Lee Coan wrote this article.
There are more than 400,000 reasons why the Triple M Brisbane organised Classic Wallabies versus Classic All Blacks match was worth the effort. That is the amount of money raised from the event to go to the Christchurch Earthquake fund. And they haven’t stopped counting yet so expect the […]
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Putting the “Class” in “Classic Rugby”
March 10th, 2011 · No Comments
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Hallelujah!
September 8th, 2010 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
Hallelujah and not just for the win but the Wallabies back line ran a first phase move during the game for only the second time in 2010!
Not only that, there were several general play moves involving forwards and backs that looked like they’d been practiced at training. Not […]
Tags: james o'connor · kurtley beale · quade cooper · will genia · george gregan · rugby · south africa · Springboks · All Blacks · Wallabies · Stephen Larkham · England
History of the Wallaby Back Line Part 3: 1999 to 2001
August 25th, 2010 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
Here’s part 3 of the videos looking at the Wallaby back line from 1979 to 2010 with this video covering the years 1999 to 2001.
This segment covers the 1999 World Cup win through to the win against the British & Irish Lions in 2001. Bob Dwyer is always talking about […]
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History of the Wallaby Back Line Part 2: 1991 – 1998
August 23rd, 2010 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
Here’s part 2 of the videos looking at the Wallaby back line from 1979 to 2010 with this video covering the years 1991 to 1998.
This segment covers the 1991 World Cup with some limited footage of the 1995 World Cup, some of the various flyhalf options utilised after the […]
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A RWC Wallaby Retrospective: 1999 vs 2011!
August 12th, 2010 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
Where were we in 98:
A squad full of World Champions.
Looking back to June-ish 1998 and using the IRB Rankings formula, via the Pick and Go web site, we disover that the Wallabies were sitting in 3rd spot on the ‘world rankings’. Above them were the All Blacks (1st) and […]
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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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Stirling, Japan is your best bet
March 28th, 2010 · No Comments
Brumby Jack wrote this article.
A shadow of his former self
You don’t like saying it of a champion but Father Time has finally caught up with Stirling Mortlock.
Like George Gregan, who stayed too long at this level, he just ain’t the player he used to be.
He’s lost some pace, is starting to fall off […]
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Reds v Tahs: ‘impartial’ head to head analysis
February 11th, 2010 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
Faster!
Messers Hickey and McKenzie have done their part, the teams are named. Now it is time for the real analysis. So let’s have a look through the teams, on a head-to-head basis and see who will come out on top on Saturday night.
Fullback: Sosene Anesi v Peter Hynes - […]
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Reds v Tahs: ‘impartial’ head to head analysis
February 11th, 2010 · No Comments
Gagger wrote this article.
Faster!
Messers Hickey and McKenzie have done their part, the teams are named. Now it is time for the real analysis. So let’s have a look through the teams, on a head-to-head basis and see who will come out on top on Saturday night.
Fullback: Sosene Anesi v Peter Hynes - Let’s […]
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G&GR Wallaby of the Decade
December 29th, 2009 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
Despite a decade in which we probably didn’t win as many trophies as we would have liked, and have probably had our longest period of disappointment since, ummmm, the 70s, we’ve had some great players feature for the Wallabies in the noughties. The likes of John Eales, Jason Little, […]
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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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Wallaby Scrumhalf of the Decade
December 10th, 2009 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
"Please be me, please be me"
Unsurprisingly in a decade in which the Wallabies most capped player played scrumhalf, there were only six men who played at the base of the scrum for the Wallabies from 2000-2009. These players were:
George Gregan (81 starts), Luke Burgess (18), Sam Cordingly (8), Will […]
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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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George Gregan’s “party trick”
April 2nd, 2009 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article. This stumbled into my inbox from RugbyDump, and if it’s going to sit horribly in my mind, so it can in yours too. Fresh on the back of Ruggamatrix’s assertions on Rocky Elsom, it’s all a bit too much.
I do wonder though if this isn’t a fantasy of Dawson’s……
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