Lee Coan wrote this article.
For the second year in a row the Wallabies have ended their season with an absolute ball-tearer. Last year it was in Cardiff when the George Smith–David Pocock double act blew the Welsh out of the water. This year it was in the city of love, and these Wallabies […]
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Wallaby Player Ratings v. France (Paris)
November 29th, 2010 · No Comments
Tags: scott Higginbotham · david pocock · will genia · quade cooper · stephen moore · Adam Ashley-Cooper · Ben McCalman · Tatafu Polata-Nau · Lachlan Turner. · James Slipper · Rob Simmons · benn robinson · mark chisholm · matt giteau · berrick barnes · rocky elsom · rugby · Wallabies · kurtley beale · luke burgess · nathan sharpe · drew mitchell · ben alexander · james o'connor · France
Wallaby Player Ratings v England (Twickers)
November 14th, 2010 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
I wish I was rating the Pommies. I’d find it a hell of a lot easier. A couple of 9s on the wing, another at scrumhalf and a few in the pack. Throw in some 8’s in the midfield and at the back, as well as on the side […]
Tags: david pocock · will genia · quade cooper · stephen moore · Adam Ashley-Cooper · richard brown · James Slipper · James O’Connor · Ben McCalman · dean mumm · benn robinson · mark chisholm · matt giteau · rocky elsom · rugby · Wallabies · berrick barnes · kurtley beale · nathan sharpe · drew mitchell · ben alexander · luke burgess · England
Hong Kong Phooey – bugger all changes to Wallabies
October 27th, 2010 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
Robbie Deans has steered clear of any dramatic changes to his Wallaby side to take on the All Blacks in yet another Bledisloe dead rubber this weekend. There are two solitary changes to the team that were run down by the All Blacks in their last encounter. Drew Mitchell, who missed […]
Tags: david pocock · Adam Ashley-Cooper · will genia · quade cooper · benn robinson · stephen moore · richard brown · dean mumm · Saia Faingaa · James Slipper · Lachie Turner · James O’Connor · Salesi Ma'afu · Ben McCalman · mark chisholm · nathan sharpe · berrick barnes · kurtley beale · matt giteau · rocky elsom · Wallabies · rugby · western force · queensland reds · ben alexander · drew mitchell · melbourne · luke burgess · NSW waratahs · act brumbies · All Blacks
A RWC Wallaby Retrospective: 1999 vs 2011!
August 12th, 2010 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
Where were we in 98:
A squad full of World Champions.
Looking back to June-ish 1998 and using the IRB Rankings formula, via the Pick and Go web site, we disover that the Wallabies were sitting in 3rd spot on the ‘world rankings’. Above them were the All Blacks (1st) and […]
Tags: michael foley · ben alexander · james horwill · george gregan · chris whitaker · toutai kefu · matthew burke · pat howard · jim williams · rugby · tri-nations · robbie deans · matt burke · john eales · chris latham · Fiji
Wallabies v Fiji: Statistics
June 6th, 2010 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
You know the score, you’ve seen the game and you’ve probably formed a view on what the Wallabies did well and what they can improve on. What do the statistics show? Do they support your views on what happened in the game?
Throughout the Wallabies 2010 campaign we’ll bring you […]
Tags: matt hodgson · david pocock · quade cooper · Adam Ashley-Cooper · richard brown · digby ioane · dean mumm · nathan sharpe · drew mitchell · matt giteau · rocky elsom · rugby · kurtley beale · rob horne · ben alexander · luke burgess · Fiji
Wallabies Vs Fiji – Match Report
June 6th, 2010 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
They said you pissed in the kava
The opening test of the season is always an exciting time. The unknown. The whole season is in front of us and we could win them all! The Tri-nations, the Bledisloe back where it belongs, flog the Poms, clean up the oirish, […]
Tags: nathan sharpe · drew mitchell · quade cooper · richard brown · digby ioane · ben alexander · kurtley beale · Wallabies · tri-nations · rugby · matt giteau · Fiji
Wallaby v Fiji team named
May 31st, 2010 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
Our new Wallaby front row.
Robbie Deans has named his first test team of the season as the Wallabies prepare to take on the Flying Fijians in Canberra on Saturday night. Rocky Elsom will continue to skipper the side in what will be his 50th test cap whilst the […]
Tags: david pocock · quade cooper · mark chisholm · nathan sharpe · matt hodgson · Adam Ashley-Cooper · digby ioane · dean mumm · richard brown · drew mitchell · ben alexander · robbie deans · rocky elsom · rugby · matt giteau · kurtley beale · james o'connor · luke burgess · rob horne · Fiji
G&GR Brumbies Player of the Year
May 30th, 2010 · No Comments
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 […]
Tags: quade cooper · stephen moore · mark chisholm · christian lealiifano · Adam Ashley-Cooper · julian huxley · stephen hoiles · ben alexander · george smith · rugby · Joe Rokocoko · Richie McCaw · rocky elsom · matt giteau · tyrone smith · stirling mortlock · Daniel Carter
S14 stat attack: Aussie players (2010)
May 27th, 2010 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
Just read the article. You'll see the relevance.
About 12 months ago the esteemed Juan Cote put together a few stats from the 2009 Super 14. Great idea I reckon. So I stole it. Now the first Wallaby squad of has been named as of yesterday. As with any […]
Tags: brett sheehan · Phil Waugh · david pocock · scott Higginbotham · will genia · matt hodgson · richard brown · digby ioane · peter hynes · dean mumm · stephen hoiles · christian lealiifano · quade cooper · ryan cross · luke burgess · berrick barnes · matt giteau · rocky elsom · james o'connor · ben alexander · stephen moore · mark chisholm · nathan sharpe · drew mitchell · rugby
The Best of the S14 in 2010 (Aussie-centric)
May 22nd, 2010 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
Yeah ok so there is still a week to go in the Super 14 season but this site is about content. So this is as good a time as any to look back on the season that was and check in on ten of the real highlights, from […]
Tags: scott staniforth · quade cooper · drew mitchell · super 15 · Phil Waugh · julian huxley · digby ioane · peter hynes · ben alexander · george smith · western force · kurtley beale · Super 14 · queensland reds · NSW waratahs · rob horne · act brumbies · rugby
State of unOriginal
May 19th, 2010 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
Proud to be a QLDer!
Ok ok. It’s that time of the year when the talk turns to Origin again. Nah, I don’t mean the Slater, Inglis, Lockyer, Hayne, Kimmorley and co. Sure that State of Origin series is on, but it just happens to coincide with the […]
Tags: ben lucas · scott Higginbotham · david pocock · brett sheehan · will genia · morgan turinui · benn robinson · stephen moore · quade cooper · Phil Waugh · matt hodgson · digby ioane · adam freier · State of Origin · peter hynes · dean mumm · Adam Ashley-Cooper · richard brown · stephen hoiles · mark chisholm · nathan sharpe · western force · queensland reds · ryan cross · stirling mortlock · kurtley beale · rugby · rocky elsom · berrick barnes · NSW waratahs · act brumbies · james horwill · ben alexander · drew mitchell · melbourne · james o'connor · rob horne · luke burgess · cameron shepherd · Wallabies
Its Brumby Time: Do it for George & Stirling
April 21st, 2010 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
Think of me not as your coach, but as your special "Friend".
It’s been a bad week for Brumbies supporters: Firstly we have Kaplan reffing a home game, which is bad enough. Then our (booby)prize recruit, Matt Giteau, is made fun of for having ample possession and territory and […]
Tags: stephen moore · mark chisholm · Adam Ashley-Cooper · stephen hoiles · julian huxley · ben alexander · george smith · matt giteau · rocky elsom · Super 14 · act brumbies · tyrone smith · rugby
Super 14 Fantasy Comp – Round 9
April 14th, 2010 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
show and go
After a down week last time out, nearly everyone responded with a high-scoring round (except umm, yours truly… cough). Faith in the Reds was a big part of it and the key players didn’t disappoint. ManBearPigs retains the league lead and climbed into the top ten to […]
Tags: digby ioane · Competitions · matt hodgson · fantasy rugby · ben alexander · quade cooper · Super 14
2010 Wallabies Are Emerging: The Certainties
April 5th, 2010 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
World Class?
We’re more than halfway through the Super 14 and wouldn’t you love to be a fly on the wall at Wallaby Selectors Robbie Deans, Jim Williams and David Nucifora’s weekly post-match conferences?
Just at the moment, everyone’s talking ‘inside backs’ but there’s plenty of talent from 1 – 22 […]
Tags: will genia · quade cooper · stephen moore · matt hodgson · richard brown · stephen hoiles · david nucifora · mark chisholm · nathan sharpe · robbie deans · rugby · matt giteau · jim williams · ben alexander · ryan cross · Fiji
Video: G&GR Super 14 Round 1 Review
February 15th, 2010 · No Comments
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 […]
Tags: will genia · christian lealiifano · quade cooper · stephen moore · david pocock · matt hodgson · Josh Valentine · digby ioane · peter hynes · wycliff palu · al baxter · mark chisholm · western force · stirling mortlock · Super 14 · rugby · queensland reds · NSW waratahs · nathan sharpe · ben alexander · act brumbies · Wallabies