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A RWC Wallaby Retrospective: 1995 vs 2011!

July 8th, 2010 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
Where were we in 94:
The Boks had the Hollywood ending.
Even though the IRB rankings didn’t really come into effect until somewhere around 2003, if you apply the same formula historically, as Pick and Go does so well, you will find something rather surprising.  Australia was ranked the #1 […]

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Tags: al baxter · michael foley · george gregan · Phil Waugh · david nucifora · pat howard · stirling mortlock · ewen mckenzie · rugby · matt burke · john eales · bob dwyer · Fiji

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 […]

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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

Book Review: “Ali’s Book of Tall Tales”

December 20th, 2009 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
We here at Green & Gold Rugby like what we do because we write the type of stuff we’d like to read ourselves.  This site is for rugby fans and we always aim to take a different slant on how we look at the sport we love. Whether that […]

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Tags: Dan Carter · david nucifora · rugby · haka · Wallabies · All Blacks

My 50th – Robbie Deans

September 3rd, 2009 · No Comments

Juan Cote wrote this article. When a man turns 50, it is a time of reflection. It’s the sort of thing that gives an individual pause for thought. What is the higher meaning of life? How can the collective group that is mankind profit from one blokes endeavour? If there are no guarantees and […]

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Tags: Phil Waugh · Misc · yellow card · richard brown · david nucifora · al baxter · drew mitchell · Richie McCaw · rocky elsom · robbie deans · fight · Wallabies

My 50th – Robbie Deans

September 3rd, 2009 · No Comments

Juan Cote wrote this article. When a man turns 50, it is a time of reflection. It’s the sort of thing that gives an individual pause for thought. What is the higher meaning of life? How can the collective group that is mankind profit from one blokes endeavour? If there are no guarantees and […]

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Tags: Phil Waugh · Misc · yellow card · richard brown · david nucifora · al baxter · drew mitchell · Richie McCaw · rocky elsom · robbie deans · fight · Wallabies