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Dwyer’s View: Bright points, with questions

May 21st, 2012 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
The weekend started brightly for Aussie fans, with the Brumbies playing well again and picking up a valuable bonus point win over the well-performed Hurricanes – and in Wellington. One of my mates pointed to the interesting fact that three top NZ sides have each “surrendered” to three Aussie […]

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Tags: Super Rugby · Opinion · Melbourne Rebels · act brumbies · queensland reds · NSW waratahs · western force

Defence STATS: what’s the bottom line?

May 20th, 2012 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
They say defence wins world cups, or test matches, or tournaments, or something like that. Anyway – defence is important.
So how are the Super teams doing?
Well, the tackle completion stats don’t really tell us too much with 13 teams being within 3% of each other – except that is […]

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Tags: Melbourne Rebels · Super Rugby · Provincial Rugby · act brumbies · NSW waratahs · western force · queensland reds · statistics

Dwyer’s view: Aussie Teams Shine – at last!

May 13th, 2012 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
On Saturday night, I had decided on my “headline” for this week’s article – “The Rebels are the Real Deal” – and then, on Sunday, came the Reds astonishing rout of the high-flying Chiefs. New headline needed!
Just a few weeks back I was bemoaning the form of most of […]

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Tags: Super Rugby · Provincial Rugby · Opinion · Melbourne Rebels · NSW waratahs · western force · queensland reds · rugby

Review: Rebels smack Crusaders. I know, right?

May 12th, 2012 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
If their game against the Bulls last Friday was the Victorians’ first signal of intent in their short Super Rugby history, then tonight, they bought a ticket, caught the early train, and punched the ticket inspector in the face for good measure. This is not a drill. With a 28-19 win […]

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Tags: Super Rugby · Melbourne Rebels · analysis · review

Preview: Rebels v Crusaders – Richie & Stirling in Saturday Knight Football

May 11th, 2012 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
The last time Sir Richard Hugh McCaw KNZM and Stirling Austin Mortlock AM met, was in 2009, on a February night at Canberra Stadium, when the Crusaders travelled to take on the Brumbies. Since then (the Brumbies won 18-16), the two followed similar paths, building on the unquestioned legacies […]

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Tags: Super Rugby · Melbourne Rebels · analysis · preview

Preview: Rebels v. Crusaders – Richie & Stirling in Saturday Knight Football

May 11th, 2012 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
The last time Sir Richard Hugh McCaw KNZM and Stirling Austin Mortlock AM met was in 2009, on a February night at Canberra Stadium, when the Crusaders travelled to take on the Brumbies. Since then (the Brumbies won 18-16), the two followed similar paths, building on the unquestioned legacies […]

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Tags: Super Rugby · Melbourne Rebels · analysis · preview

Review: Rebels v Bulls: Bulls sneak past Rebels’ line in the sand

May 5th, 2012 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
The Melbourne Rebels, decimated through injury and player departures, played their best eighty minutes yet in a brilliant attacking display against the unbackable Bulls at AAMI Park on Friday. While the Morne Steyn-led Bulls were too good in the end, claiming the win by six points, the ovation awarded […]

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Tags: Super Rugby · Melbourne Rebels · analysis · review

Preview: Rebels v Bulls – Last-legs Rebels prepare to get Bullied…

May 3rd, 2012 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
It just doesn’t get any easier for the twelfth-placed Melbourne Rebels. After a interstate road trip marked with two disappointing performances, and a bye week plagued with controversy following Danny Cipriani’s premature exit, they front up on Friday to face the thrice-champion, fourth-placed Bulls. Ouch.
Indeed, AAMI Park has been a […]

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Tags: Super Rugby · Melbourne Rebels · preview

Scrum Analysis: The Importance Of The Middle Row

May 1st, 2012 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
Last week I analysed the Rebels’ scrum, including a review of the correct techniques for props when scrummaging – click here if you missed it.
This week I’m going to look at the importance of the middle row when scrummaging. 
The middle row consists of the two locks and the two flankers.  The […]

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Let’s Play Wallaby Props In Their Best Position

April 28th, 2012 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
Last week I analysed the Rebels scrum which included a review of the correct techniques for props when scrummaging – click here if you missed it.
That analysis included some footage of Sekope Kepu playing at loosehead which sparked a discussion on the merits of Kepu and his form for both the […]

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Tags: Opinion · Super Rugby · rugby video · scrum analysis · scrum technique · scrum technique video · scrum analysis video · scrum video · Melbourne Rebels · analysis · queensland reds · Southern Hemisphere · rugby · NSW waratahs · act brumbies · video analysis · scrums · Wallabies

Let’s Play Wallaby Props In Their Best Positions

April 28th, 2012 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
Last week I analysed the Rebels’ scrum, including a review of the correct techniques for props when scrummaging – click here if you missed it.
That analysis included some footage of Sekope Kepu playing at loosehead, which sparked a discussion on the merits of Kepu and his form for the Waratahs and […]

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Tags: Opinion · Super Rugby · rugby video · scrum analysis · scrum technique · scrum technique video · scrum analysis video · scrum video · Melbourne Rebels · analysis · queensland reds · Southern Hemisphere · rugby · NSW waratahs · act brumbies · video analysis · scrums · Wallabies

Tahs Beat Weary Rebels to Take the Dunlop Shield

April 21st, 2012 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
It was back to business as usual for the Waratahs with a solid win over the Rebels at the SFS.
Both teams had their moments but the Tahs were always just that little bit better than their southern counterparts, who struggled to get into gear in both halves. The home […]

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Tags: Melbourne Rebels · NSW waratahs · rugby · review

Video Analysis: Rebels Scrum Issues

April 19th, 2012 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
Watching the Rebels scrum performance against the Blues two weeks ago was painful. 
The Rebels started with a front row of Nic Henderson, Adam Freier and Rodney Blake against Tony Woodcock, Keven Mealamu and Charlie Faumuina. From the first scrum the Rebels were under pressure and they were further disrupted […]

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Dwyer’s View: Super Rugby – More Of The Same

April 15th, 2012 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
 I hate to say it, but nothing much has changed in the total picture following this weekend’s Super Rugby matches. New Zealand and South African teams are still playing at a level way above our Aussie teams. If anything, South African teams remain the big improvers, with the Bulls […]

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Tags: Opinion · Super Rugby · Melbourne Rebels · act brumbies · western force

Brumbies v. Rebels – The Amigos come to town

April 12th, 2012 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
The three amigos in the Melbourne Rebels team of James O’Connor, Kurtley Beale and Danny Cipriani head across the Rio Grande to Canberra with 19 of their mates to take on the Brumbies who are looking to get their season back on track.
After back to back defeats against the […]

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Tags: Super Rugby · Melbourne Rebels · act brumbies · preview