Michael Cheika has plenty of tweaks left to make

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After tomorrow morning’s clash with the Springboks at Loftus and next week’s meeting with the Pumas at Twickenham, Michael Cheika’s Wallabies will end the calendar year with a golden schedule. First up the All Blacks then the Grand Slam tour plus France – it doesn’t get any bigger than that. October 22 – All Blacks […]

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Eddie Jones keen to stay in England

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Eddie Jones admits his reign as England rugby could be extended beyond the 2019 World Cup. For the first time Jones has raised the possibility of him remaining in his post despite stating upon his appointment in November that he would serve the four years on his contract only. Three days after the Rugby Football […]

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In a year filled with rookies, who has been the Wallabies’ best debutant?

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2016 hasn’t been the easiest year for the Wallabies. It’s not been much easier for the supporters, though; we’ve sat through like the astute armchair selectors we occasionally are, watching loss after loss. The redemption has begun with two wins, which illustrated moments of promise, but to say that we’re in a state where we […]

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Do South Africa’s maladies lie with the players or the game plan?

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Despite accumulating more wins than the Wallabies so far this year, the biggest disappointment in a lot of people’s view has been the current slump in form of the Springboks. Losses to an injury-ravaged Ireland and to a vastly-improved, but lower-ranked, Argentina have seen a lot of diehard South African rugby supporters lose faith in […]

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Sydney Rays vs UC Vikings: NRC preview

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Second-placed Sydney Rays will be looking to make up ground on the New South Wales Country Eagles when they host the University of Canberra Vikings. Coming off a tough six-point win over defending champions Brisbane City, the Sydney Rays have clearly been the second-best team in the competition, bested only by the NSW Country Eagles. […]

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Queensland Country vs NSW Country Eagles: NRC preview

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Queensland Country will be searching for their first win of the 2016 NRC season when they host top-of-the-table New South Wales Country Eagles. Risking going the entire season without a win, Queensland Country have absolutely nothing to lose anymore. Despite their poor form, Country came agonisingly close to their first win last week, only to […]

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McMahon: Wallaby No.8 jersey is mine

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Sean McMahon has warned his detractors and positional rivals that he won’t be giving up the Wallabies No.8 jersey without a fight. Coach Michael Cheika has endorsed the abrasive McMahon as the clear frontrunner to replace David Pocock, who will take a break from rugby in 2017, at the back of the Australian scrum. With […]

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Kerevi now comfortable in Wallabies

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Samu Kerevi says he is starting to feel at home as a Test player and wants to “create history” alongside a sudden influx of Fijian-born Wallabies. Powerhouse centre Kerevi crossed for his first try in what was easily his best performance yet for Australia in their win over Argentina in Perth two weeks ago. He […]

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McMahon starting at 8 is a great move

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I have said in several recent blogs on the Roar that Sean McMahon would be a good choice at No.8 long term or perhaps Lopeti Timani with the other at blindside. For me, both these players bring skills to the No.8 position that David Pocock lacks in his overall game, not the least of which […]

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Can anyone test the All Blacks this year?

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The year started with questions surrounding how the All Blacks were going to cope without the experience of several veterans, most of which rank among the best in their position that the world has ever seen. Yet here we are, seven matches in for the men in black, and they’ve barely broken a sweat. Wales […]

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Does the Pumas’ success raise the Jaguares’ expectations?

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Raise your hand if you had the Jaguares tipped to be a genuine top-eight chance in their inaugural year of Super Rugby. You weren’t too crazy to think this, in fact, it was the general consensus for a lot of groups of rugby enthusiasts, myself included. Obviously, this format is completely different and a lot […]

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Angel Guastella, the greatest Puma of all time

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It is with profound sadness that I write about the passing of the greatest rugby teacher from Argentina, Angel “Papuchi” Guastella, last night in Tucumán at the age of 85. Papu was first a teacher of men, a teacher of rugby and then the greatest rugby coach our country has produced. He played for the […]

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No point in Dean Mumm buying a lotto ticket

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Wallaby flanker Dean Mumm is blessed, he’s again in the starting line-up to meet the Boks early Sunday morning at Loftus Versfeld. Consistently one of the poorer performers in the pack, there’s no point in him buying a lotto ticket, he’s used all his good luck to continue wearing the No.6 jumper. Seeking a third […]

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NRC Round 6: Senior citizen round

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The penultimate round of the 2016 National Rugby Championship is upon us this weekend, and for the teams in contention for the finals, the intentions are clear. This is not the weekend to be dropping games. With just five points between second and fifth, the mid-table team that doesn’t turn will quickly find themselves out […]

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Cheika wants to win the ‘Aussie way’

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The Wallabies won’t be compromising their style or approach to break a decades-long hoodoo in Pretoria – Michael Cheika wants them to do it the “Australian way”. One of the biggest challenges of Cheika’s coaching coaching career awaits at Loftus Versfeld in Saturday’s Rugby Championship Test against a backs-to-the-wall South Africa (Sunday morning AEST). In […]

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Wallaby Hodge given licence to boot

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The Springboks are on notice – give away penalties to the Wallabies on Saturday at your peril. Reece Hodge has tested the range of his powerful boot at altitude, and the results should frighten South Africa ahead of the Rugby Championship clash at Pretoria’s Loftus Versfeld (1.05am Sunday AEST). After holding off for the early […]

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Springboks still have their aura: Cheika

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After three consecutive defeats, the South Africans are under intense local pressure and scrutiny as they prepare to host Australia in Saturday’s Test at Loftus Versfeld (Sunday morning AEST). The result itself will have no bearing on the Rugby Championship but it is a crucial match for both teams – the Wallabies need a win […]

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Wallabies team named to play Springboks: McMahon to start at 8

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Sefa Naivalu is in line for his Wallabies debut after being named on an extended bench for Saturday’s Rugby Championship clash with South Africa. The Fijian-born winger only became eligible on Monday to represent Australia and coach Michael Cheika took the first opportunity to throw him into the mix, giving him the nod ahead of […]

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Italy withdraws 2023 Rugby World Cup bid

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Italy has withdrawn from the race to host the 2023 rugby World Cup, one week after Rome’s bid to host the 2024 Olympics was effectively scuppered when the city government withdrew its support. The Italian rugby federation (FIR) said the two bids had been closely linked and it was not possible to carry on. The […]

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Time for the Wallabies to break the Loftus Versfeld drought

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John Thornet was the first captain to lead the Wallabies onto Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria, 1300 metres above sea level. The Wallabies didn’t cope with the rarefied air, losing 14-3. That was 53 years ago, and the Wallabies have yet to win at Loftus in six starts. So who were the Wallabies on duty since […]

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The Big Rugby Championship question: Home and away

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The Rugby Championship enters its third and final phase for 2016, with South Africa hosting Australia in Pretoria, and Argentina hosting New Zealand in Buenos Aires. This might be the week in which we get a firmer idea on just well, or how badly the Springboks, Pumas, and Wallabies are tracking. I suspect the All […]

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This schoolboy number 8 will run rings around you

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Not your traditional number 8, Dylan Pietsch is a tackle busting machine who can run the length of the field faster than most wingers. Dylan played for the Kings School in the 1st XV this year, also representing the NSW Schoolboys and the Australian Schools Barbarians. The epic montage compiled by Henry Schofield also showcases […]

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Trials or travails? An update on the new breakdown laws in the Mitre 10

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“Breakdowns are a huge issue for me when assessing the increased number of injuries today. I actually think that the lawmakers may have to consider some changes here. “You have static players being smashed by dynamic players and that is very dangerous. If you have both players in dynamic motion then it might not be […]

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Can All Black dominance make rugby boring?

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I recall back in 2011, during my last year of school, when my teenage self – only recently exposed to rugby – was gleefully discussing that year’s sporting events with my similarly sports-crazy friend. Of course, India’s cricket World Cup victory ranked highly in that discussion, but when I brought up the Rugby World Cup […]

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Aviva Premiership Week 3 wrap

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Round 3 of the Aviva Premiership is now in the bag. Wasps remain the only unbeaten side in England’s top tier as they eagerly await Kurtley Beale’s return from injury. There were a few surprise results as well as some scintillating rugby, here is a wrap of the weekend’s action. Bristol 17-41 Exeter Friday night […]

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Rugby can learn from AFL, says Wallabies skills coach

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Wallabies skills guru Mick Byrne believes there is plenty rugby nations across the world can learn from the AFL when it comes to ball-handling and spatial awareness. A former ruckman for Melbourne, Hawthorn and Sydney, Byrne is on a mission to upskill Australian players after joining the Wallabies set-up as a specialist coach in July. […]

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Are the Wallabies improving, or are the Springboks and Pumas simply worse

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After the first Bledisloe Test I was incensed. The performance against the All Blacks was somehow so poor that it managed to outdo the 3-0 series loss to England. The careers of certain underperforming Wallabies should have ended forever. Since then we have been thrashed by the All Blacks 29-9 in New Zealand, and had […]

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Wallabies aiming to break Pretoria hoodoo

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The Wallabies might have never won at Loftus Versfeld before but winger Henry Speight knows what it takes to beat the odds at one of rugby’s most intimidating venues. Australia is preparing for a nasty reception in Pretoria when they face South Africa in their Rugby Championship clash on Saturday (Sunday morning AEST). The Wallabies […]

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Options open on Jones’ tenure as England coach

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England could be open to the possibility of Eddie Jones staying beyond the 2019 World Cup and are willing to look overseas once again if the Australian does step down. While there have been no discussions with Jones over his future once his four-year contract has expired, the Rugby Football Union has already turned its […]

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Speight hopes big names aim for Gold Coast Comm Games

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Australia might have missed out on rugby sevens glory in Rio but returning Wallaby Henry Speight is hopeful more “big names” will commit to helping secure gold on home soil at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Winger Speight is back in the 15-man code after recovering from the knee injury that ruled him out of the […]

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Ashton eyes England return post biting ban

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Winger Chris Ashton is determined to regain his place in the England squad after being handed a 13-week ban last week for biting an opponent. The 29-year-old Saracens back, who has won 39 international caps, was found guilty of biting Northampton prop Alex Waller during a Premiership match. Ashton, who has not represented his country […]

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How the Wallaby lineout came back to life in Perth

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The lineout has been the jewel in Australia’s rugby crown for as long as anyone can remember, and all the best Australian teams have historically been built around strength at this set-piece (rather than the scrum). Think of the two Steves – Cutler and Williams – on the 1984 Grand Slam tour of the UK; […]

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Sevens stint still worthwhile: Henry Speight

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Henry Speight says he is refreshed and ready to show what he’s learned from a year in the Australian rugby sevens program as he and touring roommate Sefa Naivalu stake their claims for Wallabies selection. The Fijian-born wingers are fighting for a likely bench spot in the Rugby Championship clash against an out-of-form South Africa […]

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All Blacks prepared for Pumas’ intensity

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Argentina may just have stumbled upon the blueprint for success against the All Blacks two weeks ago, according to assistant Ian Foster. But producing the intensity required to keep it going for the full 80 minutes is another matter entirely. Los Pumas combined strength at the breakdown, off-loading and set-piece competence to rattle the world […]

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The Magnificent Sevens: The best openside flankers in rugby history

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As soon as I saw Matt Cleary’s excellent collection of the greatest no.7s in rugby league history last week, I had a feeling I might be about to pull together the rugby equivalent, taking a cue from the remake of the classic Western. And so here I am, doing just that. The Leader: Richie McCaw […]

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Five NRC names for your notebook

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We’re two rounds out from the 2016 National Rugby Championship semi-finals, and things are certainly hotting up among the teams in contention for the top four. The competition has been wonderful this season, without any shadow of a doubt the closest of the three seasons played to date. The performance of the NSW sides – […]

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Dangerfield makes emotional tribute to Couch

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Patrick Dangerfield has dedicated his AFL Brownlow Medal to fellow Geelong great Paul Couch in an emotional tribute. The Cats midfielder polled a record 35 votes, with Sydney onballer Luke Parker nine back in second. All the wash-up from the 2016 Brownlow Medal: » Who got the most votes for your team? » Red carpet […]

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Foley: Israel Folau is about to explode

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Wallabies superstar Israel Folau is only one game away from igniting back into top form, Bernard Foley says. Folau is in something of a rut as Australia approaches Saturday’s (Sunday morning AEST) crucial Rugby Championship clash away to South Africa. The 27-year-old fullback has by no means been letting the team down but admitted after […]

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New Wallaby props making Kepu nervous

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Sekope Kepu is nervously looking over his shoulder as a new generation of multi-skilled Wallabies props comes through the ranks. The emergence of Tom Robertson and Allan Alaalatoa has been a highlight of Australia’s recent Rugby Championship wins, with both players in the touring squad for the upcoming Tests against South Africa in Pretoria on […]

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Tuilagi blow makes Six Nations defence tougher for England

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England powerhouse Manu Tuilagi is facing an uphill battle to be fit to face the Wallabies in December after being ruled out for another “six to eight weeks” with a groin problem. Tuilagi has been plagued by injury problems for the past two years but made his comeback in Leicester’s first game of the season […]

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Michael Cheika’s Wallabies are finally taking a winning shape

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I am writing this in Barcelona. Well, someone has to have a holiday there. But thanks to the marvels of modern technology, I have been able to keep up with some of the rugby news. A story that grabbed my attention was the complaint by Ben Ryan, the coach of the Fijian Sevens Olympic champions, […]

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The Wrap: It’s been a tough week for…

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It’s been a tough week for… Andy Marinos. The SANZAAR chief executive has been in Australia, seemingly a lone voice extolling the virtues of Super Rugby to a constituency that, for the most part, isn’t lending a kind ear. Right or wrong, SANZAAR is playing a long game, undoubtedly with the best interests of Southern […]

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Sydney Rays pounce and end Brisbane City’s title defence

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Sydney Rays continued Brisbane City’s disappointing 2016 NRC campaign and got back on the winners’ list with a convincing win in Brisbane on Sunday. The crowd who in fairness are probably not quite rusted on Brisbane City supporters yet, were certainly Brisbane’s rugby faithful and would have enjoyed some of the running rugby which was […]

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Brisbane City vs Sydney Rays: NRC preview

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Defending NRC champions Brisbane City will be searching for just their second win of the 2016 season when they host the Sydney Rays. It’s been a rough season for the defending champions, and now they find themselves in a must-win position half way through the season. Brisbane’s only win came in week two over the […]

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UC Vikings vs Melbourne Rising: NRC preview

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The University of Canberra Vikings will be looking to defend the Horan-Little shield for the second time when they take on Melbourne Rising at Viking Park. Coming off a close six-point win over the Western Sydney Rams, the UC Vikings will be looking for a more assertive performance going into last year’s semi-final rematch with […]

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Cheika embraces long Wallabies tour

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Wallabies coach Michael Cheika doesn’t think Australia’s upcoming tour of South Africa and England will be a grind, rather an opportunity for his team to galvanise. The Wallabies take on the Springboks in Pretoria in October, before heading to England where they will meet Argentina at Twickenham in London. Cheika said strong team relationships are […]

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Western Sydney Rams vs Queensland Country: NRC preview

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Both the Western Sydney Rams and Queensland Country will be searching for their first respective wins of the 2016 NRC season when they meet in the second game at Concord Oval. Both sides have had their moments on the park, but neither has managed to reach their full potential. Winless after four games, there is […]

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NSW Country Eagles vs Perth Spirit: NRC preview

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The New South Wales Country Eagles will be looking to extend their unbeaten run in the 2016 NRC season when they face Perth Spirit. Sitting four points clear with four straight NRC wins, the NSW Country Eagles have exceeded all expectations so far this season. Coming off a 20-point win over the Sydney Rays to […]

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‘Smashed em cobber’ NRC big hits featured in New Zealand’s Crowd Goes Wild

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New Zealand’s favourite weekly rugby segment ‘Smashed em Bro’ turned Australian this week, featuring the top seven big hits from this year’s National Rugby Championship.

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Rugby union grub jailed for 16 months for caving in the head of opponent

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The majority of sporting indiscretions are dealt with by a codes judiciary panel, but a rugby player has been sentenced to 16 months in prison after a savage kick caved in his opponents head. Paviors number 8 David Smith, touched down for a try against Leesbrook Rugby Club and instead of celebrating the five-pointer, he […]

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