Rugby Union

Power to the Force

Congratulations to the Emirates Western Force management for standing their ground in the contract negotiations with James O’Connor. After 4½ months of negotiations without resolution a deadline was set for a response from the player and his management, which passed

Home is Not Where The Heart Is

Wallabies Coach Robbie Deans was in town at the end of last week and attended the Nedlands Rugby Club Building Fund lunch at the Duxton Hotel. Not surprisingly he was very upbeat about the state of rugby in Australia, and

May You Be With The Force

The Emirates Western Force has a bye this week and it is expected that this week the future of star player James O’Connor will be determined. The Force desperately needs to hang onto the rising star, as he is the

What Has Religion to Do With Tweet

It was interesting to read over the weekend that another sportsman let his tweeting habit get the better of him and has landed himself in hot water. Queensland Reds flyer Digby Ioane labelled referee Keith Brown as “the worst ref

Alarm Bells

If it was not bad enough that the West Australian is full of syndicated stories these days, but it is pretty bad when they can’t even copy them properly. On Friday they ran the chilling story of the ex South