New-look, rapid Super Rugby a winner for the record-setting Queensland Reds


On a sticky, soggy night at Lang Park, the Reds gave an example of what they have been building over the past four years under Brad Thorn, dismantling a young Waratahs team 41-7 — a record score in Super Rugby for this rivalry.

Super Rugby AU’s rule changes were designed to create more action, more tries and more fun.

Twenty minutes into the season opener at Lang Park between the Reds and Waratahs, you’d have had to look pretty hard to find someone who would disagree.

The 12,213-strong crowd were on their feet. Rugby’s new broadcasters Channel 9 and Stan, beaming footage out to what Rugby Australia will hope is its burgeoning new audience, were likely exulting in the free-flowing action they were being treated to.

Despite the conditions, it was immediately obvious that both sides wanted to play and play quickly.

Lineouts, restarts, penalties: In the opening quarter of the contest, all were taken without a moment’s hesitation. Super Rugby is back. Blink and you’ll miss it.

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New-look Kings come up empty against Taipans in season-opener


But just one point down during the final moments of the game, Ware (18 points, two rebounds) proved unable to emulate Tate in producing a miracle basket despite a stellar performance throughout the entire match.
The decision to rest the Kings’ biggest inclusion for the season in former NBA star Jarell Martin (11points, eight rebounds) also put the Kings at a disadvantage.

Ultimately the squad was not able to match Scott Machado, who finished his 31 minutes in the game with 17 points and eight rebounds.

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Cairns were clearly not hurting too badly from the loss of DJ Newbill to Japan’s basketball league after being named the best defensive player in the NBL last season.

The Kings were eager to make a statement early with Craig Moller quickly finding his feet in a support role to Ware, who fired immediately after the first buzzer.

Electing not to include Martin in their starting five to limit his load, the Kings ignited upon his short appearance following the first time out to take out the high-scoring quarter 30-24. Despite Ware still managing to wreak havoc across the court, the Taipans were able to push into reply mode for the second quarter and close the Kings’ lead 51-50.

But scrappy play from both sides in the third quarter had the Kings land back into the driver’s seat heading into the final dance with a lead of 70-64.

In a final quarter that felt more like a play-offs game than a season opener, Ware simply wasn’t able to finish the game off with the Kings’ signature move of a final-second bucket with the Taipans coming away with the win.

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Sydney skyline brightened with new-look $200m skyscraper


After a $200 million revamp the 28-storey, 35,000-square-metre tower will be the new home for QBE Insurance as the 51 per cent anchor, with First State Super occupying 9500 square metres – or about 27 per cent – upon completion.

The ground level and pavilion building were designed by architects FJMT and the overall project
comprised a complete refurbishment of the original 28-storey, 1970s office building.

Danny Poljak, executive vice-president and co-head of Brookfield Properties, said the completion of 388 George Street and the addition of the new pavilion building has added “immense value to the otherwise under-utilised space and we are proud of the quality outcome that our team has
delivered”.

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Nicole Quagliata, fund manager at OIPP, added that the recently completed improvements establish the building as a “leading contemporary workplace and the mixed-use podium will provide a premium retail amenity to this exceptional George Street location”.

The opening comes as signs of life appear in the Sydney leasing market, according to agents.

Simon Hunt, managing director office leasing at Colliers International, said the office leasing team in October nationally transacted 52 deals for more than 55,000 square metres of office space.

“These numbers provide us with confidence that while businesses did put their real estate decisions on hold during COVID-19 restrictions, they’re now feeling much more comfortable with how the market is playing out and as a result are transacting,” Mr Hunt said.

“Earlier in the year, the Sydney CBD had a few large briefs hit the market; however, these were put on hold due to COVID-19 and we should begin to see these hit the market now in the near future.”



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No Eden Park scars for new-look Wallabies


It’s one of sport’s most dominant records, but might sail right over the heads of the fresh-faced Wallabies preparing for their first Eden Park experience against the All Blacks on Sunday.

Unbeaten in any Test at their Auckland fortress in 43 matches and 16 years, you have to go back to 1986 to find the All Blacks’ last loss to Australia at the ground.

With no COVID-19 restrictions and 40,000 tickets already sold and a capacity crowd of nearly 50,000 expected, the stage is set for history to repeat.

But no current Australia or New Zealand player was even born in 1986 and, after impressing in a 16-16 draw in Wellington on Sunday, Dave Rennie’s men have shown they aren’t carrying any old wounds.

“It’s good for their confidence, but having said that, they don’t know any better,” Wallabies attack coach Scott Wisemantel told Big Sports Breakfast.

“There’s so many debutants, so many rookies here that they actually don’t know (about New Zealand’s dominance) which is great, fantastic.

“They’re just going in and going ‘okay, where’s this Eden Park, where is it, what do we do?’

“There’s a lack of fear; they’re willing to have a go and only thing I and the coaching staff wants out of them is to say ‘ease up’ or ‘pull it back’.”

Wallabies halfback Nic White – at 30 a veteran of a side with an average age of 24 – said in his three previous visits it hasn’t just been the venue that has thwarted them.

“I’m not sure how much it is to do with the field and how much it is to do with the result,” he said.

“I’ve been there a few times off a couple of wins and a draw and I think that’s as much to do with the reaction of their group as it is to where we’re playing.

“I don’t think it matters where we play them this week, there’s going to be a reaction from them.

“This is a new group and we’re trying to talk about the reaction we want to get out of the game on the weekend, where we thought we could have taken a result.”

Wisemantel said the squad’s bubble arrangement made it easy to avoid the media hype within New Zealand and stay one step ahead.

“You’ve got to be honest, paint the picture,” he said.

“They’re going to drop three or four players… we know that they’ll change something, that’s the first thing Kiwi teams do in this situation.

“So we say boys this is coming, what are we going to do about it.”





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