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By John Fordham

There’s little wonder the Mortimers of Orange label is going gang-busters out Parramatta way.

The return of Mark Bartholomeusz for the Emirates Western Force this week allows coach John Mitchell to free up James O'Connor to play flyhalf and hopefully settle the young star into one position.

By John Fordham

Alex McKay doesn’t have a winery of his own nor own a single grape vine. In a stunning performance, he’s the one-man band who struck a winning note at the 2010 Sydney Royal Wine Show by claiming four trophies for his 2008 Collector Reserve Shiraz.

By Ruper Guinness

When Waratahs forward Will Caldwell last night returned to Sydney after NSW's ''great escape'' against the Queensland Reds on Saturday, he was as relieved as happy for surviving one of the fiercest derbies in years that left him with 26 stitches to the head, a cut finger and a four-hour tribunal in which he was cleared of eye-gouging.

By Matt Burke

So what next for the Waratahs? To build on that gritty away win against Queensland. But the Stormers in Cape Town will be a tough ask: Schalk Burger, Bryan Habana, Jaque Fourie, Andries Bekker and Joe Pietersen all represent dangerous opposition.

By Justin Chadwick

The Western Force's Super 14 injury curse has struck again, with Wallabies centre Ryan Cross - who is managed by The Fordham Company - the latest player to join the club's bulging list of walking wounded.

By John Fordham

Just as New Zealand’s Marlborough region enjoys stunning acclaim the world over with sauvignon blanc, Central Otago producers are attracting massive global attention with their pinots noirs.

If Paul Roos still struggles to disguise his distaste for some of the rule changes that have made it increasingly difficult to play the traditional hard-nosed, contested football that brought his team such success, it was a more sanguine Swans coach who emerged from a pre-season briefing with umpires boss Jeff Gieschen yesterday.

WHEN Waratahs second-rower Will Caldwell declared last year that he would try to fill the void of departed Wallabies hardman Dan Vickerman, he knew he put his name on the line.

Andrew Johns, Australia’s Team of the Century halfback and considered the greatest player in the modern era, is joining Triple M Sydney for the 2010 footy season.

The Emirates Western Force will head into their week one Investec Bank Super 14 clash against the Brumbies with winning form after a 31-12 victory in their third and final trial at ME Bank Stadium in Perth.