Stutopia (1)

Originally published on April 12, 2019, on rugby.com.au. To view click here If you’re the kind of bloke who isn’t that comfortable hugging other men, then you need to book a few sessions with Goulburn Rugby’s Geoffrey Shepherd. As Geoff sees it, the whole world deserves a hug, but this is just one reason why…

Angus Sinclair

How one brother’s recovery led to a Norths triple treat Originally published on April 26, 2019, on rugby.com.au. To view click here Tracking of rugby exploits of their three sons has always been a logistical nightmare for Malcolm and Prue Sinclair but, last weekend, things got a whole lot simpler. Angus, Hamish and Hugh all…

Geoffrey Shepherd

The hugging dynamo at the heart of Goulburn Rugby Originally published on April 12, 2019, on rugby.com.au. To view click here If you’re the kind of bloke who isn’t that comfortable hugging other men, then you need to book a few sessions with Goulburn Rugby’s Geoffrey Shepherd. As Geoff sees it, the whole world deserves…

Walgett Lambs

Community keeps rugby alive amid devastating drought Originally published on April 29, 2019, on rugby.com.au. To view click here Last month Walgett’s Rugby’s home ground was a desolate landscape of dead grass, bare dirt and spiky catheads, but an inspiring community initiative has breathed new life into the field and the club’s season. One of…

Outback Racing

Click here to view my feature on Kooroorinya Centenary Races in western Queensland, published in the September 2017 edition of R.M.Williams OUTBACK magazine.

Queenstown

Click here to read my feature on the world’s unofficial adventure capital, published in the February 2018 edition of Travel + Leisure magazine.

2016 US Election

A trip to Trumpland In late June 2015 I caught a lift with two friends out of a music festival in rural Oregon. On our way back to Portland reality slapped us in the face with the news Donald Trump had announced he was running for President. ‘No way’, said one of my friends. ‘No…

Casey Crusaders

No goalposts, no worries, as rugby family settles in south east Melbourne Originally published 16/11/2019 on rugby.com.au. To view click here Family is central to everything Lisa Campbell and Afa Polo do, so when the couple started a rugby club in Melbourne’s south east, those values were always going to be at its core. Casey…

Georgia Crosby

Meet the rising WA rugby star who drives nine hours….. to training Originally published 06/12/2018 on rugby.com.au. To view click here Georgia Crosby will represent Western Australia at the National Youth Sevens Championship this weekend in Brisbane, but if you think Perth to Ballymore is a long haul, this speedy teenager has news for you.…

Major League Rugby

Latest US competition has some stars, but is yet to earn its stripes Originally published 20/02/2020 on rugby.com.au. To view click here Utah Warriors head coach and former Wallaby Chris Latham sits atop the bleachers of an ageing American football stadium looking out over the Nevada desert. Less than a month after meeting his players, Latham…