Orr-some! From judo champ to rugby mission with Waratahs U18s
He hails from a rugby league hot spot and is a former Australian judo champion but this teen has a different sporting dream and is works towards representing his country in rugby
He hails from a rugby league hot spot and is a former Australian judo champion but this teen has a different sporting dream and is works towards representing his country in rugby
Rugby is a family affair for teenage rugby young gun TJ Talaileva who has a couple of big goals on his sport hit-list this season – including one today in Sydney.
Coach Angus Sinclair said the Waratahs U18s could have played better against the Queensland Reds first up and now they have the teenager back who can help make it happen. NSW squad
He’s the son of a dual code international who was born in France and then raised in regional NSW before shifting to Queensland. So why is the now with the Waratahs academy?
The coach singled out some special players for mention as the Waratahs under 20s completed a special double against the Queensland Reds in front of Aussie selectors. Stars, result wrap.
A few weeks ago this skill was two-time world sailor and SailGP skipper Tom Slingsby’s superpower. Now it has disappeared and he is completely mystified. LA SailGP wrap
Fighting spirit, a great save, a two-try star and dread helped produced an epic battle as the best and brightest teenagers in the Waratah and Reds U18s Academies battled. Stars, result wrap
Tom Slingsby’s Australian crew had to grab one of the strangest – and low tech – pieces of equipment on their hi tech foiling catamaran to save the day at the LA SailGP regatta
They have had the mail over their Queensland rivals for years but now the Waratahs U18s have enlisted some usually help to keep their winning run intact this weekend – women. SQUAD named
Tom Slingsby has unveiled the Australian master plan to take the SailGP series lead from Great Britain while putting his team on high alert for drama and destruction at the LA regatta.