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Scrum Analysis: The Importance Of The Middle Row

May 1st, 2012 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
Last week I analysed the Rebels’ scrum, including a review of the correct techniques for props when scrummaging – click here if you missed it.
This week I’m going to look at the importance of the middle row when scrummaging. 
The middle row consists of the two locks and the two flankers.  The […]

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Tags: Melbourne Rebels · analysis · scrum · rugby analysis · rugby video · scrum video · scrum analysis · Super Rugby · video analysis · Northern hemisphere · Wallabies · All Blacks · France · review · south africa · NSW waratahs · Southern Hemisphere · rugby · England

We knocked the bastard off! France V New Zealand RWC 2011 final

October 24th, 2011 · No Comments

newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz wrote this article. And when I say bastard, I mean the big RWC monkey off our backs….not France (who were simply magnificent).
New Zealand 8 - France 78-7…. 87? Spooky
What can I say about this match. It was the most traumatic, harrowing 80 minutes of rugby I have ever had to endure and I […]

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Tags: Julien Bonnaire · Theirry Dusautoir · Rugby World Cup final 2011 · All Blacks V France 2011 · Marc Lievremont · craig joubert · Richie McCaw · graham henry · Stephen Donald · All Blacks

Austin’s Stats and Analysis: Wallabies v All Blacks

October 19th, 2011 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
The Wallabies were comprehensively outplayed by the All Blacks last weekend, so is there any joy in any of the statistics for Wallaby fans?  Not really.
The Wallabies won fourteen of their fifteen lineouts lost for a 93% success rate.  In defence the All Blacks also lost one lineout from […]

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Tags: quade cooper · james o'connor · david pocock · analysis · rugby statistics · rugby · south africa · Wallabies · Rugby World Cup 2011 · statistics · review · All Blacks

Austin’s Stats and Analysis: Wallabies v. All Blacks

October 19th, 2011 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
The Wallabies were comprehensively outplayed by the All Blacks last weekend. Is there any joy in any of the statistics for Wallaby fans? Not really.
The Wallabies won fourteen of their fifteen lineouts for a 93% success rate. In defence, the All Blacks also lost one lineout from their eleven […]

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Tags: quade cooper · james o'connor · david pocock · analysis · rugby statistics · rugby · south africa · Wallabies · Rugby World Cup 2011 · statistics · review · All Blacks

Podcast: G&GR PODSLAM 8 – Lost our Semi

October 19th, 2011 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
Gagger, Mr Timms and Baabaa get together to lament over last weekend. They then try to keep it rational as they look ahead to next weekend, review the Wallabies’ tournament as a whole and react to the news of 2 more years of Robbie Deans
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Tags: podcast · Humour · Opinion · Rugby World Cup 2011 · Wallabies · France · All Blacks · Wales · Rugby World Cup

The Wallabies: One Hand Tied Behind Their Backs

October 18th, 2011 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
We all knew that the semi final against the All Blacks was going to be a massive challenge for the Wallabies.   Their performance in the quarter final against the Springboks was heroic and produced a win I’ll remember for a long time but let’s face it they didn’t play […]

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Tags: quade cooper · will genia · video analysis · analysis · rugby · review · All Blacks · Wallabies · Rugby World Cup 2011 · statistics · Rugby World Cup

Wallabies v. All Blacks Player Ratings

October 18th, 2011 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
 I sat through it again. To put it politely, it wasn’t particularly fun, but I’m going to pretend it made me a better fan/analyst/master of my shakras.
The game was hard to rate, it wasn’t horrible and the Wallabies came closer to scoring than I remembered, but they never looked […]

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Tags: analysis · Opinion · rugby · Rugby World Cup 2011 · Wallabies · All Blacks

Semifinal 2: New Zealand v Australia

October 17th, 2011 · No Comments

newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz wrote this article.
Winners are grinners.
Slugso’s Report:
Straight off, I have never experienced an All Black game like this. The revamped Eden Park is a stunner and was an amazing setting for this epic battle to decide who would meet France in the final.
All week the Aussie media and players had been banging on […]

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Tags: 2011 Semi Final · rwc 2011 · All Blacks · Australia

It’s the natural order of things

October 16th, 2011 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
The gulf between the no. 1 and no. 2 sides in the world is as wide as ever as the All Blacks comprehensively outplayed the Wallabies 20-6 in tonight’s RWC semi final.
The natural order of things has been askew of late, with the ABs not winning the Tri Nations […]

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Tags: rugby · review · Rugby World Cup 2011 · Wallabies · All Blacks

All Blacks book their place into the RWC 2011 final (it’s been a long time coming)

October 16th, 2011 · No Comments

newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz wrote this article. Ted 1  - Deans 0
I’ll write a few words later when I have calmed down and stopped crying tears of joy. Well done you mighty All Blacks. Bloody well done!
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Tags: Israel Dagg · France V New Zealand RWC 2011 · New Zealand V Wallabies · graham henry · robbie deans · Richie McCaw · Ma'a Nonu · All Blacks

Is this our time?

October 15th, 2011 · No Comments

newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz wrote this article.
Richie
As an All Black supporter I have danced the highs and lows following my great team for many, many years. On the eve of our biggest world cup game this tournament, I feel nervous and I am ashamed to admit, I am preparing myself for the worst. Not because I […]

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Tags: Kia kaha mighty All Blacks · France V New Zealand RWC 2011 · graham henry · Richie McCaw · All Blacks

Analysis: Wallabies Lineout Woes

October 14th, 2011 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
Lineouts are a bit like a magic trick or better still, a magic show.  A magic trick doesn’t actually work because of what the magician does at the crucial moment, it relies on a much wider deception to get you watching one thing (or a number of things) so […]

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Tags: analysis · video analysis · rugby video · lineout analysis · rugby anlaysis · queensland reds · south africa · Wallabies · Rugby World Cup 2011 · statistics · review · All Blacks

Tale of the tape: NZ vs. Australia Semi-Final

October 13th, 2011 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
Here’s the next bucketload of numbers courtesy of Rucking Good Stats, looking ahead to the game this weekend.
Have a read, but if you’re a Wallaby supporter (what are the odds on this site?) it’s not all sweetness and light.
The nasty bit comes with the amount of possession (2nd vs. […]

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Tags: statistics · Wallabies · All Blacks

Tale of the tape: NZ v. Australia Semi Final

October 13th, 2011 · No Comments

Scott Allen wrote this article.
Here’s the next bucketload of numbers courtesy of RuckinGoodStats, looking ahead to the game this weekend.
Have a read, but if you’re a Wallaby supporter (what are the odds on this site?) it’s not all sweetness and light.
The nasty bit comes with the amount of possession (2nd v. 15th) and […]

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Tags: statistics · Wallabies · All Blacks

Betsen: McCaw vs Pocock….Winner Takes All

October 13th, 2011 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
Here’s a little exclusive that the French flanker legend Serge Betsen wrote for GAGR about the ultimate ultimate old v new bull openside showdown about to happen this weekend. Read more from Serge on http://blog.weare4rugby.com/ or follow him on twitter @sbetsen. Let’s start witht with Richie McCaw the legend. […]

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Tags: Opinion · analysis · Rugby World Cup 2011 · Wallabies · All Blacks