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Sydney Morning Herald
18 hours ago
- Sydney Morning Herald
Cross-code star almost salvages Broncos comeback, as battle for signatures loom
Broncos rugby union convert Kerri Johnson has vowed to make her NRLW crossover a long-term project, despite once harbouring a desire to represent New Zealand at the Women's Rugby World Cup in 2029. The Brisbane flyer, making just her third rugby league appearance, scored in the corner for her third try of the season to keep her side in the hunt with two minutes remaining, before ultimately suffering a 30-26 defeat to the Sydney Roosters on Sunday. The 22-year-old, who jumped to the 13-woman code after plying her trade for the Auckland Blues and Melbourne Rebels, came up with her third line-break of the afternoon in the lead up to her try, with five-eighth Gayle Broughton then drawing a sin binning from Roosters star Jessica Sergis. Johnson, who finished with 159 running metres and five tackle busts, is joined at the Broncos by former union and rugby sevens stars Shalom Sauaso, who missed the clash with a sternum injury, Skyla Adams, Broughton and Azalleyah Maaka. But while she admitted she felt some allure to the possibility of representing the Black Ferns at the World Cup, and even featuring at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games, Johnson now envisioned an extensive tenure in the NRLW. Loading 'I was just watching it [the NRLW], and it looked a bit more like the way I like to play, a bit more running it up and a bit more space too than in union,' Johnson told this masthead. 'NRLW is definitely something I want a long-term shot at, but I'm always open to anything really. I'd been in sevens for a couple of years, just with the New Zealand development team going overseas, and [the Olympics] was definitely something on my radar. 'Coming off the back four and running straight into the middles on the opposite team is definitely different for me. I think I'm adjusting to it pretty quickly, it's a similar sport to union – just [slightly] different roles – so I'm definitely adjusting pretty quick.'
The Age
18 hours ago
- The Age
Cross-code star almost salvages Broncos comeback, as battle for signatures loom
Broncos rugby union convert Kerri Johnson has vowed to make her NRLW crossover a long-term project, despite once harbouring a desire to represent New Zealand at the Women's Rugby World Cup in 2029. The Brisbane flyer, making just her third rugby league appearance, scored in the corner for her third try of the season to keep her side in the hunt with two minutes remaining, before ultimately suffering a 30-26 defeat to the Sydney Roosters on Sunday. The 22-year-old, who jumped to the 13-woman code after plying her trade for the Auckland Blues and Melbourne Rebels, came up with her third line-break of the afternoon in the lead up to her try, with five-eighth Gayle Broughton then drawing a sin binning from Roosters star Jessica Sergis. Johnson, who finished with 159 running metres and five tackle busts, is joined at the Broncos by former union and rugby sevens stars Shalom Sauaso, who missed the clash with a sternum injury, Skyla Adams, Broughton and Azalleyah Maaka. But while she admitted she felt some allure to the possibility of representing the Black Ferns at the World Cup, and even featuring at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games, Johnson now envisioned an extensive tenure in the NRLW. Loading 'I was just watching it [the NRLW], and it looked a bit more like the way I like to play, a bit more running it up and a bit more space too than in union,' Johnson told this masthead. 'NRLW is definitely something I want a long-term shot at, but I'm always open to anything really. I'd been in sevens for a couple of years, just with the New Zealand development team going overseas, and [the Olympics] was definitely something on my radar. 'Coming off the back four and running straight into the middles on the opposite team is definitely different for me. I think I'm adjusting to it pretty quickly, it's a similar sport to union – just [slightly] different roles – so I'm definitely adjusting pretty quick.'
News.com.au
2 days ago
- News.com.au
British and Irish Lions versus Wallabies at Suncorp Stadium; when is it and how to watch
When you ask teams from four different nations to sing from the same song sheet there's really only one way to do it … bring in a choirmaster. Former Brisbane Bronco Ben Te'o who played for the British and Irish Lions in their epic drawn series against New Zealand in 2017, revealed a quirky move was the secret sauce to team bonding on that tour. 'We had a choirmaster who taught us four songs,'' Te'o said. 'One from each nation (Calon Lân from Wales, The Fields of Athenry from Ireland, Jerusalem from England and Highland Cathedral from Scotland. 'We would have choir practice in the afternoon. That was quite an interesting activity. 'I will never forget once we had learned some of the songs we ended up out at dinner and had the restaurant to ourselves. The red wine was flowing. We started singing. 'Those are the moments you never forget. We booked upstairs in an Irish pub and had a ripper of a night and had a couple of days off after that. 'From then on we were pretty bonded as a team.'' Asked to describe the different flavours of the four nations Te'o said … The Scots: 'They are always the underdogs, Very passionate. I have witnessed that first hand at Murrayfield and lost to them. They have a lot of passion because they understand they don't have the depth of the other nations. They rip in.'' The English: 'A lot of the English guys who played rugby are from private schools. They are smart, well educated guys. The Irish: 'They are funny guys. Great sense of humour. And amazingly skilful. Some of the skills they learn playing other sports such as Gaelic Football in their youth mean they can do a lot of special things.'' The Welsh: 'It's a rugby nation. Good fellas. Very talented. They like a drink.''
