NRL Investigates Dragons Over Miller
Josh Miller/wikipedia By STEVE MASCORD NATIONAL Rugby League officials have launched an investigation into why St George Illawarra replacement forward Josh Miller stayed on the field after receiving a...
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By STEVE MASCORD I HATE to say I told you so but the Challenge Cup final last week provided us with a perfect example of the Pandora’s Box that has been opened ahead of the finals by the NRL’s new...
View ArticleBONDI BEAT: January 2013
By STEVE MASCORD ONE aspect of the ARL Commission’s moves to abolish the shoulder charge has been overlooked in all the din of resistance. I’ve already had my say on the issue. I thought Dr Jack...
View ArticleTHE BIG ISSUE: #38
By STEVE MASCORD EVEN if you are reading this the moment RLW hits the streets, there’s a good chance you’ll already be regarding the wall-to-wall ‘SBW v Canterbury’ hype as media overkill. Friday’s...
View ArticleIs The NRL Too Scared To Fine A Club For Breaching Concussion Rules?
Dr Jack Kazanjian at 2010 Atlantic Cup in Jacksonville By STEVE MASCORD WHEN it comes to doctors, “viral” usually has a more traditional meaning. But over the last month, a video dossier has gone viral...
View ArticleDISCORD 2013: Edition 46
By STEVE MASCORD WE don’t normally write much about the other code of rugby here but it was fascinating to see one of Ireland’s greatest-ever union players (and good mate of the Johns boys) Brian...
View ArticleDISCORD 2013: Edition 51
By STEVE MASCORD THE use of supplements in rugby league are a bit like that of mobile phones in the wider community – we think they’re safe but we can’t yet be completely sure. News out of Auckland...
View ArticleSIN BIN: October 25 2013
By STEVE MASCORD THE most embarrassing bombed try in international rugby league history? Not according to those who saw Martin Offiah’s clanger 23 years ago. “Embarrassed to not score, but nothing...
View ArticleDISCORD 2014: Edition Eight
By STEVE MASCORD LET’S face it, the NRL didn’t do a very good job of proving that players WERE concussed when their clubs allowed them to play on over the past season or so But now, we are being...
View ArticleTHE JOY OF SIX: NRL Round One 2014
1. REMEMBER THIS A CONCUSSION expert from Melbourne spoke to NRL chief executives in Auckland last month and spelt out the cold, hard facts of legal action from former players over concussion. The cost...
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