Tony Harper

4 days ago | theroar.com.au | Tony Harper

Wallabies hooker Billy Pollard has committed to the sport until after the 2027 Rugby World Cup, putting an end to speculation, for now at least, of a code switch to the NRL. Pollard, 23, made his Test debut in 2022 under exceptional circumstances as a late call-up in Argentina, but emerged as a leading option for Joe Schmidt last year, playing four Tests. He was recently linked to the Bears, a new NRL franchise based in Perth, which is seeking recruits.

6 days ago | theroar.com.au | Tony Harper

Paris Saint-Germain have claimed their first Champions League title in devastating style, tearing apart Inter Milan 5-0 for a record winning margin in a final; a triumph forged by manager Luis Enrique that followed years of failure in the competition.

1 week ago | theroar.com.au | Tony Harper

As the Wallabies clamour to find a match-winning No.10 ahead of the 2027 World Cup on home soil, a tanatalising “rumour” linking rugby league star Nathan Cleary to the problem position has been floated by RWC winner Tim Horan. Speaking on Stan Sport’s Rugby Heaven show after Cleary featured in New South Wales’ dominant State of Origin victory over Queensland, Horan suggested there was talk that Cleary was keen to make a switch.

1 week ago | theroar.com.au | Tony Harper

Cameron Munster chose an apt four-letter word to sum up Queensland’s State of Origin shocker in game one. No, not that one starting with s, which might have fitted just as well, but this one: “dumb”. Given a lifeline back into the game having been completely dominated for most of the first half via Brian To’o’s sin binning, the Maroons fumbled and bumbled their way through the second term as a brief challenge came to a whimper. “We’ve just got to be smarter,” said Maroons veteran Munster.

1 week ago | theroar.com.au | Tony Harper

The battle between Marnus Labuschagne and Sam Konstas to open in the World Test Championship will come down to team balance and the decision whether or not to include an all-rounder. And there might even be a third option in the resurgent Cameron Green. Australia’s coach Andrew McDonald told SEN on Tuesday that “there’s an XI on a board, but it’s got some dashes with names, multiple names in different positions” ahead of next month’s one off match against South Africa in England.