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Review Reds V. Chiefs – WE’RE BACK!

May 13th, 2012 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
Sunday afternoon Rugby in Brisbane is always special, but when it’s on a beautiful clear Autumn day it’s nearly perfect.
The chiefs had the early running until Liam Messams pass into the arms of Mike Harris, who scuttled off downfield attracting three defenders before passing to Dom Shipperly for the Try. Harris couldn’t convert the […]

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Tags: Super Rugby · Aaron Cruden · Liam Messam · Provincial Rugby · Richard Kahui · Sonny Bill William · Mike Harris · digby ioane · post match review · queensland reds · rugby · james horwill · quade cooper · scott Higginbotham · will genia · review

Preview Reds V. Chiefs

May 11th, 2012 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
This Sunday is Mothers Day in Queensland and thousands of them will flock to Lang Park to see the Reds take on the top of the ladder Chiefs. Adding to the incentive of having their mothers in the crowd is the massive ego boost they must have after “modelling” […]

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Tags: Provincial Rugby · Super Rugby · Ben Daley · 3rdtier · Kane Thompson · The Starch · Lang Park · Anthony Faingaa · Tanerau Latimer · queensland reds · beau robinson · rugby · chiefs · quade cooper · digby ioane · will genia · preview

Preview: Reds v. Chiefs

May 11th, 2012 · No Comments

Stuart Fazakerley wrote this article.
This Sunday is Mothers Day in Queensland and thousands of them will flock to Lang Park to see the Reds take on the top of the ladder Chiefs. Adding to the incentive of having their mothers in the crowd is the massive ego boost they must have after “modelling” […]

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Tags: Provincial Rugby · Super Rugby · Ben Daley · 3rdtier · Kane Thompson · The Starch · Lang Park · Anthony Faingaa · Tanerau Latimer · queensland reds · beau robinson · rugby · chiefs · quade cooper · digby ioane · will genia · preview

Austin’s Stats and Analysis: Wallabies v All Blacks

October 19th, 2011 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
The Wallabies were comprehensively outplayed by the All Blacks last weekend, so is there any joy in any of the statistics for Wallaby fans?  Not really.
The Wallabies won fourteen of their fifteen lineouts lost for a 93% success rate.  In defence the All Blacks also lost one lineout from […]

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Tags: quade cooper · james o'connor · david pocock · analysis · rugby statistics · rugby · south africa · Wallabies · Rugby World Cup 2011 · statistics · review · All Blacks

Austin’s Stats and Analysis: Wallabies v. All Blacks

October 19th, 2011 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
The Wallabies were comprehensively outplayed by the All Blacks last weekend. Is there any joy in any of the statistics for Wallaby fans? Not really.
The Wallabies won fourteen of their fifteen lineouts for a 93% success rate. In defence, the All Blacks also lost one lineout from their eleven […]

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Tags: quade cooper · james o'connor · david pocock · analysis · rugby statistics · rugby · south africa · Wallabies · Rugby World Cup 2011 · statistics · review · All Blacks

The Wallabies: One Hand Tied Behind Their Backs

October 18th, 2011 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
We all knew that the semi final against the All Blacks was going to be a massive challenge for the Wallabies.   Their performance in the quarter final against the Springboks was heroic and produced a win I’ll remember for a long time but let’s face it they didn’t play […]

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Tags: quade cooper · will genia · video analysis · analysis · rugby · review · All Blacks · Wallabies · Rugby World Cup 2011 · statistics · Rugby World Cup

Analysis: Wallabies Kicking Game

October 12th, 2011 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
I’m sure that like most of you I sat watching Sunday’s victory by the Wallabies against the Springboks in amazement that any team could win such a game with such little possession and field position.  Okay, that’s not entirely correct – I was pacing the floor and jumping around […]

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Tags: will genia · quade cooper · video analysis · analysis · International Rugby · rugby statistics · james o'connor · rugby · Wallabies · All Blacks · Rugby World Cup 2011 · statistics · south africa · Springboks

RWC 2011 - a week in quotes

September 17th, 2011 · No Comments

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Tags: Peter De Villiers · Sonny Bill Williams · Mike Tindall · james hook · Chris Ashton · Warren Gatland · Martin Johnson · robbie deans · Ma'a Nonu · John Smit · james horwill · quade cooper · Richie McCaw

RWC 2011 Australia v. Italy – Preview

September 9th, 2011 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
And so it begins. On Sunday Australia comes up against a side that have trouble them a fair bit in the last couple of years. I don’t know if we have just not given them enough credit or that there is just something about their style that stuffs us […]

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Tags: RWC2011 · quade cooper · rocky elsom · preview

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 Queensland Reds Player of the Year

July 15th, 2011 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
We are the champions – my friends. And we’ll keep on fighting – till the end. We are the champions - We are the champions. No time for losers, ’Cause we are the champions – of the world.
What else is there to say that hasn’t been said already? So let’s get straight into it […]

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Tags: Radike Samo · digby ioane · Anthony Faingaa · Saia Faingaa · Super Rugby · James Slipper · scott Higginbotham · will genia · beau robinson · rugby · queensland reds · james horwill · quade cooper · review

Super Rugby Final Reds V. Crusaders Review

July 10th, 2011 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
When the two Finalist of the 2011 Super Rugby tournament ran onto the field last night the only people able to pick a favourite were the Bookies. And the Bookies were the only people to be wrong. This was a game that wasn’t decided until the final whistle […]

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Tags: Zac Guildford · sonny-bill williams · Super Rugby · Sean Maitland · Brad Thorn · quade cooper · rugby · crusaders · Dan Carter · review

Super Rugby Final: Reds v. Crusaders Review

July 10th, 2011 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
When the two finalists of the 2011 Super Rugby tournament ran onto the field last night the only people confidently picking a favourite were the bookies. And the bookies were the only people to be wrong. This was a game that wasn’t decided until the final whistle blew, […]

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Tags: Zac Guildford · sonny-bill williams · Super Rugby · Sean Maitland · Brad Thorn · quade cooper · rugby · crusaders · Dan Carter · review