Roosters forward Amber Hall barges over for a first-half try against Brisbane.
Beating the All Blacks would provide a boost for World Cup confidence, so Australia may be wiser to target the second Bledisloe Cup clash in Sydney.
Andrew Johns jokes he "feared for my life" after being mobbed by Roosters fans as he left his eastern suburbs home.
Pat Cummins expects great things of Steve Smith in his first Test matches in South Africa since the infamous 2018 tour, even if the captain concedes he has no guarantees that his deputy will see it through to the end of 19 Tests over the next 10 months.
Golf superstar Rory McIlroy is urging other big names from overseas to head Down Under and play the Australian Open.
Andrew Johns and Brad Fittler are among the Herald’s experts to have their say on who will win the 2026 NRL grand final and why.
When Brad Fittler met Kerry Packer in 1995 before joining the Roosters, the media tycoon asked him: “How do you think you win a grand final?”
The head coach wants his charges to play the Wallabies way with an Australian “backyard spirit” of brutal competitiveness, a method that is proving successful.
Newcastle have asked me to give a grand final speech, but they don’t need a blubbering old halfback. Not when they have Kalyn Ponga and a bond like no other club.
It’s difficult to stop an opponent when not even he knows what he’s going to do next. For the Roosters halfback, it’s what makes him stand out from the pack.
Superstar winger Mark Nawaqanitawase has dead-batted all questions about the chances of him returning to league after his two-year contract in Japan. Until now.
Luke Travers makes Jaylon Brown pay for a sloppy pass.
Kyle Bowen has his good work ruined by a contentious foul call.
