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2011 Super Rugby Western Force Player of the Year

July 13th, 2011 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
Whilst the Western Force will take SOME satisfaction from finishing third in the Australian conference, ahead of traditional high flyers the Brumbies and the rookie Rebels, their overall placing of twelfth was largely disappointing.  Still, let’s focus on the positives and the new coaching staff of Richard Graham, Nick Stiles and Phil […]

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Tags: Sam Wykes · David Smith · Super Rugby · Opinion · James O’Connor · matt hodgson · rugby · western force · nathan sharpe · david pocock · review

Western Force caned but miracles do happen

February 20th, 2010 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
A rabbit out of the hat?
You don’t have to be Einstein to work out that two into one won’t go. However, one into two is an entirely different matter.
In a miracle of modern science as ground breaking as the Theory of Relativity James Rabbit O’Connor created a new position […]

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