Rugby league executive calls for independent commission
Shane Richardson, the chief executive for South Sydney Rugby league said that the only way for the game of rugby to move forward is to have “true independence.”
Late last week, the coaches, captains, chairmen and chief executives of the league gathered in Sydney and unanimously voted to end the rule of the Australian Rugby League [...]
Rugby league star gets cleared from assault charges
Greg Bird, a player for the Australian rugby league international, was cleared of charges for assaulting his girlfriend last Wednesday and can now continue playing for the team. The last time Bird played was last season. He was fired by Australian National Rugby League club Cronulla in January this year.
According to reports, Bird’s American girlfriend [...]
Australian rugby coach warns team on upcoming match against Ireland
Australian coach Robbie Deans warned his team that the highly-anticipated rugby match against Ireland at the Croke Park in Dublin this Sunday will serve as a test for the team’s development.
Australia defeated England last weekend but Deans said that the team should not be complacent in the upcoming match considered that Ireland is a Six [...]
Australian rugby league fires star winger
In a surprising move, the Australian rugby union fired star winger Lote Tuqiri last Wednesday and the officials have declined to reveal the reasons behind it.
The announcement came in a three-line statement released by the Australian Rugby Union (ARU). Tuqiri’s contract with the league “has been terminated effective today.” The statement stressed that it was [...]
National Rugby League players may spend time in quarantine due to swine flu risks
The National Rugby League (NRL) players may spend several months going in and out of quarantine to take medical tests due to the risks of them getting the swine flu. The players usually travel outside of the country to play rugby.
This development was shared by Ian Barr, a senior official from the World Health Organization. [...]
Australian rugby league gets embroiled in sex scandal
The professional rugby league in Australia is currently embroiled in a highly publicized sex scandal which could cost them millions of dollars in lost advertising revenues.
According to reports, a television documentary featuring sex scandals behind the rugby league rocked the nation. An unidentified woman was interviewed on national television and revealed that seven years ago [...]
Family of Shawn Mackay express thanks to global rugby community
The family of Australian rugby player Shawn Mackay expressed their gratitude to the global rugby community for the outpouring of sympathy and support following his death a week ago.
The 26-year old player of the Brumbies team died from blood infection following surgery. On May 29, Mackay was hit by a motor vehicle in Durban, South [...]
Rugby Star Danny Cipriani is Not Taking Anything for Granted
Rising rugby star Danny Cipriani is saying that he is not taking is return to the English Rugby squad lightly. The 20 year will be playing full back for the English Rugby Union. He was taken out of the game several months ago because of a serious ankle injury. Now the young man is back [...]
Read moreAll Blacks Claim That They Were at an Unfair Disadvantage against the Wallabies
Assistant Coach for the All Blacks Rugby Team of New Zealand Steve Hansen has claimed that his team was at an unfair disadvantage against the Australian Wallabies Rugby Team. Despite that the All Blacks still had a 28-24 victory against the Wallabies in Saturday’s Tri-Nation game.
Hansen claims that the Wallabies were shown footage of All [...]