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Isi ready to fire Rebels into Super finals AAP 1 hour ago Melissa Woods © Scott Barbour/AAP PHOTOS Isi Naisarani says the Rebels can push hard for a finals spot. Isi Naisarani isnt ready for his Super Rugby AU season to be over and vowed to do all he can to see Melbourne into the finals with a win over the Waratahs on Saturday night. The Rebels will know exactly whats ahead of them before kick-off at Bankwest Stadium, with their finals rivals Western Force hosting unbeaten ...

Last modified on Mon 19 Apr 2021 10.07 EDT People under 30 were less compliant with Covid rules over the past year, according to survey data from more than 50,000 adults in the UK. While the still to be peer-reviewed analysis suggests most people followed lockdown and social distancing rules, one in seven – about 15% – reported decreasing levels of compliance over time, particularly during the second wave. These tended to be those under 30, in relatively good physical shape, who rated thems...

Naisarani in as Rebels target Super finals AAP 1 hour ago Melissa Woods © Scott Barbour/AAP PHOTOS Isi Naisarani (l) will play his first match of the season for Melbourne Rebels against the Brumbies. Melbourne Rebels have added some big bodies, including Wallabies No.8 Isi Naisarani in his first match of the Super Rugby AU season, as they look to firm up a finals berth in the penultimate round. Naisarani has been named on the bench for Sundays clash with the Brumbies at AA...

Reds psyched for high-stakes Super clash AAP 2 hrs ago Murray Wenzel © Darren England/AAP PHOTOS Queensland Reds captain Liam Wright returns from injury to take on the Brumbies. The Queensland Reds can book a home Super Rugby AU final with a 10th-straight win at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday night against a powerhouse Brumbies unit that, despite their success, havent won in Brisbane since 2015. Captain Liam Wright has recovered from an ankle injury and will play his first gam...

Skippers backs for Reds, Brumbies showdown AAP 2 hrs ago Murray Wenzel © Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS Brumbies captain Allan Alaalatoa will return for the Super Rugby AU clash with the Queensland Reds. Queensland Reds captain Liam Wright and Brumbies counterpart Allan Alaalatoa will return from injury and suspension in Saturdays top-of-the table Super Rugby AU clash in Brisbane. Wright has missed his sides unbeaten six-game run after hurting his ankle in their only preseason clash...

The Wrap: Super Rugby AU and Aotearoa anxiously hovering on the bubble A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size In recent times it feels like there have been many watershed moments for Australian and New Zealand rugby. Tomorrow, with the anticipated announcement of a trans-Tasman travel bubble potentially giving the green light to a cross-over Super Rugby round, is one of those moments. The competition that only A...

Why the Brumbies still have reason to smile after their defeat in Canberra A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size Sometimes you can lose a game, but there are still reasons aplenty to make you smile. That was certainly the impression created by the interviews after the conclusion of the best advertisement for Super Rugby AU so far. From body language alone, it was hard to tell the winning from the losing coach....

Published March 9, 2021 • Updated on March 10, 2021 at 8:43 am NBCUniversal Media, LLC There is no doubt this coronavirus pandemic has stolen a lot from everyone, including loved ones, jobs and traditions. Finding happy moments amid a pandemic has been a unique challenge, but it is a challenge many around Connecticut have taken on by doing random acts of kindness. At the very beginning of January 2020, the World Health Organization announced a pneumonia-like sickness that had sickened doz...

Coaches love to tinker. In rugby, they particularly enjoy finding ways to expand the skillset of one position by adding little bits and pieces from another. Earlier in the season, I explored the ways in which Queensland attack coach Jim McKay uses Hamish Stewart’s background as a schoolboy flanker, in conjunction with his more recent […]

The Wrap: More ticks than crosses in bright Super Rugby opening A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size The results may have been predictable, with last year’s finalists scoring convincing wins over last year’s two bottom sides, but there was something for everybody to take away from a breezy opening to the 2021 rugby season on Friday night. The Waratahs jumped out of the blocks, and Jake Gordon’s energy ha...