Origin referees facing axe after Game Two criticism
RUMOURS circulating within the Australian rugby league community suggest that referees Ashley Klein and Shayne Hayne are facing the axe from officiating this year’s deciding State of Origin match...
View ArticleMitchell Pearce determined to make amends in Origin
HE’S heard the criticism and knows defeat in the State of Origin decider will end his hold on the NSW halfback spot, but Mitchell Pearce is ready to silence the doubters and lead the Blues to victory....
View ArticleA man on a mission: Jamie Soward joins the London Broncos
LIKE most boys, I grew up supporting the same footy team as my Dad. Despite being born and raised in Sydney’s Eastern suburbs, I was given a St. George Dragons jersey before I was even given a bottle....
View ArticleOrigin underdogs tag no concern for Daley
THE odds look stacked against NSW winning a first series since 2005, but coach Laurie Daley is confident his side can finally end Queensland’s State of Origin stranglehold on Wednesday. Daley enjoyed...
View ArticleMarshall requests early departure, leaves Tigers
RUGBY league superstar Benji Marshall has asked Wests Tigers management for an early release from his contract after turning down a $1.5 million offer from the club to extend his contract. It is...
View ArticleWhich rugby league star has the worst tattoos in the NRL? You decide
Professional sport is an industry that has become increasingly image-driven over time. The commercialisation of rugby league can be blamed for a lot of the code’s current woes, however there is one...
View ArticleQLD make it eight in a row with 12-10 Origin win over NSW
QUEENSLAND’S State of Origin dynasty has stretched to a remarkable eight years after the Maroons withstood everything NSW could throw at them to win the series decider 12-10 at ANZ Stadium. Hammered...
View ArticleJamie Soward magic unable to buck London Broncos’ trend
WIZARD OF OZ: Prize new Australian import Jamie Soward dazzled but it was not enough to save London’s Broncos from the charging Leeds Rhinos.. (Courtesy: Blue Pitch Media) IF the London Broncos were...
View ArticleState of Origin streaker pleads guilty in Sydney court
A SERIAL streaker has pleaded guilty to running naked across the field in the final moments of this year’s State of Origin decider. Appearing at Sydney’s Burwood Local Court, New Zealander Wati...
View ArticleCracking trophy, Gromit!
RUGBY League World Cup 2013 today secured the support of one of the UK’s best loved on-screen duos, as tournament mascot Grubber invited new friends Wallace and Gromit to take a closer look at the...
View ArticleWallace and Gromit offer support to RLWC 2013
RUGBY League World Cup 2013 today secured the support of one of the UK’s best loved on-screen duos, as tournament mascot Grubber invited new friends Wallace and Gromit to take a closer look at the...
View ArticleWest Tigers coach slams Marshall’s Blues moves
BELEAGUERED Wests Tigers coach Mick Potter has slammed Benji Marshall for appearing in a video wearing an Auckland Blues shirt while still playing for the NRL club. Marshall enraged Tigers supporters...
View ArticleLive Footy! London Rugby League Grand Finals in Chiswick
FOOTY, league, rugby league; whatever you want to call it, it is a big part of life back home that Aussies in London sometimes miss. You only need to see the massive mid-week turnout at 10.30am in the...
View ArticleWin rugby league tickets to the Tetley’s Challenge Cup at Wembley
Watch Hull FC v Wigan Warriors in the Tetley’s Challenge Cup Final courtesy of Tetley’s Tetley’s, synonymous with the brewing of high quality ales for almost 200 years and title sponsor of the...
View ArticleThe Super League experience: An Aussie take on the Challenge Cup
THERE are certain fallacies that Australians moving to the UK are subject to. You know the ones. The weather is cold, the beer is warm and English people love to whinge. However, oddly these didn’t...
View ArticleNRL star Sandor Earl faces life ban for peptide trafficking
THE peptide scandal that has engulfed the AFL has taken its first casualty in the NRL after Canberra Raiders winger Sandor Earl admitted to using and trafficking banned substances related to human...
View ArticleRoosters-Souths brace for epic NRL decider
WHILE the talk out of both the Roosters and Rabbitohs camps has centred on the fact they are both eyeing the big one on October 6, bragging rights, title favouritism and the JJ Giltinan Shield will...
View Article50 days until England take on Australia in RLWC 2013 opener
ENGLAND and Leeds Rhinos Rugby League star Jamie Jones-Buchanan joined Australian Test cricketer and Rugby League fan Phillip Hughes at Headingley Carnegie Stadium on Thursday to mark 50 days until...
View ArticleNRL title defence not weighing down Storm
MELBOURNE captain Cameron Smith insists his side is not weighed down by history with the Storm attempting to become the first NRL premiers to go back-to-back in a unified competition in 20 years. Not...
View ArticleWhere to watch the 2013 NRL Grand Final LIVE in London
COME 6 October the dust will well and truly be settled from the AFL Grand Final of the weekend before, and Australians in London will be gearing up for another great weekend of footy final fever. The...
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