IN 30 years as a player and coach at the Bulldogs Steve Folkes has seen plenty of highs and lows, but nothing compared to the embarrassment he felt as he watched his side get pummeled 58-18 by Canberra at ANZ

NEW Zealand extended their unbeaten home run to 28 Tests over five years, outplaying England 44-12 in the second rugby international.

WHEN Chris Sandow told the Gold Coast he needed to go home for a funeral, eyebrows raised in unison.

BULLDOGS giant Jarrad Hickey is poised to re-sign on a whopping $200,000 a year.

MELBOURNE Storm powerhouse Jeremy Smith is on the verge of securing a lucrative three-year deal with St George Illawarra.

FORMER Cronulla coach John Lang won't go as far as admitting he was wrong, but he concedes his former charge Mat Rogers has created a successful career in rugby league.

MELBOURNE'S brilliant five-eighth Greg Inglis continued his State of Origin heroics as he steered his side to a 48-20 drubbing of North Queensland in their NRL clash.

BRISBANE skipper Darren Lockyer has revealed the guilt he feels after rushing back from knee surgery to pursue Origin glory - potentially jeopardising Brisbane's campaign.

A SPECIALIST consultation will determine Anthony Minichiello's playing future after he failed to finish training because of a neck complaint that has sidelined the star full-back "indefinitely".

BRISBANE'S forwards have vowed to keep a hard edge to their play after gutsing out an ugly 19-18 win over Wests Tigers.

SYDNEY Roosters officials remain confident Anthony Minichiello will make a return to football this season despite scans revealing a bulging disc in his neck.

New Zealand v England Match Review 21st June 2008. England went into the second test against New Zealand with many points to prove from last weekend. The defence for a start had been strengthened and they did not want to

SKY TV are set to focus their cameras on Edinburgh Monarchs for the first time in the Premier League.

SCOTLAND Under-20s will aim to beat their tenth seeding in the IRB Junior World Championship when they play Ireland at Rodney Parade in Newport tomorrow for ninth place, bu

MATCHWINNER James Murray has earned a call-up to the starting line up for Scotland's under-20 rugby side as they bid to advance up the world rankings with a win over Irela

THREE years ago Rudi Wulf dived into the shallow end of a swimming pool and broke his neck. This morning, the 24-year-old will make his New Zealand debut against England in th

AS HE trotted on to the field for the last five minutes of the recent Lanarkshire Cup final, running for the try line was more at the front of Jim Stevenson's mind than r

Harshest critics of national coach should put disappointing year into perspective

FERGUS Thomson will be hoping it's third-time lucky when he leads Scotland A against the England Saxons in the final of the Barclays Churchill Cup in Chicago this evening

APPEAL MEETING- last night a well attended public meeting was held at OC's clubhouse to discuss the Coventry Telegraph Appeal to raise a bond of £100k, to save Coventry Rugby Club. It was great to see Cov's No 8, both