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"Outbursts of crying": Kefu speaks for the first time since brutal home invasion

<p>Wallabies star Toutai Kefu has spoken out for the first time since a brutal home invasion that left his family in hospital. </p> <p>He spoke to reporters outside his Brisbane home, saying "I'm taking it day-by-day."</p> <p>"At times you just, you know, there's outbursts of crying."</p> <p>Toutai's wife Rachel will remain in the hospital for a further two weeks, and may never gain full use of her arms back. </p> <p>Toutai, his daughter Maddi and son Josh were also stabbed during the attack. </p> <p>The invasion took place on Monday morning, when Toutai's wife heard rustling noises that she mistook for a possum. </p> <p>When she went to investigate, she was confronted by four teenage boys, aged between 13 and 15, and the invasion quickly turned violent. </p> <p>The teenagers allegedly started to attack the family with a machete and an axe, waking up Josh. </p> <p>"He absolutely went into beast mode, you know, I had the two intruders on me and he just jumped in with no fear, and he copped a couple of hacks to his back," Toutai said.</p> <p>"It could have been certainly a different outcome if he didn't turn up, he had no thought for his own safety."</p> <p>The four teenage boys responsible for the attack have been charged with 44 offences, including grievous bodily harm and attempted murder. </p> <p>Toutai thanked the police, doctors, members of the public and the rugby union community for the flood of support since the attack. </p> <p>"I'd just like to thank everyone for keeping us in their thoughts during that time."</p> <p>He said, "As a family we're very, very grateful and thankful to have that kind of support, so we really appreciate it."</p> <p><em>Image credit: Getty Images</em></p>

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Wallabies legend rushed to hospital after home stabbing

<p><span>Former Wallabies star Toutai Kefu is in hospital after suffering serious injuries during an alleged home invasion at his home in Coorparoo, Brisbane on Monday morning.</span><br /><br /><span>Three members of Mr Kefu's family were also rushed to Princess Alexandra Hospital after reportedly being attacked as well.</span><br /><br /><span>Mr Kefu is the Tongan rugby union team head coach, and reportedly sustained an abdominal wound.</span></p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7843145/toutai-kefu-1.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/6f7d17686a4d4bd29a6be533da31bdb5" /></p> <p><em>Image: Getty</em><br /><br /><span>A man in his 20s will also allegedly need to undergo medical care for lacerations to his abdomen and back, while a woman in her 40s received an arm injury.</span><br /><br /><span>A teenage girl also has a hand injury.</span><br /><br /><span>Police say the attack happened after men broke into a house on Buena Vista Avenue.</span><br /><br /><span>One man was restrained and has been taken into custody.</span><br /><br /><span>The other offenders fled the scene in a car that sped off toward Woolloongabba.</span><br /><br /><span>Two men have been taken into custody but police say they have not been charged just yet.</span><br /><br /><span>Queensland Rugby Union (QRU) has released a statement following the “shocking incident" involving Mr Kefu.</span><br /><br /><span>"Our thoughts and prayers are with Toutai and his family at this time," the QRU said.</span><br /><br /><span>"We offer our support to them and the wider Queensland rugby community who are affected by the incident."</span><br /><br /><span>Mr Kefu is a legendary sportsman in his own right, competing in 60 tests in the forwards for Australia, during his seven-year international career.</span><br /><br /><span>The 47-year-old made his debut for the Wallabies against South Africa in 1997 in Pretoria.</span><br /><br /><span>In 2001, he scored the match-winning try against the All Blacks, which gave Australia victory in the Bledisloe Cup.</span><br /><br /><span>He finished as the most capped Wallaby number eight of all time, with 58 tests.</span><br /><br /><span>He has been the head coach of the Tongan national rugby side since 2016.</span><br /><br /><span>He coached the squad through to the 2019 World Cup in Japan.</span></p>

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Tennis world reeling over Federer and Serena shocker

<p><span>Roger Federer and Serena William are arguably the world‘s most talented tennis stars – but even with 43 grand slam titles between them, the pair have suffered many unbelievable losses.</span><br /><br /><span>During his first outing in two months, Federer lost in a devastating 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 to Spanish clay-court specialist Pablo Andujar in Geneva.</span><br /><br /><span>This loss would go on to destroy his hopes of stringing a run of matches together ahead of the French Open, Wimbledon and the Tokyo Olympics.</span><br /><br /><span>He was not the only sporting giant to have a disappointing return though, as Williams' lost straight sets to 68th-ranked Katerina Siniakova in the second round of the Emilia-Romagna Open.</span><br /><br /><span>Federer's defeat stood out considering it marked his first loss on his own stomping grounds in over seven years.</span><br /><br /><span>The 39-year-old returned to the courts in Doha in March after being out for more than a year, following two knee surgeries.</span><br /><br /><span>While he won his first match, the 20-time grand slam champion would go on to lose his second.</span><br /><br /><span>The tennis great admitted he was hoping to find some form on the Geneva clay but tumbled at the first hurdle on Tuesday.</span><br /><br /><span>"It's good to be back on the court but then you lose a match like this and you're down," Federer told reporters.</span><br /><br /><span>"I know my limitations at the moment.</span><br /><br /><span>"People expect a lot from me and I have high expectations for myself.</span><br /><br /><span>"So when I walk out of a match and feel I could have played so much better, it feels strange and it's disappointing."</span></p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7841299/federer-williams.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/4b39f643de624a59866fecf9a994359f" /><br /><br /><span>Federer said he plans on working to analyse his game in order to figure out where he is falling short.</span><br /><br /><span>"This is the process I need to go through. I can't get too down on myself," he said.</span><br /><br /><span>"I need to go back to the drawing board and talk to the team and say 'what's the plan here for the next 10 days?'.</span><br /><br /><span>"What did they see from the outside that maybe I didn't see and feel? There's going to be a lot of conversations."</span><br /><br /><span>39-year-old Williams accepted a wildcard invitation for the Parma tournament after losing her opening match at the Italian Open in mid May, but was beaten 7-6 (4) 6-2.</span><br /><br /><span>The 23-time grand slam champ had beaten teenage qualifier Lisa Pigato 6-3 6-2 in the previous round for her first victory since defeating Simona Halep in the Australian Open quarter-finals in February.</span><br /><br /><span>However, Williams then lost in straight sets in Rome to Nadia Podoroska.</span><br /><br /><span>The star says she is preparing for the French Open in Paris which starts on May 30.</span><br /><br /><span>"I didn't do a lot of mistakes, and I think she felt it," Siniakova said.</span><br /><br /><span>"I think she was trying to go harder and doing a lot of mistakes, which helped me. I'm really happy I could keep my level all match."</span><br /><br /><span>Williams racked up seven double faults under pressure and quickly her fate was sealed on her third match point when the American hit a forehand long.</span><br /><br /><span>"It's amazing, it means a lot to me," Siniakova said after the sixth Top 10 victory of her career.</span><br /><br /><span>"I played (an) amazing match. It shows me that I can play like this, I can play well. I just need to try be more focused every time and to stay calm and ready for every point. I will be really happy if I could keep it like this."</span></p> <p><em>Images: Getty</em></p>

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“Complete joke”: Wallabies World Cup “disgraceful” move

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Wallabies star Samu Kerevi has said he would consider a switch to the NRL after being penalised for a controversial tactic - a move that contributed to Australia’s 29-25 loss on Sunday. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The sportsman was whistled for a penalty after his fend-off of Welsh fly half Rhys Patchell appeared to slip up to the opponents throat. </span></p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B28Z4N2j9Fe/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B28Z4N2j9Fe/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by SAMUELÁ VATUNIVEIVUKE (@samukerevi_)</a> on Sep 27, 2019 at 10:52pm PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Captain Michael Hooper became clearly frustrated after the third penalty was awarded against the Wallabies in the first half. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The match referee Romain Poite’s explanation for the penalty was given following an extensive number of replays. </span></p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7831302/wallabies-rugby-1.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/1bdac0888bce471bb3e872d1a060431f" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em> Samu Kerevi was penalised for leading with the arm against Wales' Rhys Patchell.</em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">They deemed Kerevi had dangerously raised his forearm into Patchell's chest/neck area.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">However, he believes he has done nothing wrong and slow motion replays had worked against him. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"I've been playing with that for my whole career. It's the first time I've heard that I can't lead with my arms and bump," he said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"The worrying thing is if he's falling and I keep moving forward, which I would normally do, I could touch his head."</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"What do we do in that split second? ... I might as well just stop."</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While Patchell missed the resulting penalty kick, Wales scored a dubious try on a missed offside call just seconds before half time. </span></p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B2_ftE0DnPP/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B2_ftE0DnPP/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Wallabies (@wallabies)</a> on Sep 29, 2019 at 3:40am PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Wales led 23-8 at the break and </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fox Sports</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> commentator Phil Kearns shared his opinion on the officiating clear.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The whole refereeing display has been disgraceful,” Kearns said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Just embarrassing.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hoover couldn’t hold back his own fury after the penalty was called by Poite and TMO. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Can we not run into the tackle anymore?” he asked.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“That is terrible tackle technique, he’s (Kerevi) just done a very good carry.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We can’t carry if that’s going to be the ruling.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Wallabies fans took to social media to share their own opinions with one deeming Poite’s call as a “horrible decision”. </span></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">Horrible decision!! How can Kerevi control where the opposition tackles. Penalty for poor tackle technique. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AUSvWAL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AUSvWAL</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/rugbyworldcup2019?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#rugbyworldcup2019</a></p> — Dean Mumm (@DeanMumm) <a href="https://twitter.com/DeanMumm/status/1178226634941288449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 29, 2019</a></blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">Rugby now officially a complete joke. What a farce. Runners now have to protect tacklers doing stupid things.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AUSvWAL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AUSvWAL</a></p> — Mark Riley (@Riley7News) <a href="https://twitter.com/Riley7News/status/1178226984939245568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 29, 2019</a></blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">What's going on with rugby? You can't run into player and fend them off now? It's a contact sport. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AUSvWAL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AUSvWAL</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RWC2019?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RWC2019</a></p> — Arvind Hickman (@ArvindHickman) <a href="https://twitter.com/ArvindHickman/status/1178226899287511040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 29, 2019</a></blockquote>

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