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Daily Telegraph
8 hours ago
- Sport
- Daily Telegraph
2025 Peter Mulholland Cup live stream: Hunter SHS v Hallam SC, finals play-in
Don't miss out on the headlines from Rugby League Live Stream. Followed categories will be added to My News. For some it will be the first time they've hopped on a plane, as Hunter Sports High plans a hit and run mission to keep its Peter Mulholland Cup dream alive. The boys from Newcastle have booked their spot in the play-in and face off with Storm Cup winners Hallam Senior College for the eighth and final spot in the finals. The annual play-in clash will be exclusively live streamed for free on KommunityTV at 12pm, Thursday. Hunter Sports High coach Tony Gleeson said his team can't wait for the chance to experience road footy in Victoria to try and extend its season. 'They're all really excited. Some haven't been on a plane before and now they're going down to Melbourne to have a run,' he said. 'It's a bonding experience when you're away overnight. You have to plan the trip well. We'll have a little training run when we get down there. 'Even getting together for a meal. There's really good positives we can take out of the whole experience.' Storm prop Phoenix Woods has been massive for Hallam Senior College in its undefeated run to the Peter Mulholland Cup play-in final. Hunter booked its spot in this fixture after a dramatic conclusion to its game against last year's PMC grand finalists, the undefeated Endeavour Sports High. In the final minute, Archie McIlwain scored the try that sealed a draw 'Endeavour was undoubtedly the form-team in our pool. After we were given a lesson by Farrer, it was a really good turnaround,' he said. 'The boys didn't dwell on the loss. They played not only good footy, but tough and desperate footy. It was great to see that resilience. 'The number one thing (for Hallam) is to prepare for ourselves and our best brand of footy. We've built the Hunter Sports way of playing and have had a bit of success with these boys winning the University Shield last year.' Knights SG Ball fullback and Australian Schoolboy Toby Winter will make his return for Hunter Sports High. They'll receive a huge boost with the addition of Australian Schoolboy Toby Winter and Country U18s representative Jaylan Bishop back in the side. Hallam created a slice of competition history when they defeated Patrician Brothers Fairfield in last year's play-in clash to book their spot in the PMC quarter-finals. The undefeated Victorian giants, scored a combined 266 points in six games this season including last week's 30-point triumph over rivals The Grange in the Storm Cup decider. Hallam pack serious punch up front with a forward pack led by Storm young guns Phoenix Woods and Alipate Vaka, while dynamic stars Waka Hammond and Micah Warena work off the back of their forward momentum. 'Hallam is a big side,' Gleeson said. 'They're certainly very strong and they'll be hard to beat. '(In saying that) we've got a strong pack of forwards from the front row through to the back row.'
Yahoo
a day ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Billy Slater delivers truth bomb for Broncos fans after backlash around Reece Walsh
Maroons coach Billy Slater has hit back at criticism of Reece Walsh after insisting the Broncos would have been thumped by the Eels if not for their star fullback. NRL great Cooper Cronk described Walsh's display as 'rocks or diamonds' in last week's shock 22-20 defeat to the lowly Eels, with the Brisbane No.1 having a second half to forget as his side missed the chance to close in on the top-four. Walsh was at fault for Parramatta's opening try to Sean Russell when he failed to diffuse a towering bomb from Mitchell Moses. And his sloppy pass gifted Parramatta crucial field position that led to Zac Lomax's second try. The 23-year-old also took several poor options in attack that included a forward pass and an attempted 40/20 kick that went out on the full. But it was Walsh's piece of individual brilliance to step through Parramatta's defensive line and set up a try for Billy Walters that saw Brisbane reclaim the lead, before Josh Addo-Carr scored to put the Eels back in front. With time almost up, Walsh was then denied a match-winning try for being offside on a kick from Gehamat Shibasaki, prompting Broncos fans to chastise him for another erratic display. However, Queensland coach Slater - who has worked closely with Walsh at Origin level and rates him highly - insists the backlash against the Brisbane No.1 is unwarranted. Speaking on Nine's Sunday Footy Show, Slater admitted there were parts of Walsh's game he needed to work on but claimed the Broncos would have suffered a much heavier defeat if it wasn't for him. "Well if Reece didn't play on the weekend, they get beat (sic) by 20," the Queensland coach said. "Sure, there's parts of his game he needs to work on - but he nearly won the game for them twice. There were a lot of errors around Reece on the weekend, but all the good stuff was around Reece as well. If he doesn't play, they don't even get close." RELATED: Tributes flow as NRL premiership-winner announces retirement Bulldogs rocked by potentially season-ending blow for star player Damning stat about Latrell amid calls for 'investigation' at Souths Billy Slater says Brisbane still haven't figured out ideal style Slater said Brisbane's loss was more symptomatic of their failure to successfully adapt their game plan when behind on the scoreboard. "I don't think the Broncos understand who they are and what they're trying to do. They are trying to play a really consistent and structured type of game, but when they get behind, they feel like they've got to play," he added. "When you're trying to play catch-up, that's when errors happen." The Maroons mentor says the 'high-percentage style of game' that Brisbane coach Michael Maguire has tried to introduce is evident. He believes the Broncos are still trying to figure out what works best for them though but believes with six games still to play before the finals series begins, there's still time for Brisbane to find their rhythm. "I just don't think the Broncos have worked out the balance to their game yet," he said on Nine's Billy Slater Podcast. "You can see they are trying to play a high-percentage style of game and trying to work really hard to get that fluency... I just don't know if it suits all of their players. "Kotoni Staggs didn't see much ball, he wasn't injected into the game. They need to work out how to extract the best out of their footy team and work to their strengths. Once they find that, they are one of the best teams in the competition. Consistency has been a real issue for them this year and it was an issue even within the game. There's still a bit of work to do, but they've got six weeks to work it out.
ABC News
2 days ago
- Sport
- ABC News
InZane Rugby League: Billy Moore - We don't need the Pasifika players in State of Origin
On Inzane Rugby League this week - Zane Bojack and Sam Williams are joined by Quentin Hull and Maroons legend Quentin Hull for a rugby league round table discussion on International eligibility. They also debate if the match fees for international football need to be increased from $3000 to match the $30,000 available for State of Origin. Sam and Zane also discuss the error rate of Reece Walsh and the ability of Mitch Moses to lift his Eels. Plus are the Melbourne Storm vulnerable without Jahrome Hughes until the play-offs?
The Sun
2 days ago
- Business
- The Sun
‘Never watching this nonsense again' rant fans as major league confirms two-team expansion for 2026 season
SUPER LEAGUE clubs have brought forward the expansion to 14 clubs to next season. It was expected the addition of two more sides would not come until 2027, to tie in with the next broadcasting deal. 2 But at a meeting of top flight sides in Leeds today, the majority voted to expand for 2026. It has angered fans, who reacted: "I'm never watching this nonsense again." Another said: "The death has started." But other disagreed, commenting: "Finally! About time. This should have happened years ago." IMG's grading system will decide 12 of the clubs who will make up the larger competition, which will see the end of despised loop fixtures and keeping the 13 home matches. However, two teams others will be chosen by an independent panel. This means those from outside the top 14 can be picked if they do not make the 12, so the prospect of Toulouse Olympique being overlooked is open. And with Salford set to still be relegated despite the expansion, there is the prospect of three clubs, including Bradford, coming up. BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK If the Red Devils do stay in, that will mean a miraculous escape after months of chaos under the shambolic ownership of Sire Kailahi and Curtiz Brown. However, a Bulls' return would spark many complaints given the link with new Rugby League Commercial chair Nigel Wood, who headed the "club-led strategic review". Until March, he was chairman at Odsal – the condition of which, with one seated and covered stand - is another source of anger among supporters. And a raising of the overseas quota rules, allowing teams to have ten foreign players from 2026, has raised fears of a dilution of talent across 14 teams. London Broncos, currently 10th in the Championship and Oldham, only promoted from League One last year, are also keen on a place at the top table. A Super League statement said: 'The 12 existing Super League clubs have voted to extend the competition to 14 teams for the 2026 season, subject to conditions. 'This would be done by combining the club grading system introduced to determine Super League membership as part of the sport's long-term strategic partnership with IMG in 2022, with an independent panel to be chaired by Lord Jonathan Caine. 'The top 12 clubs under grading at the conclusion of the 2025 domestic season will therefore be joined by two clubs recommended by that panel – provided the panel judges there are two applications of sufficient merit against the set criteria. 'The Super League clubs have the right to determine the number of the clubs in the competition. 'The possibility of immediate expansion to 14 clubs was one of a number of options put to a meeting of the existing 12 clubs.'
The Independent
2 days ago
- Business
- The Independent
Super League clubs vote to increase number of teams to 14 from next season
Super League clubs have voted to increase the number of teams to 14 from next season. The future structure of the competition was discussed during a meeting at Headingley on Monday afternoon, with a proposal agreed to immediately open up two additional places, provided certain conditions are met. 'The 12 existing Betfred Super League clubs have today voted to extend the competition to 14 teams for the 2026 season, subject to conditions,' a statement from Super League (Europe) Limited read. 'This would be done by combining the Club Grading System introduced to determine Super League membership as part of the sport's long-term strategic partnership with IMG in 2022, with an independent panel to be chaired by Lord Jonathan Caine, who was recently elected as a member of the Rugby Football League Board, and the Strategic Review Sub-Committee. 'The top 12 clubs under grading at the conclusion of the 2025 domestic season will therefore be joined by two clubs recommended by that panel – provided the panel judges there are two applications of sufficient merit against the set criteria. 'Further details of the composition of the panel and the timing of the process will be confirmed in due course.' The new proposals could see Championship teams such as Toulouse Olympique, Bradford Bulls, York Knights and London Broncos considered for a place in the expanded 14-team top-flight. Salford Red Devils, meanwhile, could see their Super League spot for 2026 reviewed under grading given the club's ongoing financial issues.
