Lee Coan wrote this article.
The NSW Waratahs managed to make the finals of Super Rugby again, but with the form they showed in their first two and last two games of the regular season, 2011 will go down as another season of lost opportunity. Let’s not forget they gave the 2011 Super Rugby […]
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2011 Super Rugby NSW Waratah Player of the Year
July 14th, 2011 · No Comments
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2011 Super Rugby NSW Waratahs Player of the Year
July 14th, 2011 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
The NSW Waratahs managed to make the finals of Super Rugby again, but with the form they showed in their first two and last two games of the regular season, 2011 will go down as another season of lost opportunity. Let’s not forget they gave the 2011 Super Rugby […]
Tags: Sitaleki Timani · tatafu polota-nau · David Dennis · Super Rugby · Dave Dennis · Phil Waugh · benn robinson · kurtley beale · rugby · NSW waratahs · luke burgess · drew mitchell · review
Super Rugby Round Two Review
February 28th, 2011 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
Round Two of Super Rugby, 2011 style, saw two more local derbies for the Aussie teams. The first was an emotional last minute win by the Rebels over the Brumbies, whilst the second was a clinical take down of the Reds by the increasingly impressive Waratahs. So to the […]
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Welcome to first grade son. Tahs v Rebels Match Review.
February 18th, 2011 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
The Melbourne Rabble, sorry Rebels, have started their season in the worst way possible – a 43-0 drubbing at the hands of the Waratahs.
Not a happy return to Super Rugby
Before I get too carried away with the Rebels, let me first speak of the Tahs. Wow. What a holistically […]
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Match Preview: Rebels v Waratahs. Finally!
February 15th, 2011 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
Palu - out!
Super Rugby makes its much anticipated leap into the self-proclaimed ‘sporting capital of Australia’ this Friday night as the Melbourne Rebels take on the NSW Waratahs at AAMI Park. For the loyalists in Victoria, this is a debut five years overdue and should result in a packed […]
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G&GR Wallaby Player of the Year: Domestic Test Series
December 12th, 2010 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
As we say adieu to the Wallaby season following our massive win over France, we can start to look back at the year and reflect. Looking at our win percentage alone, we’re getting better. In 2009 we could only manage six wins from our fourteen tests. This year we […]
Tags: david pocock · quade cooper · Adam Ashley-Cooper · digby ioane · Saia Faingaa · nathan sharpe · drew mitchell · Fiji · England · Wallabies · rugby · luke burgess · Ireland
Wallaby Player Ratings v. France (Paris)
November 29th, 2010 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
For the second year in a row the Wallabies have ended their season with an absolute ball-tearer. Last year it was in Cardiff when the George Smith–David Pocock double act blew the Welsh out of the water. This year it was in the city of love, and these Wallabies […]
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Wallaby Player Ratings v England (Twickers)
November 14th, 2010 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
I wish I was rating the Pommies. I’d find it a hell of a lot easier. A couple of 9s on the wing, another at scrumhalf and a few in the pack. Throw in some 8’s in the midfield and at the back, as well as on the side […]
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Hong Kong Phooey – bugger all changes to Wallabies
October 27th, 2010 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
Robbie Deans has steered clear of any dramatic changes to his Wallaby side to take on the All Blacks in yet another Bledisloe dead rubber this weekend. There are two solitary changes to the team that were run down by the All Blacks in their last encounter. Drew Mitchell, who missed […]
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TN8 Statistics: Wallabies v Springboks
September 7th, 2010 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
What a game! Absolute dominance by the Wallabies in the majority of the first half and then it all turned around with the Springboks taking control for most of the second half until the Wallabies found a way to come back.
Whilst I’ve seen comments that both sides played […]
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The politics of rugby
August 17th, 2010 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
Joe Hockey, a real tight-head
Over the last month I have watched both the Wallabies and our politicians with dismay. It seems that certain characteristics and frailties that some of our rugby players have, our politicians also share – and vice versa.
It occurred to me one night the career trajectories […]
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Statistics: Wallabies v All Blacks Bledisloe 1
August 3rd, 2010 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
Last night to prepare these statistics I watched the game for the first time since seeing it live and I have to agree with those that have posted on the site after re-watching the game – the Wallabies weren’t terrible.
They were outplayed on the night by a better team […]
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Awful Aussies: Wallaby Player Ratings
July 31st, 2010 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
In 1972, the Wallabies toured New Zealand and lost the three test series by an aggregate of 23 points each game (6-29, 17-30 and 3-38).
So poor was the Wallaby team regarded that they were referred to as ‘the Awful Aussies’. Fast forward to last night and to Christchurch next […]
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G&GR Best Aussie Club Try Winner – June
July 27th, 2010 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
The votes are in and Drew Mitchell’s try didn’t win!
The winning try for June with 42% of the vote was scored by Juan Van Vuuren from the University of Queensland Club against Sunnybank in the Brisbane 1st Grade competition. Drew Mitchell’s try for Randwick came a close second with […]
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Wallaby Team Named v All Blacks
July 26th, 2010 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
The big talking point in the Wallaby team named to play the All Blacks this weekend is the move by Matt Giteau back to five eighth.
Robbie Deans decided to use him as the playmaker instead of leaving him at inside centre. Giteau replaces the suspended Quade Cooper.
As expected, Berrick […]
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