Scrum penalties killing rugby
1 decade ago by Front Row GruntPenalizing a prop for being popped is like a penalizing a flyhalf for missing touch says Tank Lanning in his Sport24 column this week, who deems scrum penalties to be the scourge of modern day rugby. Imagine...
Quade Cooper set to return for Reds against the Lions
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auThe injury-hit Queensland Reds’ fortunes look to be changing, with Quade Cooper set to return from injury after the bye week against the Lions. Along with James O’Connor, Cooper’s return...
Preview: S15 Round Six, Part One
1 decade ago by Rugby 365The Hurricanes head south across the Cook Strait determined to maintain their unbeaten start, as the Super Rugby season heads into Week Six. Awaiting for the tournament's only remaining unbeaten side...
Back to basics for Lions
1 decade ago by Rugby 365The Lions may be best known for their cavalier approach to the game, but they are looking at a more 'conservative' approach on the Australian leg of their tour. Coach Johan Ackermann, speaking in a...
Team of the Week: Dragons & Roses
1 decade ago by Rugby 365The Six Nations race will go down to the wire, but Wales got some early reward in rugby365's famous weekly selection. Wales, following a 23-16 win over Ireland that threw the championship race wide...
Rugby's best captains rely on teamwork
1 decade ago by The TelegraphWhat is the difference between captaincy and leadership? I raise the question because it was an interesting differentiation made by Sam Warburton in his column in The Telegraph last week. Warburton...
Gill gets two weeks for spear
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Reds flank Lam Gill will miss just one match, after his ugly spear tackle on Brumbies scrumhalf Nic White in his team's 0-29 in Brisbane at the weekend. Gill was cited and pleaded guilty to a charge...
Former league coach calls for Kirwan's resignation
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumFormer Manly Sea Eagles and New Zealand rugby league coach Graham Lowe believes Sir John Kirwan should resign as Blues coach, writing a stinging opinion piece for the New Zealand Herald in which he suggests...
Gill cops two-week suspension
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumLiam Gill has received a two week suspension after he was cited for a lifting tackle on Brumbies half-back Nic White during the Reds' loss to the Brumbies on Saturday. A WWE style tackle, Gill lifted...
Reds flanker Liam Gill suspended for suplex tackle
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auQueensland Reds openside flanker Liam Gill has been suspended for two weeks by the SANZAR for his suplex-like tackle on Brumbies scrumhalf Nic White. WATCH THE TACKLE IN THE VIDEO PLAYER ABOVE The suspension...
