The Rugby World Cup 2007

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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Lee Coan wrote this article.
Faster!
Messers Hickey and McKenzie have done their part, the teams are named.  Now it is time for the real analysis. So let’s have a look through the teams, on a head-to-head basis and see who will come out on top on Saturday night.
Fullback: Sosene Anesi v Peter Hynes - […]

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Gagger wrote this article.
Faster!
Messers Hickey and McKenzie have done their part, the teams are named.  Now it is time for the real analysis. So let’s have a look through the teams, on a head-to-head basis and see who will come out on top on Saturday night.
Fullback: Sosene Anesi v Peter Hynes - Let’s […]

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Lee Coan wrote this article.
the new Christian Warner?
Waratahs boss Chris Hickey appears to have the balance of his line-up bang on for the season opener against Link’s men.
His back three can post tries from anywhere on the paddock and have the ability to interchange seamlessly between wing and full back. Expect Sos, Lacky […]

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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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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.
Timana - NOT the next Timmy!
In trying to find the ‘next Tim Horan’, seventeen different men have worn the Wallaby Number Twelve jersey in a test match from 2000-2009.  They are:
Matt Giteau (29),Berrick Barnes (14),Nathan Grey (11), Elton Flatley (11), Stirling Mortlock (9),Daniel Herbert (9), Morgan Turinui […]

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Lee Coan wrote this article.
Smith: overcome with emotion
What a tremendous end to the season, both for the Wallabies and for this competition. Those who have been following the points tally may well be aware that the competition came down to the very last test against Wales.
As a reminder, after every test of the […]

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Lee Coan wrote this article.
The Wallabies started their 2009 test campaign against Italy in Canberra all the way back in June.  Fourteen tests and about six months later the Wallabies won less than 50% of their games.  As a whole the season was… disappointing. Bordering on disastrous. The continued failing in the Tri-Nations […]

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newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz wrote this article. Final Score:NZ 22 - Australia 16
This was always going to be a good game. And to be quite frank, a game I didn’t really know we could win. But in the end, win we did, and the beautiful thing was, we won with some extra grace to let the crowd […]

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Lee Coan wrote this article. Two weeks in a row.
The problem is, every time he hits the deck like that we go “fark!” and Phil Mooney’s has an aneurysm.
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Lee Coan wrote this article. I’m just asking ‘cos it’s two weeks in a row.
The problem is, every time he hits the deck like that we go FARK and Phil Mooney’s has an aneurysm.
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Ask Bakkies wrote this article. Seeing Jason O’Connors clips from the weekend made me wonder about how this stacked up against who everyone one has as a shoo-in for the Wallaby 12 spot - Berrick Barnes. Here’s the Reds vice captains edited highlights. There’s no doubt he had a brilliant game, predominantly playing […]

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