Cup, after taking down Taranaki 28-18 in New Plymouth this afternoon.Two tries to Tima Fainga’anuku – including one right before halftime to give the Mako an 18-6…
Rugby: Warren Gatland recalls heartbreak of missing All Blacks' 1991 Rugby World Cup squad
If any of Warren Gatland’s Wales players believe they are too established to be snubbed when Gatland names his 31-man Rugby World Cup squad tomorrow, then they do not know his own history. Because he has been there.In 1991, Gatland…
Cricket: Black Caps bowler Lockie Ferguson ruled out of Sri Lanka Twenty20 series
Black Caps bowler Lockie Ferguson won’t be appearing on the international scene until at least November, after being ruled out of New Zealand’s Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka with a fractured thumb.Ferguson fractured his right…
Rugby: All Black Aaron Smith's sweet farewell to newborn son for Rugby World Cup
All Blacks halfback Aaron Smith has had to farewell his newborn son less than a week after being born as he heads off for the Rugby World Cup.Smith and partner Teagan Voykovich welcomed their baby son into the world last week.But…
Rugby: Referee Rebecca Mahoney set to achieve another historic first
Rebecca Mahoney will become the first female to referee in New Zealand’s premier domestic rugby competition when she officiates the Mitre 10 Cup match between Hawke’s Bay and Southland this Friday.The former Black Fern continues…
Rowing: Hamish Bond and Mahe Drysdale miss Olympic qualification at World Rowing Championships
New Zealand rowing greats Hamish Bond and Mahe Drysdale will have some difficult decisions to make after the pair missed out on qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics at the Rowing World Championships this morning.The duo were part of…
Warriors ownership scrap – the news gets worse says former Kiwi captain
The Warriors ownership ruckus will make it even harder for the club to lure good players from Australia.That’s the call from former Kiwis captain and league commentator Richie Barnett, as Autex Industries attempts to take over full…
Rowing: New Zealand add more gold medals on final day of world championships
New Zealand’s women rowers have shone once again at the world championships, capping off an impressive regatta with two gold medals and a silver this morning in Austria.Brooke Donoghue and Olivia Loe triumphed in the women’s double…
Cricket: Black Caps fight back to topple Sri Lanka in opening Twenty20
They were put under pressure by Sri Lanka’s batsmen, then needed a mighty fightback to overcome their bowlers. The rain, of course, had to make an appearance as well. But, after all of that, the Black Caps’ Twenty20 World Cup build-up…