Hey Stan Sport Rugby, why can’t I watch the #WARvRED stream from the start? It jumps straight to ~24 minutes in.

The Queensland Rugby Union is excited to announce the signing of towering young lock Josh Canham on a two-year deal for 2025 and 2026. reds.rugby/news/qru-media…

Aussie BMX star Saya Sakakibara's brother was in a coma for 2 months after a bad BMX accident. Saya then crashed out of the Tokyo Olympics and considered quitting. She returned to the sport she loves, wears her brother's #77 every race, and is now an Olympic champion 😭

Donaldson-Stewart is the 10-12 combination with the most minutes in Super Rugby this year (9th highest pair if you consider all positions). Hopefully it will show.

The match-winner called from around the world 🗣 #Wallabies

I’m told there’s an issue with the previous link for some people. Let me delete and try again…

Week 1 for Super Rugby! Here's the spreadsheet I've made to keep track of the season and help with the new finals system: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d… (you'll need to copy it to your own Google account to edit it). I'll update it as the season progresses. (inspired by @rugbykino.bsky.social)

It was a pleasure to talk to Paul Cully a few days ago about my analysis of the Super Rugby Pacific season. His article is now up on the Sydney Morning Herald website: smh.com.au/sport/the-numb…

First post on substack. I’ve had a look at World Rugby rankings, and what they might look like by the time they really matter (when the RWC draw is made). open.substack.com/pub/dimitriper…

I have updated my simulation tool to include the two results from the weekend. Great win for the Wallabies, but consistency will be key to get a top-6 seeding for the World Cup draw. It is still far from certain: open.substack.com/pub/dimitriper…

Australia dropped to 7th, but looking at a single week does not give you the whole picture. You need to look at all possible results, so it is time to update the rankings simulations. Everything is still to play for, not just for the TRC. open.substack.com/pub/dimitriper…

As we are about to embark on a big month of Test rugby, I have looked at what is at play for each team: open.substack.com/pub/dimitriper…