Waratahs coach Daryl Gibson says he’s not ‘buying into any rubbish’ about the Blues, ahead of their Brookvale Oval clash. The Blues haven’t beaten a New Zealand team since February 2016, and sit on the bottom of the New Zealand conference, having been ravaged by injuries this season. Tana Umaga’s team will welcome three players back into the side for Saturday’s match and Gibson said he wasn’t being drawn into suggestions they were vulnerable. “I’m…
Hulking Waratahs winger Taqele Naiyaravoro will join Northampton next season, the English club announced overnight. Naiyaravoro will join former Waratahs teammate Rob Horne at the Premiership club, after Horne signed a three-year deal to move at the end of last season. This will be Naiyaravoro’s second stint in the UK, having spent time with the Glasgow Warriors in the 2015-16 season, while he also spent a season with Japanese club Panasonic ahead of the 2017…
The Waratahs have stretched their Australian conference lead without two of their biggest names. What are we talking about after their 31-26 win over the Rebels? 1. Derby fit for conference leaders This match was one for the Australian conference lead and it was a fitting display for the stakes on offer. A frenetic match up showed why these two teams are at the top of the conference, and delivered for spectators at the ground…
The Waratahs will have a different view of the SCG when they run out on Saturday and captain Michael Hooper admits it will present a new challenge for the side’s kickers. The SCG field has been switched from a north-south orientation to an east-west direction – the first rugby or rugby league game to be played that way. It’s a move that is aimed at putting members in the prime seating positions, with the members…
The Brumbies will head into the June break on a winning note, having beaten the Sunwolves at GIO Stadium on Sunday. What are we talking about after the 41-31 win? 1. Canberra crowd falls flat There were 9521 fans at GIO Stadium to watch this clash, falling short of the 15,000 target set by the club. While an improved showing from the paltry crowd that watched their last home game, against Melbourne, the plea to fans…
The last time the Waratahs played at Brookvale Oval they fell a misjudged cross-field kick short of breaking a two-year losing streak to Kiwi Super Rugby sides and forward Ned Hanigan says they are determined not to let history repeat in 2019. This weekend the Waratahs will face off against the Hurricanes in their season opener at Brookvale, the first trans-Tasman battle of Super Rugby 2019 and their first visit to Brookvale since a heart…
Jack Dempsey has inked a new two-year deal, giving him some much-needed positive news after a tough 2018 slog. Dempsey spent most of the season in rehab after a gruesome hamstring injury suffered against the Barbarians last year but things have been looking up for him since his comeback from injury. Strong NRC form pushed him back into Wallabies contention and after a barnstorming cameo in the third Bledisloe, he was handed a start against…
Did the Yankees need anymore help this season? Probably not. They already are tied with Houston for the best record in the majors. But additional help is just what they got, with ace and 2018 Cy Young contender Luis Severino returning from shoulder and lat injuries. The lineup he faced was not a juggernaut like the Bronx Bombers themselves possess. An Angels order sans Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani is hardly one to pose a constant…
Week 4 of the college football season is here, and it features three big matchups between ranked teams. No. 11 Michigan and No. 13 Wisconsin meet at noon in a Big Ten battle at FOX. No. 8 Auburn travels to No. 17 Texas A&M at 3:30 p.m. on CBS, which will be followed by the main even when No. 7 Notre Dame travels to face No. 3 Georgia. Those are among the toughest games to…
It’s magic number season, folks. With the MLB season winding down, there’s already been several eliminations from division races: 18 teams in both leagues have already been ousted from their respective division races with the wild-card picture starting to solidify. Well, at least in the American League. As we march toward October, here are the latest MLB magic numbers and MLB standings. Last updated: Sept. 17. MORE: After firing Dave Dombrowski, where do the Red Sox…