NZ convinced Williams still coming home in 2015
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Sonny Bill Williams' "commitment" to another season of rugby league with the Sydney Roosters merely delays his return to rugby union and the world champion All Blacks...
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Australian police charge six in matchfixing sting
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australian police have charged six men in an operation to smash a multi-million dollar matchfixing ring involving several British players and centred on a second-tier club in...
Wayward Wallabies ‘no certainty’ against Pumas – Dwyer
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The misfiring Wallabies may have ambitions of delivering an entertaining brand of rugby to win matches but they resemble a team without any discernible game-plan, according to...
Australian anti-doping probe lands first big scalp
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - A seven-month probe into the use of performance-enhancing drugs in sports Down Under has scalped one of the country's most powerful franchises in the Essendon Bombers, but...
Australia see golden horizon after gloomy year
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's three-gold performance at the world championships has raised hopes the former swimming power can re-capture its glory days after a dismal year marked by Olympic failure...
Cooper barrels over talk of Wallabies recall
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Flyhalf Quade Cooper might be the apple of Ewen McKenzie's eye, but is still feeling the pressure to perform in front of the new Australia coach as...
Deans and Australia split after difficult marriage
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Upon guiding Australia to victory over Ireland in his first test match as coach, Robbie Deans remarked that only the accents were different between the players in...
All Blacks deadline looms large for new coach McKenzie
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Ewen McKenzie won plaudits for transforming the Queensland Reds from cellar-dwellars into Super Rugby champions within two years, but has only six weeks to revive a demoralised...
McKenzie replaces Deans as Australia coach
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Ewen McKenzie was named as new coach of the Wallabies on Tuesday after the Australian Rugby Union decided to part ways with New Zealander Robbie Deans. The...
Rebels oust Hill, install McGahan as coach
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The Melbourne Rebels have continued their end-of-season clean-out by sacking head coach Damien Hill, a day after sensationally dumping Australia back James O'Connor. Hill will be replaced...