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LOUIS BURKE | Culture | CONTACT With an upcoming weekend of rep footy so chunky you could cut it, a couple of local families have made it known they might just be a little excited about it too. Ranked 3rd in the world, the Mate Ma’a Tonga rugby league team have been known to draw a helluva crowd who display their country's flag at a...

KEITH T. DENNETT | New South | CONTACT The National Rugby League is believed to be patting itself on the back this evening, after successfully expanding the code into a new country. After years of gassing up the concept of taking an NRL game to the United States, its reported League head honchos are quietly thrilled they’ve managed to secure a rectangular field in the...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT The Victorian Football Club of Collingwood has today made a strong plea to the federal government. The code's controversy-addicted club has today asked Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to close international borders again. Collingwood's huge request follows another overseas incident involving one of their star players, with Melbourne's media in frenzy this week. Magpies midfielder Jordan De Goey has...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT Our neighbors across the ditch have today responded to some very undiplomatic threats. The New Zealand Rugby Union has revealed that they will refuse to take any rebel Australian rugby competition lying down, promising to strike back if it were to arise. This comes after Rugby Australia last week dropped a bombshell admission that they were thinking about...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT Betoota's Flight Path district has played host to a shocking sporting incident this weekend. An elderly football (soccer) referee was rushed to hospital yesterday after collapsing at the Theodoros Zagorakis Memorial Field. Ambulances were called to the scene after the referee lost consciousness following an argument about one of his decisions. The referee by the name of George...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT The 42nd ranked Socceroos are going to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar after confirming a place in Group D early this morning. It was a nail biter finish to our fifth straight finals appearance, with Australia eventually taking out the second last spot available after defeating Peru on penalties. Costa Rica and New Zealand are now bidding to become...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT After a sensational morning in Qatar, the nation of Australia has now promised to be on its best behaviour. For the next twelve months at least. This comes as the Socceroos booked themselves a spot in the FIFA World Cup, after a nail-biting victory against South American opponents Peru. The win came off the back of an electric...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT In a strange twist of events, Rugby League fans from Queensland have today demanded that one of their stars steer clear of the XXXX for the foreseeable future. After one of the best individual performances by a footballer in recent memory, Maroons fans are now begging five-eighth Cameron Munster to keep doing what he's been doing. This comes...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT The people behind the broadcast of State of Origin have today had to draw a line in the sand. With the biggest match of the year so far fast approaching, the producers of the smash-hit TV series State of Origin have had to rein in one of their big stars. While finalising the last few details for tonight's...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT In case you were not aware already, the biff is back. This comes after the NRL changes their rules surrounding the penalty for on-field aggression during representative matches. For the first time since the ban of 2013, players can now once again engage in aggressive behaviour, because they will be punished with individual fines, as opposed to the match suspensions...