England rugby star Billy Vunipola was “tasered twice” and arrested by police following a late-night incident at a bar in Mallorca. Local reports said it took eight officers to apprehend the Saracens forward after he allegedly threatened staff and customers with bottles and chairs at the Epic bar in the island’s capital, Palma. Vunipola, who … Read more
A Joondalup and Wanneroo product has returned to the Western Force after recovering from a double leg break and surgery complication when doctors discovered a rod “nailed” into her knee tendon. Tamika Jones said she took on the sport when she was 12 in Joondalup after being invited along by a friend for a game … Read more
The knives have been out for Steve Borthwick. Will Carling, Brian Moore, Jonny May and Ben Youngs have gone for the jugular with deep-seated concerns about the way England are playing under their statuesque head coach. May and Youngs were in Borthwick’s World Cup squad only five months ago. Within these pages, too, we have … Read more
World Rugby Player of the Year Ardie Savea has scored four tries as Dave Rennie’s Kobelco Kobe Steelers blitzed Steve Hansen’s Toyota Verblitz 57-22 to move into the top four in Japan Rugby League One. While the former Wallaby coach never faced off against ex-All Blacks mentor Hansen in the Test arena, Sunday’s crushing victory … Read more
There is a grim sense of deja vu about England’s Six Nations campaign (Photo: PA) England have reached a predictable tipping point in this Six Nations. Beaten by Scotland, 30-21 at Murrayfield on Saturday, Steve Borthwick’s side now face the same grim outcome as they endured in 2021, 2022 and 2023, of finishing with just … Read more
Two teenage boys have been given detention orders after retired Wallabies star Toutai Kefu and three family members were stabbed in a violent home invasion. The youths faced Brisbane Children’s Court on Thursday for sentencing after pleading guilty to seven charges relating to offences committed when they were aged 13 and 15, including intentionally causing … Read more
Phil Waugh is challenging Australia’s under-performing Super Rugby sides to finally stand up to their New Zealand rivals for the sake of the Wallabies and the ailing code in general. The All Blacks have enjoyed a mortgage-like hold on the Bledisloe Cup since 2003, way back when Waugh was still playing. Now the champion flanker … Read more
Western Force have begun their Super Rugby pre-season preparations with a hard-earned 21-19 victory over Queensland Reds at Ballymore Stadium. In a game which ebbed and flowed, the Force shot out to an early lead thanks to a double from new signing Harry Potter, before the Reds came storming back. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS … Read more
Bath 29-25 Racing 92 THE REC — Star power. It’s a hot topic in rugby, with a Six Nations documentary coming at us soon, on Netflix, and known to be mixing the individual stories of the likes of Finn Russell, Ellis Genge and Marcus Smith with the power of the team ethic and the tribal. … Read more
Steve Borthwick was among a crowd of 14,000 who watched Exeter Chiefs lose their 23-match unbeaten home run in spectacular fashion on Saturday – beaten 42-36 by Premiership leaders Northampton Saints – just two days after name-checking Manny Feyi-Waboso, Greg Fisilau, Ethan Roots and Henry Slade. This raised a rueful chuckle from Rob Baxter, Exeter’s … Read more
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