Fresh brotherly twist after gun turned down NRL suitors
The boom teenager turned down two NRL clubs to stay in Australian rugby but his brother’s new deal came with an added surprise.
The boom teenager turned down two NRL clubs to stay in Australian rugby but his brother’s new deal came with an added surprise.
The Queensland Reds are Australia’s lone Super Rugby Pacific title hope after the ACT Brumbies were embarrassed by the Hurricanes in Wellington on Friday night.
Bookmakers have written off the sixth-ranked Brumbies as 10-1 no-hopers against the ladder-leading Hurricanes.
TEAMS: The rubber is about to meet the road as the Super Rugby Pacific qualifying finals kick off in New Zealand and live on Stan Sport this weekend.
That ugly 0-21 record is a confronting reality as they attempt to pilot their sides past the Hurricanes and Chiefs respectively.
The Brumbies will play the Hurricanes in the opening qualifying final after being stunned by an emotional Moana Pasifika.
A late Max Jorgensen try earned the Waratahs a losing bonus point meaning they are mathematically still alive with one round to play before the playoffs.
The NSW Waratahs will again be without Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii for the crucial clash with the ACT Brumbies in Sydney on Friday night.
The Canberra sparky lived out his childhood dream and then some when he took the field to make his ACT Brumbies debut.
Darcy Swain was keen to part ways by pressing the flesh but Michael Hooper was laser focused on throwing the chat back to his colleagues.