Author: Tom Smith
The new boss with a huge challenge at Gold Coast Titans
With Des Hasler out the door, Josh Hannay has a titanic rebuild on his hands at the Gold Coast. JOSH Hannay has just inherited arguably…
Kiwis score late winner in gripping opener with Samoa
NEW ZEALAND 24 SAMOA 18 TOM SMITH, Go Media Stadium, Auckland, Sunday DYLAN BROWN’S late try clinched the Kiwis’ narrow victory over Samoa in an…
New Zealand mount remarkable fightback to deny Samoa history
NEW ZEALAND 22 SAMOA 20 TOM SMITH, Go Media Stadium, Auckland, Sunday MELE HUFANGA sealed a massive second-half comeback to deny Fetu Samoa their first…
Jahream Bula steals the show as Fiji thrash Cook Islands
FIJI 44 COOK ISLANDS 24 TOM SMITH, Santos National Football Stadium, Port Moresby, Saturday JAHREAM BULA’S four first-half tries helped Fiji kick off the Pacific…
Cook Islands impress against PNG in Women’s Pacific Bowl opener
PAPUA NEW GUINEA 6 COOK ISLANDS 34 TOM SMITH, Santos National Football Stadium, Port Moresby PAULINA MORRIS-PONGA bagged a hat-trick as the Cook Islands silenced…
Trai Fuller scores four as Australia PM’s XIII overpower PNG
PAPUA NEW GUINEA PM’S XIII 10 AUSTRALIA PM’S XIII 28 TOM SMITH, Santos National Football Stadium, Port Moresby, Sunday TRAI FULLER lit up a rainy…
Australia PM’s XIII thrash Papua New Guinea in women’s clash
PAPUA NEW GUINEA PM’S XIII 0 AUSTRALIA PM’S XIII 50 TOM SMITH, Santos National Football Stadium, Port Moresby, Sunday PHOENIX-RAINE HIPPI and Caitlin Turnbull both…
Reece Walsh leads Brisbane Broncos to NRL Grand Final triumph over Melbourne Storm
MELBOURNE STORM 22 BRISBANE BRONCOS 26 TOM SMITH, Accor Stadium, Sydney, Sunday REECE WALSH produced an individual performance for the ages to inspire Brisbane to…
Brisbane Broncos fightback stuns Sydney Roosters in NRLW Grand Final
SYDNEY ROOSTERS 18 BRISBANE BRONCOS 22 TOM SMITH, Accor Stadium, Sydney, Sunday MELE HUFANGA’S late try clinched the Broncos’ fightback over the Roosters in a…
New Zealand Warriors win State Championship for first time
NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS 50 BURLEIGH BEARS 20 TOM SMITH, Accor Stadium, Sydney, Sunday Ex-Burleigh Bears Tanah Boyd and Taine Tuaupiki tormented their former team-mates to…