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Greetings one and welcome all to yet another Friday’s Rugby News, the 50 Shades of Grey for rugby lovers. There is so much happening across our great game that today’s episode is so jam packed it comes with a fatigue warning. That said, off we go.We start with the announcement of the Lions squad with ‘Thank Christ that’s over!’ before previewing the biggest rugby match on the planet this weekend in ‘Those were the days’. We take a squiz at the rest of this week’s SRP at ‘For the rest of you’. Quash your inner demons in ‘The Voice’. Drop…

The British & Irish Lions squad will be named tonight at 11.00pm AEST and you can catch the announcement live on the Lions Youtube Channel from 10.30 AEST.Lions selections will be live, not even the players yet know if they’ve made the cut. They’ll find out the same time as us fans. That in itself makes for an exciting, if brutal, way to announce the squad.Over 2000 people will be in attendance at London’s O2 Arena with tickets selling at $135 AUD a pop to watch Lions Chairman and Welsh legend Ieuan Evans announce the squad of 37.Friday’s Rugby News…

Greetings one, greetings all and welcome to Friday’s Rugby News: The Election Edition. I’d like to start off today by acknowledging the traditional owners of the lands I write from, the Macquarie Bank Commercial Lending & Overdraft Division. I pay my respects to department managers and lending officers, past and present, and hope my application for an increase to my overdraft is successful.Today we jump down the rugby rabbit hole and start with a ‘Welcome Kiss’. Dive deep into this weekend’s results with ‘Preferences’ . Look into our golden girls first test in ‘And off we go’. Discuss a personal…

In news that will delight some (and leave others less than enamoured) some rugby sites and columnists report that Rugby Australia has confirmed the appointment of the new Wallabies Head Coach. And I can confirm on these pages that Michael Cheika is not that person. Instead RA has reportedly gone with the little known, won nothing coach of the Queensland People’s Republic of Queensland side, Les Kiss.The news comes after RA taking a ‘Pulver 48-72 hour’ period (3 months) to reach a decision. In an unexpected twist though, Kiss will remain at the Reds until the completion of SRP 2026,…

The polls have closed and the G&GR nation has voted. Below is the Wallaby squad, many thanks to those who voted:Props (6): Angus Bell 109 votes, James Slipper 96, Allan Alalaatoa, Tom Robertson & Zane Nonggorr 71. Alex Hodgman 69Hookers (3): Matt Faessler 101 votes, Billy Pollard 64, Brandon Paenga-Amosa 59Second Row (4): Jeremy Williams & Nick Frost 97 votes each, Darcy Swain 78, Lukhan Salakaia-Loto 72Loose Forwards (8): Bob Valetini 112 votes, Fraser McReight 110, Harry Wilson 107, Carlo Tizzano 105, Nick Champion de Crespigny 80, Seru Uru 78, Langi Gleeson 73 & Luke Reimer 34Halfbacks (3): Tate McDermott…

Greetings one, greetings all and welcome to an ANZAC day edition of Friday’s Rugby News. I hope your dawn services were well attended and that your rum & milk were enjoyable.Today we start off with a ripping tale from the Central West of NSW with ‘You bloody legend!’ Then you get to play Wallaby selector in ‘Talking Pigs’ and the then ‘Talking Fairies’. Dive into this week’s Super Rugby with ‘The rise of the Hobbits?’ Pay thanks on this special day in ‘Lest we forget’. And bid farewell to another week with ‘Friday’s Goss’ with Hoss’, after watching the doco…

Welcome to Friday’s Rugby News on this holiest of days on the rugby calendar, Friday. And it’s not just a boring ol’ Good Friday, today is a great Friday for rugby fans. So crack open one of the kids’ chocolates, settle in and off we go.Today we look at coaching rumours with ‘Kiss Off?’ Polish our year 8 French skills in ‘Au Revoir?’. Preview this weekend’s round of SRW via ‘More Superer’. Then seek clarification with ‘Please Explain’. Take a walk along RA’s financial tightrope in ‘First loss: Best loss’. Review the Blues v Tahs women’s final in ‘Careful what…

Wow, what a week. Mini global financial crisis, elections, selections and policy corrections, no wonder the world loves* Friday’s Rugby News (*based on a survey of 9 voices).Greetings and salutations to all, thanks for joining me on another Friday rugby adventure. Pour yourself a tipple, settle back and strap yourself in. Today we start off being careful not to chew your nails with ‘Digit extraction time’. Jump into this week’s round of SRP via ‘Gravity stinks’. Preview the final of SRW in ‘Wonder Women’. Put your colon to the test with ‘New rugby frontier?’. Before closing out a thumping rugby…

Wasn’t I just here? Greetings one, greetings all and welcome to another Friday’s Rugby News. I hope you’re enjoying a spectacular jentacular and ready to join me as we tour the rugby cosmos.We kick off this Friday looking at global rugby issues with ‘The Cup with no Beer.’ Then drop in stateside to check on the progress of a Red favourite in ‘Tariff this, Trump!’. Preview round #8 of SRP for ‘Less, with much more expected from Thor’. Check out SRW chances for ‘The Finals Countdown’. And wrap up another rugby week with ‘Friday’s Goss with Hoss’, now limiting my…

Greetings earthlings. No KARL or Yowser today, who are instead taking their vows atop Mount Alota-Ewesoften, overlooking the windswept valleys and rolling dales of NZ’s South Island Werdefarkarwicuz region. With a string quartet, tote bags of lanolin products for their guests and entertainment from local mime group, Silence of the Lambs, the two will participate in a private commitment ceremony in front of gathered loved ones and under the watchful eye of an licensed animal husbandry official. All at G&GR wish them a lifetime of love and happiness as they start their journey together. As a result you’re stuck with…

Good evening, good morning g’day and greetings rugby lovers. Welcome to an absolute bursting Friday’s Rugby News. And today truly has a global tinge with rugby stories from all three rugby hemispheres.Enough dilly-dallying, let’s start by jumping across the ditch for ‘Those bloody rotten Kiwis’. Discuss all things SRP round #7 with ‘The rise of the Australians’. Jump up north for all the latest news in ‘Lions, tamer?’ Preview the last regular season round of SRW with ‘Is that it?’ Then put the cherry on top of your rugby week with ‘Friday’s Goss’ with Hoss’, a genuine alternative for your…

Greetings one, greetings all. Can it really be Friday’s Rugby News time again? You betcha muddy footy boots it is. Another bursting Friday, so off we go.First today we pick the scab off last week’s NSW surrender in ‘Soft and SofTah’. Preview round #6 of SRP with ‘Bottleneck’. Cast an eye Lionwards for ‘What’s in a name?’. Preview round #4 of SRW in ‘The last round, before the last round’. Then put a full stop in your rugby week with ‘Friday’s Goss with Hoss’, promising to a hold a referendum to deport all politicians who make idiotic referendum suggestions if…

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Reader Warning There is so much rugby news today you may suffer inflammation of the retina and slight swelling of the medulla oblongata caused by rugby stimulus overload.Good evening, good morning, g’day and welcome to a bursting Friday’s Rugby News. Get hydrated, get comfy and let’s get going. Today we start with an objective preview of the Reds v Tahs game in ‘Mumma’s boys?’. Check out the rest of the round’s matches that really don’t matter in ‘The games that really don’t matter.’ Preview Round #3 of SRW with ‘Now we’re talking!’. Draw a line in the sand for rugby…

Greetings one and all and welcome to another Friday’s Rugby News, the prelude to a thumping weekend of rugby in both hemispheres.Before we start today, big shout out to all those located in areas of QPRQ likely to be impacted by Cyclone Alfred. I hope you are prepped as best you can and batten down the hatches for a wild 12-24 hours starting later tonight. I’ve been through a few hairy east coast lows, but nothing like what you’re bracing yourselves for. Stay smart. Stay safe. Possessions can be replaced, lives can’t.A brimming rugby weekend and much to dissect, so…

Greetings one, greetings all and welcome to another Friday’s Rugby News. No time for chit-chat so let’s hook in with ‘The Sky is Falling’. Drop into the smash repairers and discuss SRP #3 in ‘Ferrari Busted’. Run an eye over SRW #1 with ‘It’s Go Time’. Get some personal hygiene tips at ‘Shove ya Dove’. Before rounding out a bumper Friday with ‘Friday’s Goss with Hoss’, pointing out that those Chinese warships were live firing towards New Zealand. Just saying.The sky is falling.You know what Gaggers, I reckon enough is just about enough.How boring, lazy, jaded and just completely wrong…

Greetings one and greetings all and welcome to yet another Friday’s Rugby News in what is a bursting rugby news week. We kick off today with Wallaby coaching ruminations in ‘Cheik Mate?’. Revisit a little history and get excited about the future of the women’s game in ‘For Duck’s Sake’. Show some humility and keep expectations balanced for ‘Australian Dominance’. Head north for rugby’s festival of futility in ‘The Loser’s Lament’. Before bringing it all home in a bursting ‘Friday’s Goss with Hoss’ where you never, ever, ever have to fact check.Cheik Mate?To quote Australian poet and noted story teller,…

Greetings one, greetings all and welcome to the Valentine’s Day edition of Friday’s Rugby News. It’s the journalistic equivalent of a dozen oysters for all lovers of rugby. Why is it that good things always happen on a Friday?Let’s keep that lovers theme running today and take a deep dive into the Aussie sides chances this SRP season with ‘The Awesome Foursome’. Pack your togs and leave your inhibitions behind as you’re invited to an exclusive club in ‘Fantasy Island’. Sit back and relax at the Ponderosa’s grotto as we look at round one tips via ‘A Fat Man’s Folly’.…

Hello keyboard my old friend. I’ve come to type with you again. That’s right earthlings the wait’s over, and so is mine. It’s Friday’s Rugby News time again. So suspend all fact checking apps, kick the back window of the taxi loose and come with me on the year’s first Friday rugby adventure.A big thank you to RA for sitting on this news until I returned and to help kickstart Fridays again with ‘St Joe 2.0’. Look at the great pretenders for the gig in ‘There can be only one’. We’ll then head north for a gander at the world’s…

‘Siddinnee’.Once again the Premier State of New South Wales has proven itself the premier state for rugby union and sporting events in general (AFL is not a real sport), with the awarding of the hosting rights to 13 matches of the 2027 RWC, including the semi-finals and the final at Sydney’s Accor Stadium.Today World Rugby has released the venues to host the 2027 RWC, and the only real surprise is the rugby wasteland located to the south of the premier state being awarded nine fixtures. You can find all the details at rugbyworldcup.com or read their story below:As anticipation builds…