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2011 Super Rugby Brumbies Player of the Year

July 12th, 2011 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
It was a tough year for the Brumbies.  Their four wins was the least they’ve had in a single tournament since the Super 12 (which was 11 games) all the way back in 1998. There was the turmoil of a sacked coach, a new coach and then another new […]

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Tags: Adam Ashley-Cooper · Pat McCabe · Ita Vaea · stephen moore · act brumbies · rugby · matt giteau · review

Super Rugby Round 3 Review

March 8th, 2011 · No Comments

MrTimms wrote this article.
Round 3 of the 2011 Super Rugby season was a tough one for Australian Rugby fans. OK, fine, the Reds won. But it was at the expense of the Brumbies and the game was hardly one to showcase all that is great about rugby. Meanwhile… the Tahs? Smashed. Rebels? Smashed. […]

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Tags: Ben McCalman · Francis Fainifo · Adam Ashley-Cooper · nick cummins · Ben Daley · van humphries · Gene Fairbanks · Ita Vaea · James Slipper · Melbourne Rebels · quade cooper · stephen moore · beau robinson · western force · rugby · review · queensland reds · NSW waratahs · nathan sharpe · luke burgess · act brumbies · Mark Gerrard

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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Tags: Rob Simmons · julian huxley · digby ioane · tatafu polota-nau · Melbourne Rebels · Dave Dennis · Sekope Kepu · Kane Douglas · Ita Vaea · Phil Waugh · al baxter · queensland reds · berrick barnes · rugby · review · NSW waratahs · act brumbies · drew mitchell · luke burgess · rob horne · Mark Gerrard