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Waratahs chief executive Paul Doorn says he has no regrets about the decision to tighten the purse strings during COVID-19, despite a disastrous 0-5 start to the Super Rugby season that cost coach Rob Penney his job this week.

Michael Zerafa has laughed off claims Tim Tszyu is ready to take on the likes of super welterweight king Jermell Charlo, despite acknowledging his long-time rival looked "composed" and "neat" in his crushing defeat over Dennis Hogan in Newcastle.

Andrew Johns and Brad Fittler have picked the Titans to jag a minor upset this weekend, picking them to compound Ricky Stuart's misery after the Raiders were stunned by the Warriors on Saturday in a match that was overshadowed by a forward pass controversy that turned the result.

Wests Tigers centre James Roberts could be in hot water after attending the Tim Tszyu v Dennis Hogan fight in Newcastle last night, possibly breaching the NRL's biosecurity rules.

The injury crisis that's hit the Sydney Roosters has thrust rookie Sam Walker into a leading role, but it's a position he's more than capable of filling.

Champion Waratahs coach Michael Cheika says Rob Penney must take responsibility for the club's dire predicament and rejects the dumped NSW mentor's assertion that he was made a scapegoat for a 0-5 start to the Super Rugby season.