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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 Morris's coaching tenure last week, McGregor’s relationship with those in charge of the Red V demonstrates the parting of ways between coach and club doesn’t always...

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 there's 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 themselves as a clear top tier in this group. Beyond them, a pretty consensus second tier has formed,...

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 reached the team hastily abandoned talks, with fans and sponsors branding the player “a sh*tstorm w...

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 club confirmed they had inquired with the NRL about signing the 31-year-old on a two-year deal from ...

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 club can confirm that such discussions have now ceased," a statement read. In the 24 hours since chief ...