The Rugby World Cup 2007

Lee Coan wrote this article.
The Force: It's a long way to the top
You’ve got to feel for the Force. Not a lot of depth and without all their best players these Western warriors have…umm…’gone west’.
I think their season is just about over and despite the return of a few Super 14 quality players […]

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Gagger wrote this article.
Not much to laugh about now Mitch
In military parlance, a force multiplier is an asset that increases your ability to succeed in the violence of the battlefield.
Transposed to rugby it is the people, strategies, innovation and organisation that you can bring to your franchise to enhance success.
And one of the […]

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Juan Cote wrote this article.
Leinster legend and Wallaby captain
Luke McAlister, Aaron Mauger, Chris Latham, Carlos Spencer, Lote Tuqiri, Victor Matfield, Mark Gasnier, Rocky Elsom and Dan Carter.
What do these players all have in common? They are players who chased the more lucrative pastures of the northern hemisphere but have now returned home, […]

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TOCC wrote this article.
My Rating
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon, Adjoah Andoh, Andre Jacobs, Julian Lewis Jones, Tony Kgoroge, Scott Eastwood and Zak Feaunati as Jonah Lomu.
In the fell clutch of circumstance, I have not winced nor cried aloud, Under the bludgeonings of chance, My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Let’s cut […]

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Lee Coan wrote this article.
Just kidding. It's not this one!
I reckon there’s a fair bet that this next try, number two on the list, would have probably been most people’s choice for the try of the decade. Correct? Then why the hell have I not appointed it as such!!! All the elements are […]

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Lee Coan wrote this article.
'No more experimentation Gareth'
There are not many occasions where I’d agree with Stephen Jones, The Times doyen of rugby writers, but this is one of them.
The ELV ’short arm’ sanctions were not adopted by the IRB this season after a vociferous campaign by the northern unions and journo fellow […]

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Lee Coan wrote this article.
Ahhh memories.
I am a bit of a believer in the Recency Factor when it comes to many things, but particularly when it comes to sporting memories. The Recency Factor is basically that you (or is it just I?) tend to overlook events or players that have happened more recently […]

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Lee Coan wrote this article.
Reports have surfaced that the much awaited SANZAR broadcast deal post 2010 is set to be announced in the coming weeks with three SANZAR nations to receive roughly $US100M each over the five year term of the deal. This figure excludes broadcast rights to both the NPC and Currie Cup […]

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Lee Coan wrote this article.
We here at Green & Gold Rugby like what we do because we write the type of stuff we’d like to read ourselves.  This site is for rugby fans and we always aim to take a different slant on how we look at the sport we love. Whether that […]

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Lee Coan wrote this article.
He was Samo player!
The Blind Side Flanker position has been an interesting one for Australia, not only over the last decade, but in the last few decades. Whereas we’ve usually gone for out and out poachers at Open Side; Strong running Number 8s; Ball playing inside centres, and big […]

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Lee Coan wrote this article.
Pocock - the future or the now?
Wow. Only five players have worn the Number 7 Wallaby jersey in the last 123 tests.  That’s quite a record.  It is the same sort of record as scrum half and in both scenarios the position is dominated by a test centurion.
The list […]

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Lee Coan wrote this article.
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Lee Coan wrote this article.
Line & length. Gladstone Small?
Barbarians 25 All Blacks 18
You get what you deserve when you treat a game like this as a ‘development’ match and turn up with your 2nd XV expecting to easily roll a scratch Baa Baas side.
It wasn’t always like this. The history of All Blacks […]

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Lee Coan wrote this article.
The shape of things to come
The Marseille game between France and the All Blacks was a wonderful display of purposeful ball-in-hand rugby and a clear demonstration of the importance of physical dominance in the backs. There was limited but very judicious kicking and a notable absence of the cut-out […]

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Lee Coan wrote this article.
The shape of things to come
The Marseille game between France and the All Blacks was a wonderful display of purposeful ball-in-hand rugby and a clear demonstration of the importance of physical dominance in the backs. There was limited but very judicious kicking and a notable absence of the cut-out […]

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