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Waratahs find themselves in a whole Lote trouble
THE cash-strapped Waratahs, who have just lost their biggest drawcard, Lote Tuqiri, will have to search overseas for attacking players to bolster their dwindling back-line stocks next season.
Selection puts Hodgson on more secure footing
WALLABIES squad back-rower Matt Hodgson always knew he was between a rock and a cliff face, somewhere on the brink as opposed to the security of his long-term Australian teammates, Rocky Elsom and Wycliff Palu.
Fiji pip Japan in last gasp thriller
A converted try in the dying seconds clinched a last gasp 40-39 win for Fiji over Japan in a Pacific Nations Cup thriller here Friday.
Springbok Botha loses appeal
South Africa will be without lock Bakkies Botha for the third rugby Test against the British and Irish Lions here on Saturday after his appeal against a two-week ban for a dangerous charge was rejected.
Fans turn out to watch Wilkinson
A 5000-strong crowd turned out to watch England star take partin
his first training session for his new club Toulon.
Dark Shark's demise feels like a wet fish
Amazing Scenes Part One: When the Australian Rugby Union announced in July 2002 that they had lured Lote Tuqiri, one of the biggest names in rugby league, it was treated as a major coup. One anticipated dancing girls, brass bands and big balloons to accompany the announcement.
Sacking was a bolt out of the blue but discarded Tuqiri will fight for his money
A "shocked" Lote Tuqiri received little warning he was in the Australian Rugby Union's gun sights and that his multimillion-dollar contract with the Wallabies was about to be torn up.
Flash of Genia's comes out of left field
Will Genia was head down at Ballymore yesterday, immersed in his business diploma course when a piece of paper was thrust into his hand. It said that he had made the Wallabies Tri Nations squad. Half an hour later, a shocked Reds and now Wallabies halfback was still gasping for breath.
Tuqiri's return would mean a significant haircut
There is no chance of Lote Tuqiri returning to the NRL unless he cops a huge pay decrease, writes Glenn Jackson.
O'Neill denies role in Tuqiri axing
Australian rugby boss denies he pursued personal agenda against sacked Wallabies winger Lote Tuqiri.
Junior All Blacks beat Tonga in Pacific Nations
The Junior All Blacks maintained their unbeaten record in the Pacific Nations Cup, setting the seal on their series victory with a 47-25 win over Tonga here Thursday.
Henderson's rugby journey heads west
Nic Henderson loves nothing more than jumping behind the wheel of his four-wheel-drive and heading out bush.
Lions ready to avert whitewash: Rowntree
The British and Irish Lions are physically and emotionally ready to avert a first-ever series whitewash at Springbok hands in the third and final Test at Ellis Park on Saturday.
France Prime Minister apologies
Prime Minister John Key on Thursday said it was time for New Zealand and France to move on after his French counterpart Francois Fillon apologised over the Mathieu Bastareaud controversy.
IRB promises crackdown on eye gouging
The International Rugby Board has vowed to "eradicate" the "particularly heinous" act of eye-gouging.
Dumped Tuqiri sends Sailor SOS SMS
Lote Tuqiri has sent his close friend and former teammate Wendell
Sailor a text message for advice following the shock termination of
his lucrative Australian Rugby Union (ARU) contract.
Mystery sacking: Tuqiri to fight ARU
Lote Tuqiri's days as a Wallaby and Waratah are over, after the
Australian Rugby Union last night terminated his
multi-million-dollar contract for unspecified reasons.
Pocock no longer sleeps with gun under bed
Taking on international forward packs holds no fear for David
Pocock after what he's already been through, writes Greg Growden.
Tuqiri's career in tatters after sacking
Lote Tuqiri's contract with the Australian Rugby Union has been terminated.
Berrick sees red, not blue, say Tahs
The Waratahs last night confirmed they have made an approach to
Queensland's chief playmaker Berrick Barnes, but doubt whether he
will leave the Reds and head to Sydney.
O'Driscoll ruled out of tour
Ireland captain will fly home before the final Test against South
Africa on Saturday in Johannesburg.
Springboks to appeal Botha ban
The Springboks are to appeal the two-week ban lock Bakkies Botha
received for a dangerous charge on Adam Jones in the second Test on
the weekend.
Boks continue to win in spite of their coach
Good old Peter de Villiers strikes again. Now here's a man who makes Mathieu Bastareaud seem positively sane, the Springboks coach outdoing even his own high standards of foot-in-mouth syndrome with his latest outburst.
England and Japan tipped as Cup hosts
The rights-holder of the Rugby World Cup has recommended England be
host in 2015 and Japan in 2019.
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