All the profits from the 2008 Rugby League World Cup will go into a fund to develope Rugby League around the world. On top of this there is $2,000,000 in prize money on offer that will be spread across all ten World Cup teams depending on where they finish the tournament. This is all fantastic…
And here we go! This is the first in a series of general World Cup previews. I’ll be taking you through the teams, showing some of my favoured lineups and telling you what to watch out for. The first preview is Group C. While Group A is the Super Group, Group C would have to…
Well the World Cup kickoff is getting closer and it seems very strange to me. I remember when they announced the tournament would be held in 2008, I thought it was way to far away. Now, I hardly have enough time to book all my flights! I’ve talked about some of the negatives in regards…
Why do we have a Rugby League World Cup? In fact, why does any sport have a World Cup? The Rugby League World Cup was first held in 1954 after a lot of work by the French to make it happen. The French saw the need for a World Cup and the opportunities the competition…
It was shocking news to hear that Wakefield prop Adam Watene had passed away at just 31 years of age. Reports seem to suggest that Watene had a heart attack while doing weight training. Watene had been training on his own to get his fitness back before the Wildcats resume official team training in just…
The West Tigers have decided to move some of their games from ANZ Stadium to the Sydney Football Stadium in a move I think you might see a few other clubs make as well The Tigers by my count have had five home ground ove the last few years. They had one in New Zealand…
You’ll have noticed I am yet to post the official squad lists for other nations competing in the World Cup, but I have a good reason. It seems the people running these teams have no idea what they are doing! In some instances I can’t really blame them. The rules are there are no rules……so…
Stephen Kearney and Wayne Bennett have already made their mark on the New Zealand test side, picking the first Kiwi test side in a long time that looks perfectly set for the modern day game. Gone are many of the players that get selected year in year out no matter how unfit they are or…
To win the Rugby League World Cup, you have to beat Australia, and with the squad Australia has announced, thats going to be a big ask. The Manly Sea Eagles got six of their players selected in the squad and thankfully, Karmichael Hunt and Sam Thaiday have been left out of the side after their…
The Manly Sae Eagles are the 100th Premiers after they destroyed the Melbourne Storm 40-0 in the Grand Final. It is the biggest winning margin in Australian Rugby League history. The game was close and predictably hard fought early on, and while the Sea Eagles scored two unconverted tries early in the game you just…
St Helens will take on the Leeds Rhinos in this weekends Super League Grand Final. I’ll be watching the game, but to be honest it just hasn’t grabbed me this year. Maybe its because the same two teams played in last years decider, maybe its because these two teams are not really traditional rivals. Maybe…
South Sydney are doing a good job to try and push the game and their brand into new markets. With last years game against the Leeds Rhinos in the United States already under their belts, the Rabbitohs are now going to play one of their regular season games in Perth in Western Australia. It shows…
The Sydney Roosters have announced today that they will no longer field under 16’s or under 18’s teams in a move they have claimed is aimed at cutting costs. The Roosters have claimed that they will still offer selected junior players scholarships and will recruit players from other clubs at an older age. This is…
Brett White has not be charged by the NRL judiciary over a forearm to the head of Sharks prop Ben Ross on the weekend. The media talked up the two players clashing all week, and as soon as Ross looked to be in trouble after the White charge, you knew the media would try and…
Melbourne has stood up on the big occasion and stamp their authority with a dominating 22-0 win over the Cronulla Sharks. The win puts Melbourne through to their third straight Grand Final and they will face off against the winner of tomorrow nights match between the Manly Sea Eagles and New Zealand Warriors. The Sharks…
The Manly Sea Eagles have soundly beaten the New Zealand Warriors 32-6 to book their place in their second straight Grand Final. You could see Manly were clicking right from the kickoff while the New Zealand Warriors looked a little shaky. The Warriors combination’s just didn’t gel and as I in my match preview, I…
Wayne Bennett has his first meeting with St George/Illawarra officials today in what is effectively his first day on the job as the clubs new coach. Bennett has spent over 20 years coaching the Broncos. During that time he coaches a club with amazing resources, in a city that had no other Rugby League team….
He is lonely, he feels isolated, he feels homesick, he feels treated badly by his club, and now someone that is part of the Sonny Bill Williams “camp” has put feelers out to the Bulldogs on a possible return. This was always bound to happen at some point. As his merry band of idiots rushed him…
So many announcements from someone that plays so little football. If you haven’t been following the Paul Sculthorpe saga, then well done, you have been missing a lot of hot air and bullshit. Paul Sculthorpe has played less top grade football over the last few years than even I have….and I haven’t played any! While…
The Melbourne Storms 16-14 win over the Brisbane Broncos is one of the most amazing games I have ever seen in my life. Both teams started off nervous, which was very unusual for these two big match teams, but it was the Broncos who stole an early try and put the pressure right on the…
In from of a packed house of just under 26,000 the New Zealand Warriors dominated the Sydney Roosters to record an amazing 30-13 win. The game pretty much went as I expected, the Warriors started strong, the Roosters fought back and looked very good for about 20 minutes, and then halfback came and went and…
I know, I know, its a day late, but Australia did beat Fiji 52-0 to advance to the World Cup Final on Sunday night. Fiji did their best but Australia is just way to good. It looked early on though that the scoreline could have pushed 80-100 but the Fijians managed to hold out Australia…
By now you have probably heard the news that on a night out, three Brisbane Broncos players, alleged to be Karmichael Hunt, Sam Thaiday and Darius Boyd, were in the mens toilets in a pub three waying a girl who has claimed assault against the three players. Its been alleged that everything was fine and…
Just a few weeks ago the Melbourne Storm were a lock to win their second straight Premiership. Now, as the team heads up to Brisbane with its season on the line, the Storm face the toughest test in their reign as the best team in the NRL. In the loss to the Warriors the Storm…
Wow, talk about an upset! The New Zealand Warriors beat Melbourne 18-15 in Melbourne, and I said to our good friends over at Sports Freak during the week, if the Warriors win, I give up. Well, I lied, but that’s ok because everyone thought the Storm were going to win the game and carry on to the…
Once again it was a contender versus a pretender, and Manly did it easily. The 38-6 win gives Manly a week off which I’m sure they will welcome, and see’s St George/Illawarra bundled out of the finals in a most embarrassing way. Manly really look the goods right now, and if it wasn’t for the…
You know, I’m one of these people that is willing to write off the Cronulla Sharks because they are the Cronulla Sharks and god just just not want them to win anything. However I have to say, they are playing bloody well at the moment! I pretty much expect the Sharks to be on another…
News that Wakefields plans for a new stadium have been scrapped means the club now finds itself without a suitable stadium to use for the future. The RFL has already told the Wildcats that they will be kicked out of Super League the next time their license comes up for renewal because their current ground…
Wow, what a game of Rugby League! The Brisbane Broncos beat the Sydney Roosters 24-16 in a brutal encounter at the Sydney Football Stadium. The game saw two Broncos forwards knocked senseless and Roosters hooker Riley Brown brake his arm in two places, and that brutality just did not let up for the full 80…
Greg Inglis has re-signed with the Melbourne Storm through to the end of the 2012 season in a massive boost for the club and the code in general. Inglis form has been outstanding this season and at just 21 years of age, Inglis is already one of the games superstars. The deal is worth a…