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Wallabies vs All Blacks first TriNations test player ratings

July 27th, 2008 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article. With so many great performances across the park for Australia, this was a tough one. The 6-7-8 and 9-10-12 combos fought evenly for honours in which group swayed the game the most, but what a dilemma to have eh?
15 Adam Ashley-Cooper From nervy and out of place last week, […]

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Tags: bledisloe · cup · trinations · first test · player ratings · Wallabies · tri-nations · All Blacks

Wallabies vs All Blacks first TriNations test score

July 26th, 2008 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article. Wallabies 34 - All Blacks 19
YOU FCKING BEAUTY!!
I’m too stoked to write a proper review right now, but what an amazing game and fantastic performance by the Wallabies. I’m struggling to think of a player who didn’t have a hand in this victory.
For the first time that I can […]

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Tags: tri-nations · sydney · first test · score · Wallabies · New Zealand · All Blacks · Australia

Wallabies vs Springboks: Tri-Nations first test player ratings

July 20th, 2008 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article. Here are my ratings for the Australia vs South Africa first test. See if it tallies with how you saw it. Scoring system at bottom.
15 Adam Ashley-Cooper I feel sorry for the guy being shoved into this position, but crucial tri-nations games aren’t the place to learn 4
14 […]

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Tags: player ratings · first test · tri-nations · south africa · Springboks · Wallabies · Australia

Australia vs South Africa Tri-Nations First Test Preview

July 16th, 2008 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article. Here it is - the first big Wallaby hit out in the Aussie Robbie era, and what a test it’s gonna be. The world champeen Springboks have just re-inforced their top-dog status with two matches out of the top drawer, the second earning them their first win on NZ […]

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Tags: preview · first test · perth · tri-nations · south africa · Springboks · Wallabies · Australia

Springbok Team vs Wallabies first test Trinations 2008

July 16th, 2008 · No Comments

noreply@blogger.com (Matt @ Green and Gold Rugby) wrote this article. SOUTH Africa have recalled No.8 Pierre Spies, centre Francois Steyn and fullback Conrad Jantjes to the starting line-up for Saturday night’s Tri-Nations rugby Test against Australia in Perth.
Spies got the nod ahead of Joe van Niekerk, who played in the previous two Tests against […]

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Tags: 2008 · first test · team · tri-nations · south africa · Springboks

All Blacks vs Springboks; first test review

July 6th, 2008 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article. Wallabies face tough Tri Nations competition
Exclusively for Green and Gold Rugby
By James Heffield, Betfair sponsored journalist
Wallaby fans may have had one eye on the French last night, but the other must surely have been on the opening Tri-Nations test between New Zealand and South Africa in Wellington.
For Robbie Deans’ […]

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Tags: 2008 · first test · tri-nations · south africa · Springboks · All Blacks · New Zealand

Wallabies vs France -First test video highlights

June 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article. Thanks to rugbydump for the vid. Could do with a little more build up though!
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Tags: first test · video highlights · Wallabies · France · Australia

Wallabies vs France First Test Player Ratings

June 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article. Here’s what I saw, see if it tallies with what you reckon. Following controversy (!) I’ve decided to give a rating scale a go, with no more half marks:
10 - A legendary performance to go down in the history books
9 - Man of the match worthy performance
8 - Outstanding
7 […]

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Tags: first test · player ratings · Wallabies · France

Wallabies vs France score & review

June 28th, 2008 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article. Wallabies 34 - France development XV 13
Aussie Robbie’s been telling us that progress to a Deans-afied Wallabies would be one step at a time, and in so many ways this first test win over France at Stadium Australia proved to be just that. As an example, last week there […]

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Tags: 28 June · first test · aussie stadium · sydney · France · Wallabies · Australia