The atmosphere grew ugly ahead of Wednesday night’s Coppa Italia semi-final second leg in Milan Some supporters of Lazio hung a banner honouring Benito Mussolini and chanted racial abuse at AC Milan’s Tiemoue Bakayoko ahead of Wednesday night’s Coppa Italia match. The two teams met at San Siro for the second leg of their cup semi-final, and…
The agent says her husband and client is not planning to leave the club at the end of the Serie A season Mauro Icardi expects to be at Inter next season despite this term’s controversies, says his agent and wife Wanda Nara. Icardi was stripped of the captaincy in February as protracted contract talks caused…
Rebels youngster Jonah Placid is heading to France, signing with Toulon. The French Top 14 runner-up announced his looming acquisition on their website overnight, with the 22-year-old joining the club for two seasons. Placid is in his third season with the Rebels, after starring at Schoolboys level, but has battled for regular game time during…
Who provided the positives in a mixed Australian conference weekend? 1. Pek Cowan The Force scrum was impressive against the Rebels and Cowan was a cornerstone of that. 2. Damien Fitzpatrick On a dismal night, hooker Damien Fitzpatrick was a rare positive for the Waratahs against the Jaguares, the 28-year-old clinching the rare chance for…
Chance Peni has been cited by the SANZAAR Foul Play Review Committee for his high shot on Israel Dagg in Saturday’s clash with the Crusaders. Peni was sent to the sin bin in the 19th minute of the match but SANZAAR has deemed the hit worthy of a red card and he will now front…
The Brumbies have revealed an enterprising move to get Canberra sports fans to GIO Stadium, offering members of the Brumbies and Raiders an opportunity to go to either team’s first home game at no extra cost. The Brumbies play their first home game against the Sharks on March 17 and the Raiders face the Knights…
Lukhan Tui has put pen to paper on a deal that will see him stay at Ballymore until the end of 2020. Tui is one of Australia’s most promising locks and his stellar performance against the All Blacks in the Brisbane Bledisloe was just a taste of the 21-year-old’s capabilities. His ball carrying is without…
A “nimble” Will Genia is desperate to return to the Rebels fold on Saturday, with the first June Test just under a fortnight away. Genia was rated a 50-50 chance of lining up in the clash against the Sunwolves so he must be considered more likely than not to return against the Blues at Eden…
Waratahs captain Michael Hooper will lead out a vastly different-looking Waratahs side on Thursday night and it’s something he will relish. It’s a team that still has plenty of capped Wallabies, eight in the starting team, but with injuries to players like Jack Dempsey (hamstring) and Nick Phipps (calf), there’s a host of new faces…
Melbourne halfback Will Genia says there’s no room for talk about records against Kiwi Super Rugby teams as the Rebels prepare for their Good Friday clash with the Hurricanes. The Rebels will fly the flag for Australia’s teams at AAMI Park, hoping to snap the losing streak that dates back to the 2016 season. With…