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Welcome one, welcome all to another gala rugby Friday and the vinegar stroke of another booming test weekend.Today we take the helicopter view to fixing our rugby ways in ‘It’s Hamish Time’. Dive into some whispers exciting those up north in ‘Captain Callahan?’. Preview our Murderball chances in ‘Steelers Wheel’. Ponder a daunting question in ‘What If?’. Then wrap up the rugby week with ‘Friday’s Goss with Hoss’. And then remain flummoxed by the size of the fine handed to Latrell Mitchell. Imagine if it had’ve been cocaine!It’s Hamish Time.Take a breath. For the good of Australian rugby it’s time…

Well g’day there Gaggers, and welcome to another Friday’s Rugby News. Is it just a coincidence that massive rugby stories are held back for Thursday arvo to capitalise on the 13.68 million readers on a Friday? You be the judge.Today we charge out of the blocks with ‘Let’s KISS’. Dive into backroom deals and corporate shaftings in ‘Money(hard)ball!’. Settle in to watch the soap opera that is rugby over the dutch for ‘NZ’s Eddie?’ And get the biltong ready for a SA infused ‘Friday’s Goss with Hoss’, currently discussing kickbacks from the ANC.Let’s KISS.Lean in for a moment, we need…

A wicka-wicka what!Sup b-boys, b-girls and b-tweeners, it’s Friday again and time to throw down another Friday’s Rugby News. And there’s plenty to talk about, so slip on the tracky dacks and let’s all cypher, first up in ‘Breaking Bad’. Jump aboard the hysteria wagon for ‘RESPECT’. Cast an eye eastward towards middle earth for ‘#bringbackfozzie’. I get stuff off my chest in ‘Stop Smiling Stupid’. And wrap up another working week with ‘Friday’s Goss with Hoss’, guaranteed gold medal quality.Breaking Bad.Well that was certainly hard to watch.While the result didn’t surprise (to be frank, it actually flattered the Wallabies),…

Our Wallaby team has been named:Wallabies team to play South Africa at Optus Stadium in Perth on Saturday 17 August at 5:45pm AWST1. Angus Bell (28 Tests) – Hunters Hill Rugby2. Josh Nasser (3 Tests) – Easts Tigers3. Allan Alaalatoa (c) (71 Tests) – West Harbour Juniors4. Angus Blyth (3 Tests) – Casuarina Beach Rugby Club5. Lukhan Salakaia-Loto (33 Tests) – Randwick6. Rob Valetini (43 Tests) – Harlequin Junior Rugby Club7. Carlo Tizzano (1 Test) – University of Western Australia8. Harry Wilson (14 Tests) – Gunnedah Red Devils9. Nic White (68 Tests) – Maitland Blacks10. Noah Lolesio (20 Tests) –…

Greetings and salutations. It’s Friday’s Rugby News time again, and test match rugby is back baby!Today we call emergency services first up in ‘Fractured Fortress’. Visit every Aussie fan’s favourite second side for ‘Tahriffic Team’. Lower your voice and expand your horizons in ‘It’s a Man’s World’. Jump across the ditch to visit the nuns with ‘Fully Humble Bro’. And all aboard for ‘Friday’s Goss With Hoss’, responding to an SOS from Anna Meares to explain to our Olympic hockey players that ‘Jack & Coke’ is a drink, not a shopping list. C’est la vie.Fractured Fortress?Saturday, 10 August. Wallabies v…

Greetings and salutations rugby cosmos, it’s Friday, and you know what that means? It’s Friday’s Rugby News time again!Before we start with Friday’s usual excellence, a big thank you to Yowie for filling in last week. The mythical beast really stepped up to the plate, especially as he only had 4 days, 13 hours and 83 minutes’ notice. Thanks for trying, Yowser.Today, we don’t want to look, but can’t look away either, in ‘Like Waterboarding Bambi’. Run an eye over the Wallaby squad for the Rugby Championship in ‘Guess Who’s Back?’. Challenge the norms of decency and good taste with…

Good evening, good morning, good day and good riddance to another working week. It’s Friday again and you know what that means, it’s rugby time and we have a bumper FRN for you delectation. First up today we preview Saturday’s test with ‘Georgia On My Mind’. Take a trip up north and cast an eye over ‘The Costco Reds’. Welcome back a fan favourite in ‘You Feeling Lucky Punk?’ Skip over to the home of fortnightly elections and also this years Olympics for ‘Bound For Glory’. Get on a big ol’ jet airliner with the Kiwis and ‘Working Holiday’. Review…

This from our friends at rugbypass.com many thanks for their ongoing support.Rugby Sevens experts make their medal predictions for the Paris 2024 OlympicsThe Paris 2024 Olympics starts in just a matter of days, with the rugby sevens kicking off on 24 July,just before the official opening ceremony on the 26th. Sell-out crowds are already expected for the men’s and women’s events and there’s already a great deal of anticipation around which nations will end up on the medal tables.Plenty of eyes are said to be on the likes of Australia and New Zealand in the battle for gold in both…

Is it Friday again already? Greetings one, greetings all and welcome to another Friday’s Rugby News. Test rugby again beckons, so what are you waiting for. All aboard the insanity express. Today we start of with ‘The St Joe Show: Part II’. Get the head scratcher ready for ‘Makes No Sense?’. Celebrate a record equalling effort and a promise of things to come in ‘It’s Miller Time’. Hop across the ditch and beat the stop clock with ‘Garden of Eden’. Visit the Rainbow Nation for ‘Lowe Blow’. And bid farewell to yet another Friday with ‘Friday’s Goss with Hoss’. Officially…

News breaking this afternoon that Dan McKellar has been confirmed as NSW Waratah’s coach for the next three years. rugby.com.au has more

Greetings one, greetings all and welcome to another Friday’s Rugby News. There’s test match rugby in all four corners of the globe, which really makes no sense at all as a globe is round. But anyway, you get my drift.Today is all about test match rugby and first up, let’s look at all things Wallabies with ‘Chicken Schmidty?’ Visit 1986 when we hop across the ditch in ‘The Enemy of my Enemy are English’. Head up to the rainbow nation for the best of Afrikaans hospitality for ‘Cheats Always Prosper?’ Check out who’s playing whom in ‘Rugby Palooza’. Drop into…

And we’re off. The team has been selected. rugby.com.au has more.Wallabies team to play Wales at Allianz Stadium, Sydney on Saturday 6 July, 7:45pm AEST1. James Slipper (134 Tests) – Bond Pirates2. Matt Faessler (5 Tests) – USQ Saints3. Taniela Tupou (50 Tests) – Brothers Rugby4. Jeremy Williams* – Wahroonga Tigers5. Lukhan Salakaia-Loto (30 Tests) – Randwick6. Liam Wright (c) (5 Tests) – Easts Tigers7. Fraser McReight (17 Tests) – Albany Creek Brumbies8. Rob Valetini (39 Tests) – Harlequin Junior Rugby Club9. Jake Gordon (20 Tests) – Canterbury Berries10. Noah Lolesio (17 Tests) – Tuggeranong Vikings11. Filipo Daugunu (7 Tests) – Wests…

Good evening, good morning and good riddance to another working week and welcome to Friday’s Rugby News.No rugby? No worries! There’re still tests, teams, tanties and tall tales to discuss right across the rugby cosmos. Today kicks off with a probing investigation of ‘X-Rated?’. We meet our new Wallaby forward coach in ‘It’s Hips to be Square’. Talk about the treatment of national rugby coaches and wider expectations with ‘R.U.S.P.I.C.T’. Welcome the alleged new Tahs overlord in ‘Bula’. And round out the working week with another ‘Friday’s Goss with Hoss’, the Julian Assange edition where I publish your full names,…

Greetings rugby lovers, as we gather for another Friday’s Rugby News on the vinegar stroke of rugby’s test year and the naming of St Joe’s first ever Cadbury Wallaby squad, around noon today.Before we get started with today’s literary gold, big shout out to RAWF who filled in admirably last Friday while once again I made a complete mockery of our legal system and was acquitted of all charges. Thanks RAWF, you did your best.Off we go today with my Wallaby squad in ‘Camp Ponderosa’. We’ll update the official squad, when released, in ‘And Lead Us Not Into Frustration’. Preview…

Welcome one, welcome all to another Friday Rugby’s News and a finals Friday at that.Without further adieu let’s get stuck into all things rugby and start with a look at St Joe’s choices for a training outfit in ‘The Odd Squad’. Visit up north and check out our upcoming opponent in ‘Wale Research’. Dive into the finals fixtures with the Chiefs v Reds in ‘Kiss Goodbye?’. Then the Canes v Rebels in ‘Dead Cat Bounce?’. Preview a fair belting in ‘Blue By You’. Head down to the ACT for ‘Where The Bloody Hell Are You?’ before kissing another rugby week…

Welcome to Friday’s Rugby News rugby lovers and what a jam packed rugby Friday it is. There’s niggle, aggro and conflict all around the rugby cosmos. A team is canned, a union in conflict, former players tossing hand grenades, injuries, form, finals variables and a whole lot more. So grab some happy juice and strap yourself in.First up we discuss matters on the home front with the Rebel culling in ‘Good Call?’. Ponder possible outcomes in ‘Where To Now?’. Actually discuss some on field action via ‘Is That It?’. Look at the finals ramifications for Oz sides in ‘What’s it…

News breaking from RA that the Rebels will fold at the end of the 2024 season.Rugby.com.au has the official statement or you can read the article below.RA advised the known representatives of the consortium of this outcome this morning, noting that the application did not demonstrate sufficient financial viability. The application relied upon projections for revenue growth and cost savings that RA believes are overly optimistic, raising significant doubts about the long-term sustainability of the proposed licensee. Further, the consortium’s proposed alliance with Western Melbourne Group (WMG) regarding co-location at Tarneit, which is central to the proposed model, is at an…

Welcome one, welcome all, to the second episode of our new G&GR podcast: Getting Intimate With Hoss. Apart from the ratings, who said it wouldn’t last!Last night I had the opportunity to sit down with the entertaining and engaging former Brumby and current Tahs tight head, Mr Tom Ross. Tom talks about his great escape from the barren wastelands of the ACT and signing with the Tahs in November 2023. He reflects on a pretty decent prop education he got while down south, with one or two reasonable prop mentors and some useful coaches as well.2024 saw Tom in the…

Greetings Gaggers and welcome to another Friday.Today’s rugby news has a distinctly international feel to it, but before we sample foreign whines we put forward a coaching solution for the Tahs with ‘Spoon Fed’. Then look into the magic of ‘targets’ in ‘All Black?’. Look at a simmering battle brewing in the land of the sheep lover with ‘Uncivil War’. Learn some new swear words at a Rob Penney presser with ‘Fargin’ Icehole’. Jump into this week’s round #14 SRP preview with ‘Who Cares?’. Preview the so far underwhelming Wallaroos in ‘Harden Up Princesses’. Before putting an exclamation on your…

Welcome one, welcome all to the first of a new G&GR podcast: Getting Intimate with Hoss.To kick off the series, our first guest has been a revelation at the Tahs this year. Starting the year on a ‘training contract’, injuries to other players coupled with his own rising form saw him demand a spot on the pine and then quickly into the starting team. Currently recovering from a shoulder injury, we welcome NSW Waratahs hooker, Julian Heaven. Special thanks to the Simon at Waratah Media for his co-operation and support. And of course to ‘The Axe’ himself, who as you’ll…