Stathi Paxinos

Stathi Paxinos

Stathi Paxinos covers rugby league, rugby union, boxing, swimming and Australian Rules football for The Age. He has covered numerous major sporting events including the Sydney Olympic Games (boxing), the 2003 Rugby World Cup, state of origin contests and NRL finals, world title fights and national swimming championships. Stathi also covered boxing and aquatics at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games.

Burgess likes the Rebels

Lookout: Luke Burgess on the tear for Toulouse. He will join the Rebels next season.

Stathi Paxinos Coach, playing roster the reasons why former Wallabies half-back joined Rebels.

Rugby Union

O'Connor shines in new role as leader

James O'Connor.

Stathi Paxinos Wallabies coach Robbie Deans says he likes what he has seen in the emerging leadership of James O'Connor.

Rugby Union

Higginbotham regrets missing tour

Scott Higginbotham

Stathi Paxinos Scott Higginbotham says he regrets kneeing and head-butting All Black Richie McCaw.

Rugby Union

O'Connor out for six with liver damage

James O’Connor.

Stathi Paxinos Melbourne Rebels' hopes of turning around season suffer a blow.

Rugby Union

Wallabies to call on Beale to fill void

Kurtley Beale

Stathi Paxinos Melbourne Rebels star Kurtley Beale may play two Tests for the Wallabies in five days.

Rugby Union

The adaptable Adam Ashley-Cooper

Adam Ashley-Cooper.

Stathi Paxinos It is somewhat apt that Adam Ashley-Cooper played his first Test for Australia without a number on the back of his jersey.

Barnes arrives in time

Catch me if you can: Wallaby Berrick Barnes makes a break and leads a chasing pack last night.

Stathi Paxinos Berrick Barnes had quite a few things to be grateful for last night.