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Former Dragons coach Paul McGregor had lunch last Thursday with the man who oversaw his departure from the club, St George Illawarra CEO Ryan Webb. A few weeks earlier McGregor had caught up for a drink with members of the Dragons board in North Queensland, where he cheered the team he coached for six-and-a-half years to their first win under new mentor Anthony Griffin. In the wake of Cronulla’s decision to abruptly end John Morriss coaching tenure last week, McGregor’s relationship with th...

The 2021 MLB draft picture is coming into focus now, with all the top prospects playing for multiple weeks and plenty of time for pop-up types to be seen multiple times by each team. After this group of the top 100 players plus seven who just missed, things really open up and theres a seemingly endless number of players you could squint at and see sneaking into the fourth round if things break right. Texas high school shortstop Jordan Lawlar and Vanderbilt ace Jack Leiter started to separate th...

Israel Folau at the Gilbert Brutus stadium on February 12, 2020. (Raymond Roig/AFP/Getty) The Australian rugby team involved in a failed attempt to sign Israel Folau were “stitched up” by the NRL, a corporate sponsor has claimed. Folau, who was sacked in disgrace from Australia’s national team in 2019 for his homophobic comments, attempted to make a triumphant return to the Australian league by signing a deal with the St George Illawarra Dragons. But just as an agreement appeared to be r...

Dragons abandon Folau talks over backlash A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size St George Illawarra have abandoned their intentions to sign Israel Folau following intense backlash from NRL fans. The pursuit of the former dual international was discussed at a general meeting on Wednesday night with club officials deciding they would not proceed with an official application process. It comes just a day after the ...

St George Illawarra have abandoned their intentions to sign Israel Folau following intense backlash from NRL fans. The pursuit of the former dual international was discussed at a general meeting on Wednesday night with club officials deciding they would not proceed with an official application process. It comes just a day after the club confirmed they had inquired with the NRL about signing the 31-year-old on a two-year deal from 2021. "While the Dragons did inquire about signing Folau, the clu...

Israel Folau. (Photo by Anthony Au-Yeung/Getty Images) Talks for Israel Folau to join the George Illawarra Dragons have fallen through following backlash from fans and sponsors. There was shock and dismay among sporting fans in Australia when Ryan Webb, chief executive of the Dragons, told the NRL official website that they were “definitely interested” in Folau and have been in talks about signing a potential deal with him. But the Australian National Rugby League (NRL) team announced that...

Israel Folaus NRL comeback is over before it even began 4 February 2021 - article from St George-Illawarra has pulled its plans to sign the dual-international following a sharp backlash from fans and pundits. The ARL commission is due to meet today and Folau was to be a topic on the agenda, including what requirements he needed to meet before being cleared for a comeback. In the 24 hours since chief executive Ryan Webb confirmed the club was interested in bringing the controversial athlete b...

The Dragons have sought NRL approval to sign cross-code star Israel Folau on a two-year deal for the coming NRL season.

The Dragons will enforce strict conditions on Israel Folau regarding publicly expressing his religious beliefs if he dons the red V in 2021.

The St George Illawarra Dragons have reached out to the NRL in a bid to bring controversial star Israel Folau back to rugby league.