The Rugby World Cup 2007

Lee Coan wrote this article.
Together, our All Blacks at the Breakdown, UntouchABles and Dwyer’s View posts have whipped up a bit of a storm; they’ve been mentioned on TV, Podcasts and and even put to Sir Richie McCaw in his “idiotic” press conference before last week’s test. From this we expected the […]

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Lee Coan wrote this article.
Here’s part 3 of the videos looking at the Wallaby back line from 1979 to 2010 with this video covering the years 1999 to 2001.
This segment covers the 1999 World Cup win through to the win against the British & Irish Lions in 2001.  Bob Dwyer is always talking about […]

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Lee Coan wrote this article.
A few ideas of where I think there’s opportunity for the Wallabies on the weekend, plus a little look at the tactics of this year’s Tri-Nations champs. And yes, it includes illegalities!
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Lee Coan wrote this article.
Here’s part 2 of the videos looking at the Wallaby back line from 1979 to 2010 with this video covering the years 1991 to 1998.
This segment covers the 1991 World Cup with some limited footage of the 1995 World Cup, some of the various flyhalf options utilised after the […]

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Lee Coan wrote this article.
Richie was outstanding again
The All Blacks finished with a flourish against a vastly improved Springbok combination and came away with a 29-22 win, snatching the Tri-Nations Trophy back.
The match was played this morning in front of an exuberant 94,000 crowd in Soweto. Funnily enough, there didn’t actually seem to […]

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Lance Free wrote this article.
The New Zealand All Blacks played outstanding rugby in an outstanding match, before a huge crowd of 94,000 people, to defeat South Africa’s Springboks by 29 points to 22, yesterday in Johannesburg. In doing so, they totally reversed last year’s Tri-Nations series between the two great rugby nations – […]

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Gagger wrote this article.
I’ve been working on some analysis of the current Wallaby attack structure and in particular, the back line. I started by looking back at how the Wallaby back line has performed when players like Ella, Lynagh and Larkham were directing traffic.
I kept the footage as I went through because I […]

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Lee Coan wrote this article.
All aboard the Tip Truck
Believe it or not, despite all the talk about the quade train, and the All Blacks only needing a bonus point to secure the Tri-nations this year, there is still actually some rugby left to play in this tournament. The Blackwash so far has actually […]

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Lee Coan wrote this article.
A bit of advice son: (1) Nobody is bigger than the game, and (2) You need to pay a few dues before you start making inflated demands.
I say call his bluff. I suspect that’s all it is but if it was anything deeper than that then so what?
Some people […]

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Lee Coan wrote this article.
Hands up those offside
Over the past few weeks, there has been plenty written and spoken about the New Zealand All Blacks performances so far this season. In the most demanding Tri-Nations tournament, they have, to date, played four and won four, with three bonus points. This is a most […]

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RugbyReg wrote this article.
Hands up those offside
Over the past few weeks, there has been plenty written and spoken about the New Zealand All Blacks performances so far this season. In the most demanding Tri-Nations tournament, they have, to date, played four and won four, with three bonus points. This is a most formidable […]

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Lee Coan wrote this article.
Le Fuse - Should he have been there?
When was the last time the Wallabies were a force in world rugby? It’s hard to remember isn’t it?
I’d say around 2003 and before that, the golden years of 1999-2001. That’s seven bloody years ago.
A couple of times in-between you could say […]

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Jnor wrote this article.
Le Fuse - Should he have been there?
When was the last time the Wallabies were a force in world rugby? It’s hard to remember isn’t it?
I’d say around 2003 and before that, the golden years of 1999-2001. That’s seven bloody years ago.
A couple of times in-between you could say that […]

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Lee Coan wrote this article.
A much better performance from the Wallabies last week but the All Blacks still look another step up in class.
The statistics confirm what most of us already know – the Wallabies are retaining possession but have little to offer in attack.  It’s obvious to the vast majority of G&GR readers […]

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Lee Coan wrote this article.
Everyone’s been talking about it, hell Bob Dwyer might even get sued over it; when it comes to the latest trend for yellow cards, are the All Blacks untouchable?
For when you look at the number of penalties conceded per game it would appear that trading off penalties is a […]

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