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Brumbies Squad is Not Fair(banks)

February 10th, 2009 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article. The ACT brumbies are showing off their depth by leaving two of last years starters out of their game day 22.
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Tags: australian · ashley-cooper · captain · gerrard · selections · fullback · selection · brumbies · Super 14 · force · highlanders · act brumbies · rugby

Wallabies team for first Trinations test against All Blacks

July 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article. The cheap shot from that cµnt Bakkies Botha on stirling Mortlock (how did this not get cited?) means Australia goes into the first Bledisloe test against New Zealand in Sydney without their captain and AB’s bogeyman. Ryan Cross has been impressive all year, but there’s a good reason why […]

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Tags: selection · squad · bledisloe · team · Wallabies · New Zealand · All Blacks · Australia

Wallabies team for second French test

June 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article. There are four changes for this weekend’s test. Through injury Tuqiri and Palu are out, replaced by the Wallabies debutant Lachie Turner and Stephen Hoiles (look out Rocky). Antipodeans would have a clear picture of what Turner can do from the S14 final - interesting that Drew Mitchell was […]

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Tags: second test · selection · team · Wallabies · France

2008 Wallaby Selections - have your say

May 13th, 2008 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article. Poor old Aussie Robbie Deans has been expressly forbidden to even think about Australian rugby until the Crusaders have won this years Super 14. To help him out I thought I’d package up pure selection gold and email it to him, so that he can concentrate on more important […]

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Tags: selection · 2008 · poll · robbie deans · wallaby