The Rugby World Cup 2007

Lee Coan wrote this article.
Joe Hockey, a real tight-head
Over the last month I have watched both the Wallabies and our politicians with dismay. It seems that certain characteristics and frailties that some of our rugby players have, our politicians also share – and vice versa.
It occurred to me one night the career trajectories […]

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Lee Coan wrote this article.
Last night to prepare these statistics I watched the game for the first time since seeing it live and I have to agree with those that have posted on the site after re-watching the game – the Wallabies weren’t terrible.
They were outplayed on the night by a better team […]

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Lee Coan wrote this article.
The big talking point in the Wallaby team named to play the All Blacks this weekend is the move by Matt Giteau back to five eighth.
Robbie Deans decided to use him as the playmaker instead of leaving him at inside centre. Giteau replaces the suspended Quade Cooper.
As expected, Berrick […]

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Lee Coan wrote this article.
The big talking point in the Wallaby team named to play the All Blacks this weekend is the move by Matt Giteau back to five eighth.
Robbie Deans decided to use him as the playmaker instead of leaving him at inside centre.
Giteau replaces the suspended Quade Cooper – whose suspension […]

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Lee Coan wrote this article.
The big talking point in the Wallaby team named to play the All Blacks this weekend is the move by Matt Giteau back to five eighth.
Robbie Deans decided to use him as the playmaker instead of leaving him at inside centre.
Giteau replaces the suspended Quade Cooper – whose suspension […]

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Lee Coan wrote this article.
Benn Robinson: thank god you're here
Robbie Deans has named his first Tri-Nations test team for 2010 and it’s much as expected containing only the odd positional surprise.
There is one test debutant, Rob Simmons from Queensland, who features off the bench.
Drew Mitchell has regained his wing position due to injuries to Peter Hynes and Digby […]

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Lee Coan wrote this article.
They say that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different outcome.  If that’s the case then Robbie should be looking over his shoulder for the men in white coats.  In the end, the Aussie selectors have been left […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Lee Coan wrote this article.
Well that was some good footy! Now I’ll give you that Force v Stormers game didn’t set the world on fire, and the weather (and the visitors) impacted the quality of the Tahs v Cheetahs match, but the rest of the round was pretty damn good. And all the […]

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Scarfman wrote this article.
Oh come on. Do I have to? REALLY? Sharpie wasn’t the only one swearing in frustration after that round. The Waratahs can count themselves lucky that they were playing the bottom ranked team, otherwise they could have joined the ranks of the Force and Brumbies in a winless round.
As it […]

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Lee Coan wrote this article.
So were the inspirational words spoken by Russel Crowe as Maximus, one of cinema’s greatest ‘Rebels’, in the Oscar winning moving “Gladiator”.  Rod McQueen could hardly be confused for Crowe, nor a Gladiator, and it would be unfair to suggest that he had ever planned to ‘unleash hell’ on […]

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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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Lee Coan wrote this article.
Whinging already? A future 'tah for sure.
With the Melbourne Rebels now in the player market place, not too long after the WA Force entered, a subset issue is now a subject of hot discussion.  Who can lay claim to the player.  It is a common cry out of NSWRU […]

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