The Rugby World Cup 2007

Lee Coan wrote this article.
Where were we in 94:
The Boks had the Hollywood ending.
Even though the IRB rankings didn’t really come into effect until somewhere around 2003, if you apply the same formula historically, as Pick and Go does so well, you will find something rather surprising.  Australia was ranked the #1 […]

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Lee Coan wrote this article.
At the end of each game throughout the 2010 Super 14 season over at the forum, readers have submitted their 3-2-1’s for each Australian team. All of these votes will accumulated and an overall 3-2-1 assigned for each match to the three leading point getters […]

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Lee Coan wrote this article.
Well that was some good footy! Now I’ll give you that Force v Stormers game didn’t set the world on fire, and the weather (and the visitors) impacted the quality of the Tahs v Cheetahs match, but the rest of the round was pretty damn good. And all the […]

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Lee Coan wrote this article.
Whinging already? A future 'tah for sure.
With the Melbourne Rebels now in the player market place, not too long after the WA Force entered, a subset issue is now a subject of hot discussion.  Who can lay claim to the player.  It is a common cry out of NSWRU […]

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Lee Coan wrote this article.
Anesi - really enjoying himself.
And so we look back on week 2 with mixed views. The Reds won, and won well, which everyone seems pretty pleased about. The Brumbies, Force and Tahs all lost on the road which shouldn’t really be a surprise should it?
Perhaps we expected more from […]

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Gagger wrote this article.
Every week during the Super 14 season G&GR will take a look at the key plays and players of the week just had. We can be a myopic lot here at G&GR sometimes, so no point stopping now.
Let’s make it clear. Our focus is the Wallabies, so these reviews […]

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Lee Coan wrote this article.
Faster!
Messers Hickey and McKenzie have done their part, the teams are named.  Now it is time for the real analysis. So let’s have a look through the teams, on a head-to-head basis and see who will come out on top on Saturday night.
Fullback: Sosene Anesi v Peter Hynes - […]

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Gagger wrote this article.
Faster!
Messers Hickey and McKenzie have done their part, the teams are named.  Now it is time for the real analysis. So let’s have a look through the teams, on a head-to-head basis and see who will come out on top on Saturday night.
Fullback: Sosene Anesi v Peter Hynes - Let’s […]

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Lee Coan wrote this article.
the new Christian Warner?
Waratahs boss Chris Hickey appears to have the balance of his line-up bang on for the season opener against Link’s men.
His back three can post tries from anywhere on the paddock and have the ability to interchange seamlessly between wing and full back. Expect Sos, Lacky […]

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Lee Coan wrote this article.
What a legend!
Well, the people have spoken. The votes are in and we have our official Green & Gold Rugby Wallaby Team of the Decade!
As many people suggested throughout the series, many of the positions were fairly cut and dried.  Scrum Half and Fly Half, for example.  There were […]

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Lee Coan wrote this article.
"I Dunno"
We finally reach the last position in the team, if only because of its numerical allocation.  For mine, this will be one of the most interesting ‘battles’ of the series. Now I expect most people to jump on the current incumbent (tautology?), but I think that is unfair […]

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Lee Coan wrote this article.
As you can see in our 2009 highlights package, we’re pretty frikken proud of our Wallaby scrum. Minus a few dodgy ref calls earlier in the season, they’ve taken apart nigh on all-comers, blooding a brand new tight head prop along the way. But how can we quantify how […]

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Lee Coan wrote this article.
The Wallabies started their 2009 test campaign against Italy in Canberra all the way back in June.  Fourteen tests and about six months later the Wallabies won less than 50% of their games.  As a whole the season was… disappointing. Bordering on disastrous. The continued failing in the Tri-Nations […]

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Juan Cote wrote this article. When a man turns 50, it is a time of reflection. It’s the sort of thing that gives an individual pause for thought. What is the higher meaning of life? How can the collective group that is mankind profit from one blokes endeavour? If there are no guarantees and […]

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Juan Cote wrote this article. When a man turns 50, it is a time of reflection. It’s the sort of thing that gives an individual pause for thought. What is the higher meaning of life? How can the collective group that is mankind profit from one blokes endeavour? If there are no guarantees and […]

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