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20 Nov 09 | ESSENDON will decide in the next 48 hours if it has any interest in former St Kilda captain Luke Ball. Then it will seek to find out if he has any interest in the Bombers.Ball, who has nominated ...
20 Nov 09 | BATTLE lines are being drawn between the AFL and its greatest threat - soccer - over Australia's bid to host the World Cup in 2018 or 2022.AFL chairman Mike Fitzpatrick held crisis talks yesterday ...
20 Nov 09 | Few Swans fans would know of Diarmuid Murphy, the 34-year-old insurance officer at AXA's Killarney branch in Ireland. Collectively, they owe him a pint or two, for had it not been for Murphy, Tadhg Kennelly would not have returned to Sydney.
20 Nov 09 | After the successful introduction of two whistleblowers this past season, NRL referees' boss Robert Finch has floated the idea of having four touch judges adjudicate games in the future.Answering ...
20 Nov 09 | Representatives of Britain's players' association are due to meet Bradford and the Rugby Football League to argue why the Super League club should honour a deal agreed with Chris Walker before ...
20 Nov 09 | NRL boss David Gallop yesterday reassured fans that News Ltd's withdrawal would have little effect on the financial plight of the code, and played down the significance of the game being run by a ...
20 Nov 09 | Wests Tigers high-performance manager Steve Folkes has been in the job for barely two weeks, but the players already feel he is challenging them to reach new levels of physical fitness.
20 Nov 09 | While rival codes are trumpeting expansion announcements, the NRL has put any plans to introduce teams in new areas on hold after being advised it was unlikely to receive an increase in television revenue.
20 Nov 09 | Former dual international will farewell rugby league in the All Stars game after being named in squad.
20 Nov 09 | Shane Williams, the Wales wing, has joined the chorus of calls for a return to a more entertaining game.Williams, the world player of the year in 2008, has scored 46 tries in 66 appearances for ...
20 Nov 09 | The alarming news from west London on Thursday was that All Blacks fly-half Dan Carter was not only feeling hale and hearty, but also believed that the best was yet to come."I'm feeling in a good ...
20 Nov 09 | Martin Johnson has come out fighting after criticism of his coaching team and claims he is still the right man for the England job.The pressure mounting on Johnson following the defeat by ...
20 Nov 09 | The Wallabies now have one of the world's best scrums, thanks to the drive and aggression of one key player, writes Greg Growden in Edinburgh. For a dumpy kid who spent his first rugby match with ...
20 Nov 09 | LONDON: Australia's Matt Giteau and Rocky Elsom will line up for the Barbarians in the invitational rugby side's match against New Zealand next month.
20 Nov 09 | Wallabies coach Robbie Deans has decided to rest the man-of-the-match against Ireland, David Pocock, for Saturday night's Test against Scotland, giving Australia's most capped forward, George Smith, the chance to remind all of his international prowess.
20 Nov 09 | Ireland v Fiji, Royal Dublin Showground Sunday, 4.15am (AEST). Replay 9.30am (FoxSports 1) Referee: Marius Jonker (RSA)Ireland coach Declan Kidney decided Sunday's Test (AEST) against Fiji was ...
20 Nov 09 | France v Samoa, Stade de France, Paris Sunday, 4am (AEST). Replay 8am (FoxSports 1) Referee: David Pearson (ENG)France wing Vincent Clerc has warned his teammates that they cannot afford to ...
20 Nov 09 | Italy v South Africa, Stadio Fuili, Udine Sunday, 1am (AEST). Live (FoxSports 1) Referee: Alain Rolland (IRL)Loosehead prop Wian du Preez will make his South Africa debut against Italy here on ...
20 Nov 09 | Wales v Argentina, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Sunday, 1.30am (AEST). Replay 6.30am (FoxSports 1) Referee: George Clancy (IRL)Wales and Argentina have reputations to restore in their ...
20 Nov 09 | Scotland v Australia, Murrayfield, Edinburgh Sunday, 4am (AEST). Live (FoxSports 1 and Ten/OneHD) Referee: Romain Poite (FRA)Scotland hooker Ross Ford fears Australia flanker Rocky Elsom will ...