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2013 British and Irish lions – Full schedule announced

November 27th, 2011 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
Tour dates for the 2013 British and Irish and Northern Irish Lions tour has just been announced:
DATE
MATCH
CITY
Wednesday, 5 June
Lions v Western Force
Perth
Saturday, 8 June
Lions v Queensland Reds
Brisbane
Wednesday, 12 June
Lions v Combined NSW-Qld Country
Newcastle
Saturday, 15 June
Lions v NSW Waratahs
Sydney
Tuesday, 18 June
Lions v Brumbies
Canberra
Saturday, 22 June
Lions v Wallabies
Brisbane
Tuesday, 25 June
Lions v […]

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Tags: 2013 Lions Tour · British & Irish Lions · news · Wallabies

Big John – It’s time to admit the obvious

October 18th, 2011 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
Robbie Deans’s role as coach through to the British and Irish Lions in 2013 would appear — for better or worse — a done deal. But on the eve of the quarter-final in Wellington, a source in the Australian media relayed to me a conversation with John O’Neill in […]

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Tags: International Rugby · Opinion · British & Irish Lions · Rugby World Cup 2011 · Wallabies

I’m just sitting watching flowers in the rain

January 15th, 2011 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
British Lions Tour of NZ 1977
Test matches have been played in all sorts of atrocious conditions. You’ve seen some of that mainly in New Zealand or over in the United Kingdom, not so much in Australia.
In the distant past, test match venues didn’t quite have the drainage capacity that […]

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Tags: south africa · rugby · Northern hemisphere · British & Irish Lions · Scotland · Wallabies · England · France · Wales · Ireland

History of the Wallaby Back Line Part 3: 1999 to 2001

August 25th, 2010 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
Here’s part 3 of the videos looking at the Wallaby back line from 1979 to 2010 with this video covering the years 1999 to 2001.
This segment covers the 1999 World Cup win through to the win against the British & Irish Lions in 2001.  Bob Dwyer is always talking about […]

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Tags: video · george gregan · British & Irish Lions · tries · rugby · south africa · All Blacks · Wallabies · Stephen Larkham · France

History of the Wallaby Back Line Part 1: 1979 – 1990

August 20th, 2010 · No Comments

Gagger wrote this article.
I’ve been working on some analysis of the current Wallaby attack structure and in particular, the back line. I started by looking back at how the Wallaby back line has performed when players like Ella, Lynagh and Larkham were directing traffic.
I kept the footage as I went through because I […]

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Tags: david campese · rugby · British & Irish Lions · Mark Ella · Michael Lynagh · south africa · Scotland · France · England · All Blacks · Wales · Wallabies · Ireland

Ireland: In BO’D We Trust

June 23rd, 2010 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
If anyone can?
James Joyce once said that a man’s errors are his portals of discovery. That’s what the Wallabies are finding lately as they attempt to overcome a lack of depth and experience in their test squad.
They’re not alone on this journey as their Irish opponents this weekend are […]

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Tags: Northern hemisphere · British & Irish Lions · Geordan Murphy · British and Irish Lions · Six Nations · Heineken Cup · England · All Blacks · Wallabies · rugby · Ireland

Ireland: In BO’D We Trust

June 23rd, 2010 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
If anyone can?
James Joyce once said that a man’s errors are his portals of discovery. That’s what the Wallabies are finding lately as they attempt to overcome a lack of depth and experience in their test squad.
They’re not alone on this journey as their Irish opponents this weekend are […]

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Tags: Northern hemisphere · British & Irish Lions · Geordan Murphy · British and Irish Lions · Six Nations · Heineken Cup · England · All Blacks · Wallabies · rugby · Ireland

England pose a clear and present danger

June 9th, 2010 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
In the past 20 years England have played the Wallabies seven times in Australia and won only twice, both in 2003 and of course one of those achieved rugby supremacy at the RWC.
History is against our kith and kin from ‘Ye Olde Dart’ this Saturday in Perthampton-on-Sea; however, […]

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Tags: Super 14 · Northern hemisphere · British & Irish Lions · Top 14 · rugby · Scotland · England · France · Wales · Wallabies · Ireland

Don’t mention the Waugh

May 28th, 2010 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
Waugh and Croft
The Waugh is finally over. Despite Robbie’s encouraging words his time at the top looks like coming to an end.
At best he’s rated 3rd or 4th openside flanker behind Dave Pocock, Matt Hodgson, perhaps Richard Brown and probably George Smith if he hadn’t retired.
This is a […]

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Tags: NSW waratahs · British & Irish Lions · Super 14 · rugby · France · Wallabies · England

Melbourne Messiah and The Virgin Mary

January 16th, 2010 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
The Messiah or just a naughty little boy?
The national media have been fawning all over Rod McQueen’s appointment as the new Super 15 Melbourne Rebel’s dual-hatted Head Coach/Director of Coaching like it was The Return of the King.
This soft focus coverage has glossed over a couple of obvious facts […]

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Tags: act brumbies · melbourne · British & Irish Lions · Rod McQueen · NSW waratahs · bob dwyer · Eddie Jones · rugby · Super 14 · Wallabies

G&GR Wallaby Tries of the Decade #2

December 26th, 2009 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
Just kidding. It's not this one!
I reckon there’s a fair bet that this next try, number two on the list, would have probably been most people’s choice for the try of the decade. Correct? Then why the hell have I not appointed it as such!!! All the elements are […]

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Tags: michael foley · melbourne · act brumbies · Misc · British & Irish Lions · Owen Finegan · Matt Cockbain · toutai kefu · NSW waratahs · queensland reds · Stephen Larkham · Wallabies · All Blacks · south africa · rugby · western force · john eales · Super 14 · France

Short Arm. Short Shrift. Good Riddance.

December 26th, 2009 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
'No more experimentation Gareth'
There are not many occasions where I’d agree with Stephen Jones, The Times doyen of rugby writers, but this is one of them.
The ELV ’short arm’ sanctions were not adopted by the IRB this season after a vociferous campaign by the northern unions and journo fellow […]

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Tags: queensland reds · western force · Heineken Cup · Barbarians · NSW waratahs · act brumbies · Top 14 · British & Irish Lions · Northern hemisphere · melbourne · Super 14 · rugby · Japan · Italy · France · England · Argentina · All Blacks · south africa · Scotland · Wallabies · Wales · Ireland

G&GR Wallaby Tries of the Decade #4

December 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

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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Tags: act brumbies · melbourne · NSW waratahs · queensland reds · Heineken Cup · western force · drew mitchell · Northern hemisphere · Adam Ashley-Cooper · Andrew Walker; Wallabies; Try; Springboks · Top 14 · British & Irish Lions · Misc · Barbarians · berrick barnes · Argentina · All Blacks · Japan · Italy · England · France · Wales · Wallabies · matt giteau · Super 14 · rugby · south africa · Scotland · Ireland

Wallaby Blind Side Flanker of the Decade

December 13th, 2009 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
He was Samo player!
The Blind Side Flanker position has been an interesting one for Australia, not only over the last decade, but in the last few decades. Whereas we’ve usually gone for out and out poachers at Open Side; Strong running Number 8s; Ball playing inside centres, and big […]

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Tags: Northern hemisphere · Misc · Phil Waugh · British & Irish Lions · mark chisholm · peter kimlin · NSW waratahs · act brumbies · george smith · melbourne · Top 14 · richard brown · Mark Connors · Matt Cockbain · Owen Finegan · Radike Samo · John Roe · Daniel Heenan · dean mumm · hugh mcmeniman · toutai kefu · queensland reds · western force · All Blacks · Wales · Wallabies · Scotland · Argentina · Japan · Rugby World Cup · England · France · Italy · Eddie Jones · south africa · Super 14 · Barbarians · Heineken Cup · jim williams · david lyons · matt burke · tri-nations · rugby · rocky elsom · Ireland

Wallaby Open Side Flanker of the Decade

December 12th, 2009 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
Pocock - the future or the now?
Wow. Only five players have worn the Number 7 Wallaby jersey in the last 123 tests.  That’s quite a record.  It is the same sort of record as scrum half and in both scenarios the position is dominated by a test centurion.
The list […]

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Tags: melbourne · Northern hemisphere · george smith · act brumbies · queensland reds · NSW waratahs · Misc · david pocock · David Wilson · David Croft. · Top 14 · British & Irish Lions · Phil Waugh · western force · Heineken Cup · Argentina · All Blacks · Japan · Italy · England · France · Wales · Wallabies · Super 14 · Barbarians · rugby · south africa · Scotland · Ireland