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G&GR Wallaby Team of the Decade

December 28th, 2009 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
What a legend!
Well, the people have spoken. The votes are in and we have our official Green & Gold Rugby Wallaby Team of the Decade!
As many people suggested throughout the series, many of the positions were fairly cut and dried.  Scrum Half and Fly Half, for example.  There were […]

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Tags: Dan Herbert · Owen Finegan · Joe Roff · David Wilson · matthew burke · toutai kefu · Ben Tune · Bill Young · Patricio Noriega · Steve Larkham · Jeremy Paul · Elton Flatley · Brendan Cannon · David Giffin · wycliff palu · clyde rathbone · chris latham · john eales · lote tuqiri · matt giteau · rugby · rocky elsom · dan vickerman · stirling mortlock · will genia · george gregan · benn robinson · al baxter · george smith · nathan sharpe · Stephen Larkham

Wallaby Lock of the Decade

December 14th, 2009 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
McMeniman - Japanese Lock of the Decade?
We now take the step into the unknown, somewhat. The tight forwards.  Now for many of you this will be a scary place.  Going into the unknown often is.  For those backs out there we are going to be discussing some fairly foreign […]

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Tags: mark chisholm · dean mumm · hugh mcmeniman · nathan sharpe · james horwill · john eales · dan vickerman · rugby

Melbourne Rebels Super 15: Recruitment

October 6th, 2009 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
Brent Cockbain Melbourne's John Wellborn?
The good news for the proposed Melbourne Rebels Super 15 franchise is that the two main parties, VicSuper15 and the VRU Rebels, have formed a partnership and the third is now sniffing around looking for an opportunity to participate.
This is now happening […]

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Tags: chris whitaker · Greg Somerville · super 15 · george gregan · scott staniforth · brock james · craig gower · sam cordingley · toutai kefu · peter hewat · hugh mcmeniman · digby ioane · michael cheika · john mitchell · robbie deans · laurie fisher · john muggleton · rugby · Stephen Larkham · david lyons · Jake White · pat howard · australia A · stirling mortlock · dan vickerman · chris latham · Mark Gerrard

Howard lays on the tough love

January 26th, 2008 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article. When Pat Howard was put in charge of the High Performance Unit at the ARU, I’m not sure anyone saw him taking on the hard-ass chief negotiator role. But it looks like Pat, on behalf of John O’Neil, has taken up the mantle with gusto.
The loss of St […]

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Tags: pay negotiation · pat howard · stirling mortlock · ARU performance unit · dan vickerman · chris latham