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The rose (AB fan) between two thorns (in our side)

September 15th, 2011 · No Comments

noreply@blogger.com (slugso) wrote this article. To be fair, I think this AB fan is a bit of a dick. But hey, all kiwis have to take their chances against Quade Cooper when they get them (and Kurtley for that matter). Bless them all.
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Tags: All Black fan flicking the bird to Quade Cooper · Morne Steyn Quade Cooper · kurtley beale

Austin’s TN1 Match Review and Statistics

July 25th, 2011 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
After an ordinary start to the 2011 international season against Samoa, the Wallabies bounced back with an improved performance against the Springboks in TN1 on the weekend.
There’s no doubt the introduction of some of the players rested for the game against Samoa made a big difference but the match also […]

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Tags: analysis · will genia · Opinion · International Rugby · james oconnor. springboks · quade cooper · kurtley beale · south africa · statistics · tri-nations · rugby · Southern Hemisphere · Wallabies

Austin’s TN1 Match Review and Statistics

July 25th, 2011 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
After an ordinary start to the 2011 international season against Samoa, the Wallabies bounced back with an improved performance against the Springboks in TN1 on the weekend.
There’s no doubt the introduction of some of the players rested for the game against Samoa made a big difference but the match also […]

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Tags: analysis · will genia · Opinion · International Rugby · james oconnor. springboks · quade cooper · kurtley beale · south africa · statistics · tri-nations · rugby · Southern Hemisphere · Wallabies

Austin’s TN1 Match Review and Statistics

July 25th, 2011 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
After an ordinary start to the 2011 international season against Samoa, the Wallabies bounced back with an improved performance against the Springboks in TN1 on the weekend.
There’s no doubt the introduction of some of the players rested for the game against Samoa made a big difference but the match also […]

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Tags: analysis · will genia · Opinion · International Rugby · james oconnor. springboks · quade cooper · kurtley beale · south africa · statistics · tri-nations · rugby · Southern Hemisphere · Wallabies

2011 Super Rugby NSW Waratah 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 […]

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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

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 […]

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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

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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Tags: julian huxley · Phil Waugh · Ben Mowen · Lachlan Mitchell · Melbourne Rebels · Danny Cipriani · drew mitchell · kurtley beale · stirling mortlock · NSW waratahs · luke burgess · review

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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Tags: julian huxley · wycliff palu · Rod McQueen · Melbourne Rebels · Cooper Vuna · Phil Waugh · Danny Cipriani · kurtley beale · rugby · stirling mortlock · NSW waratahs · drew mitchell · preview

G&GR Wallaby Player of the Year 2010: Announcement & Interview.

December 16th, 2010 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
We’ve done the Domestic Series where Quade dazzled us with his sleight of hand. We’ve covered the Tri-Nations where Bam Bam blew us away with his ‘combatitiveness’. We’ve finished the Spring Tour where it was Gilbert who impressed us with his elusiveness from the back.  But who would come […]

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Tags: quade cooper · david pocock · nathan sharpe · george smith · rugby · kurtley beale · Wallabies

G&GR Wallaby Player of the Year: Tri-Nations

December 13th, 2010 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
Wallaby fans weren’t exactly jumping out of their seats in excitement as the 2010 Tri-Nations series rolled around. The domestic series did little to provoke any thoughts of Wallaby resurgence against the might of the Boks and Blacks. We’d beaten Fiji, fine. The Perth defeat of England was quickly […]

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Tags: david pocock · will genia · Adam Ashley-Cooper · Ben McCalman · Lachlan Turner. · nathan sharpe · kurtley beale · Wallabies · south africa · rugby · rocky elsom · All Blacks

Wallaby Backline History: Part 7 – 2010

December 12th, 2010 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
I’ve got some bad news and some good news for you.
The bad news is that having completed a highlights video of the Wallabies backline in 2010 it comes in at 16 minutes, which I know is a lot longer than most people are prepared to watch on the Internet.  […]

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Tags: quade cooper · james o'connor · kurtley beale · will genia · video analysis · tries · Adam Ashley-Cooper · video · matt giteau · Fiji · Italy · France · All Blacks · Wales · rugby · Wallabies · England

Wallaby Backline History: Part 7 — 2010

December 12th, 2010 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
I’ve got some bad news and some good news for you.
The bad news is that having completed a highlights video of the Wallabies backline in 2010, it comes in at 16 minutes, which I know is a lot longer than most people are prepared to watch on the Internet.  […]

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Tags: quade cooper · james o'connor · kurtley beale · will genia · video analysis · tries · Adam Ashley-Cooper · video · matt giteau · Fiji · Italy · France · All Blacks · Wales · rugby · Wallabies · England

Wallaby Backline History: Part 7 – 2010

December 12th, 2010 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
I’ve got some bad news and some good news for you.
The bad news is that having completed a highlights video of the Wallabies backline in 2010 it comes in at 16 minutes, which I know is a lot longer than most people are prepared to watch on the Internet.
There […]

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Tags: quade cooper · james o'connor · kurtley beale · will genia · video analysis · drew micthell · tries · Adam Ashley-Cooper · video · matt giteau · Fiji · Italy · France · All Blacks · Wales · rugby · south africa · Wallabies · England

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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Tags: scott Higginbotham · david pocock · will genia · quade cooper · stephen moore · Adam Ashley-Cooper · Ben McCalman · Tatafu Polata-Nau · Lachlan Turner. · James Slipper · Rob Simmons · benn robinson · mark chisholm · matt giteau · berrick barnes · rocky elsom · rugby · Wallabies · kurtley beale · luke burgess · nathan sharpe · drew mitchell · ben alexander · james o'connor · France

The autumn internationals - round up

November 28th, 2010 · No Comments

newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz wrote this article.
Chris Rattue loves to complain but moaning that these autumn tests are meaningless and a waste of time surely shows up his true ineptitude when it comes to his knowledge of rugby. For an All Black supporter, it is always a joy to watch New Zealand play the northern hemisphere teams. The crowd […]

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Tags: Matt Banaham · Hosea Gear · Kieran Reid · Stephen Ferris · Shontayne Hape · Chris Rattue · Jerome Kaino · robbie deans · kurtley beale · Martin Johnson · Warren Gatland · Richie McCaw