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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

Preview Reds v. Brumbies

June 2nd, 2011 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
In their last two games the Reds have taken on the top two Kiwi teams and come away with two wins and played one of those games in front of an Australian Super Rugby record crowd. Surely the highlight of any Super Rugby teams season. It certainly took a […]

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Tags: digby ioane · Anthony Faingaa · Ben Daley · Shane Sullivan · Adam Ashley-Cooper · ben lucas · rugby · matt giteau · queensland reds · christian lealiifano · preview

Reds v. Brumbies Preview

June 2nd, 2011 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
In their last two games the Reds have taken on the top two Kiwi teams and come away with two wins. They played one of those games in front of an Australian Super Rugby record crowd — surely the highlight of any Super Rugby team’s season. It certainly took […]

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Tags: digby ioane · Anthony Faingaa · Ben Daley · Shane Sullivan · Adam Ashley-Cooper · ben lucas · rugby · matt giteau · queensland reds · christian lealiifano · preview

Audio: Tony Rea’s Spray

May 14th, 2011 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
Tony - no holds barred
Listen to Tony Rea’s raw and honest assessment of what’s behind the Brumbies’ failure as a team, in the wake of their 20-29 loss against the Lions in front of a 12-year record low home crowd in Canberra tonight.
He makes some fascinating comments which only […]

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Tags: press conference · spray · tony rea · Super Rugby · act brumbies · matt giteau · brumbies · lions · news

Dwyer’s View: Aussie teams off pace, but squad firming

May 1st, 2011 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
All five Aussie franchises played in the Super Rugby tournament on the weekend and only one of the five had a win – and that against another Aussie team! Not a very reassuring thought, perhaps, but there were still plenty of positives to be taken.
For a start, Berrick […]

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Tags: david pocock · benn robinson · nathan sharpe · james horwill · Adam Ashley-Cooper · analysis · Opinion · Super Rugby · Melbourne Rebels · george smith · luke burgess · matt giteau · rocky elsom · Wallabies · Rugby World Cup · berrick barnes · western force · act brumbies · NSW waratahs · queensland reds · Australia

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

VIDEO: Decisions, Decisions and Some Non-Decisions

November 17th, 2010 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
A quick video review of some of the decision making in last weekend’s game between the Wallabies and England.
Click here to view the embedded video.
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Tags: video analysis · England Rugby · rugby video · quade cooper · matt giteau · Wallabies · rugby · England

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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Tags: david pocock · will genia · quade cooper · stephen moore · Adam Ashley-Cooper · richard brown · James Slipper · James O’Connor · Ben McCalman · dean mumm · benn robinson · mark chisholm · matt giteau · rocky elsom · rugby · Wallabies · berrick barnes · kurtley beale · nathan sharpe · drew mitchell · ben alexander · luke burgess · England

What Does Pressure Do To A Goalkicker?

November 3rd, 2010 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
As you’ve all probably seen, Matt Giteau has been replaced as first choice goalkicker for the Wallabies by James O’Connor.  Giteau commented that he’s working on a new technique and didn’t think it was right that he should be experimenting during test matches.
Recently I wrote an article that revealed […]

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Tags: south africa · rugby · matt giteau · goal kicking · Scotland · Wallabies · England · France · Italy · All Blacks · Ireland

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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Tags: david pocock · Adam Ashley-Cooper · will genia · quade cooper · benn robinson · stephen moore · richard brown · dean mumm · Saia Faingaa · James Slipper · Lachie Turner · James O’Connor · Salesi Ma'afu · Ben McCalman · mark chisholm · nathan sharpe · berrick barnes · kurtley beale · matt giteau · rocky elsom · Wallabies · rugby · western force · queensland reds · ben alexander · drew mitchell · melbourne · luke burgess · NSW waratahs · act brumbies · All Blacks

Wallabies Goal Kicking

October 7th, 2010 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
The last twelve months have seen plenty of discussion regarding Matt Giteau’s goal kicking for the Wallabies so I thought I’d take a look at the numbers to see what they tell us. 
There’s no doubt that the Wallabies wouldn’t have lost the games against Scotland on the 2009 EOYT, […]

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Tags: Dan Carter · rugby analysis · goal kicking · rugby statistics · kurtley beale · matt giteau · Wallabies · south africa · rugby · All Blacks

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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Tags: david pocock · will genia · quade cooper · Adam Ashley-Cooper · yellow card · mark chisolm · dean mumm · richard brown · stephen moore · benn robinson · Victor Matfield · matt giteau · rocky elsom · berrick barnes · luke burgess · nathan sharpe · drew mitchell · rugby