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The Crooked Feed: 27 April 2011

April 26th, 2011 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
The Crooked Feed is G&GR’s column of rugby tidbits and trivia, compiled by Lee Grant. It’s based on the “Non-set pieces” thread in the Rugby Discussion Forum — a repository for things seen, heard, overheard and otherwise soon-forgotten, gathered at the grounds, online and over the airwaves.
Players (Toulon edition)
Fotu […]

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Tags: Aviva Premiership · Opinion · Humour · Top 14 · rugby · news

Saracen, Crusaders and ‘that’ match at Twickenham

April 1st, 2011 · No Comments

newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz wrote this article. Firstly, may I say, I LOVE England! I’m a kiwi living here on round two (I couldn’t stay away). I came back for the people, the banter, the English charm, the pubs, the socialness, the parks, the gigs and about a billion other things. But mostly, I came back for […]

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Tags: Aviva Premiership · Nigel Wray · Saracens · crusaders · sharks · twickenham

Super Rugby: Waratahs to win the Australian Conference

February 8th, 2011 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
Armed and Dangerous
I think the Waratahs have both the experience and depth to again be Super Rugby finalists in 2011 and will top the Australian Conference.
It’ll be a shootout between the Tahs and the Reds, and I doubt whether any of the other three sides will come within spitting […]

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Tags: Melbourne Rebels · Aviva Premiership · Super Rugby · Opinion · act brumbies · NSW waratahs · rugby · western force · queensland reds · Wallabies

We’ve got a Tiger by the Tail

November 8th, 2010 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
Higgers much awaited debut
Here we go again. The much vaunted Australian scrummaging recovery has proven to be illusory.
Our competency in the scrums is about as proficient as Pato Noriega’s command of the English language.
Or more like those exotically named Belgium chocolates the Wallabies will be buying on their way back through Duty Free.
Hard […]

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Tags: Aviva Premiership · Northern hemisphere · rugby · Wallabies · England

We’ve got a Tiger by the Tail

November 8th, 2010 · No Comments

MrTimms wrote this article.
Higgers much awaited debut
Here we go again. The much vaunted Australian scrummaging recovery has proven to be illusory.
Our competency in the scrums is about as proficient as Pato Noriega’s command of the English language.
Or more like those exotically named Belgium chocolates the Wallabies will be buying on their way back through Duty Free.
Hard on […]

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Tags: Aviva Premiership · Northern hemisphere · rugby · Wallabies · England

Dwyer’s view: Back to the Premierships

October 24th, 2010 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
The Heineken Cup in recess for a few weeks and the autumn internationals are looming, so it was back to the various premierships this week-end. With the Magners League for the Celts and Italians, the Top14 for the French and the Aviva Premiership for the English, the northern hemisphere […]

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Tags: Aviva Premiership

Dwyer’s view: Back to the Premierships

October 24th, 2010 · No Comments

Lance Free wrote this article.
The Heineken Cup in recess for a few weeks and the autumn internationals are looming, so it was back to the various premierships this week-end. With the Magners League for the Celts and Italians, the Top14 for the French and the Aviva Premiership for the English, the northern hemisphere […]

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Tags: Aviva Premiership