Tag: mal meninga
Alphabetical all-time rugby league XVII: M
BY STAFF WRITERS It is about half past (whatever o’clock) and you’re standing around the bonfire talking footy. The topic gets to fantasy footy teams and old mate throws up a cracker: “What about teams
Meninga joins the Titans
Australian coach Mal Meninga has accepted a role as the head of performance and culture at the Gold Coast Titans. His new position will not interfere wth his duties as national coach. The Immortal told
Tonga’s World Cup payback that could end a 4363 day Kangaroos record
BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis It has been a remarkable 4363 days since the Australian Kangaroos lost to a side other than New Zealand but face that prospect this weekend when they come up against the
Sam Thaiday snubs Wayne Bennett as coach in his all-time XIII
Wayne Bennett is on the outer at the Brisbane Broncos as the curtain inches down on his illustrious career at the club. Several former Broncos, including Gorden Tallis and Justin Hodges, have recently sided
Five Immortals named in moving night for rugby league as Gorden Tallis steals the show
BY KANE AUSTIN Rugby league fans rejoiced last night at the naming of not two – but five new Immortals at a gala event at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Many believed pre-World War II legends
Aaron Woods has picked his two Immortal inductees
BY KANE AUSTIN Australian International Aaron Woods has thrown his weight behind current Kangaroos coach Mal Meninga and Norm Provan to be inducted as the next two Immortals. The gala event will occur tonight
Meninga backs Ponga for bigger things
Australian coach and proud Queenslander Mal Meninga believes State of Origin isn’t too far away for Newcastle recruit Kalyn Ponga after a stunning club debut last weekend against Manly. Ponga was outstanding and received three
Meninga blasts Hayne exit talk as Titans release statement
Australian coach Mal Meninga has slammed reports linking Jarryd Hayne with an exit from the Gold Coast Titans. The Daily Telegraph suggested on Thursday that Hayne wanted to headed back to Sydney but Meninga said
Cronk hammers Fifita for disrespecting Kangaroos just before announcement
Incumbent Australian half Cooper Cronk has ripped into Tongan World Cup defector Andrew Fifita after the big prop turned his back on the Kangaroos to represent the Tongans at the upcoming tournament. Cronk questioned Fifita’s