04:22 EDT, 25 January 2021
The latest chapter in one of the saddest stories in Australian sport was played out in a near empty courtroom in northern Queensland last week.
Former NRL star Brett Dallas wasn t in Mackay Magistrates court last Friday to hear his bail application denied on a raft of drugs and theft charges. He was behind bars in the jail cell where he has been confined for the past seven months.
The charges, which also include breaching bail, contravening a domestic violence order and a weapons offence, are the latest in a long list of alleged offences which have tried the patience of legal authorities to breaking point and could see Dallas jailed for up to 25 years.
22:33 EDT, 7 January 2021
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An NRL star who once made a seven-figure salary before going onto Centrelink is making a bid for freedom as he faces up to 25 years in jail if found guilty over drug charges.
Brett Dallas, 46, was due to make a bail application at Queensland s Mackay Magistrates Court on Friday.
He has been in custody on remand since June as he faces 13 offences including aggravated possession of ice, supplying ice, producing marijuana, possessing ketamine and weapons category D/H/R.
Issues with videolink meant he was unable to make his bail application and will have to try again next Friday, Courier Mail reported.
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Aussies plying their rugby trade overseas is nothing new, but increasingly it’s our young guns making the move in their prime, ruling them out of Wallabies selection.
This year we’ve started to see a high number of players at the start of their rugby career deciding to take the overseas route for differing reasons.
Let’s take a look some of the young uncapped players Rugby Australia and the Super Rugby AU franchises should keep a close eye on to monitor their development and bring back to our shores down the line.
Ben Gardiner announced as 2021 NSW Cup Coach
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Wests Tigers are pleased to announce New Zealand Kiwis Assistant Coach Ben Gardiner as Head Coach of the club’s 2021 NSW Cup side, Western Suburbs Magpies.
Gardiner has featured as the assistant to Wests Tigers Head Coach Michael Maguire in the New Zealand national side having also previously worked alongside Maguire as an NRL Assistant Coach in South Sydney’s 2014 NRL Premiership victory.
Gardiner joins the club with a vast array of coaching experience having held numerous roles within the Sydney Roosters, South Sydney Rabbitohs, Cronulla Sharks, North Sydney Bears, New Zealand Maori, City Origin and New South Wales U/20’s sides.