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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

Super Rugby Round 3 Review

March 8th, 2011 · No Comments

MrTimms wrote this article.
Round 3 of the 2011 Super Rugby season was a tough one for Australian Rugby fans. OK, fine, the Reds won. But it was at the expense of the Brumbies and the game was hardly one to showcase all that is great about rugby. Meanwhile… the Tahs? Smashed. Rebels? Smashed. […]

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Tags: Ben McCalman · Francis Fainifo · Adam Ashley-Cooper · nick cummins · Ben Daley · van humphries · Gene Fairbanks · Ita Vaea · James Slipper · Melbourne Rebels · quade cooper · stephen moore · beau robinson · western force · rugby · review · queensland reds · NSW waratahs · nathan sharpe · luke burgess · act brumbies · Mark Gerrard

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

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

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

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

TN7 Statistics: Wallabies v Springboks

September 2nd, 2010 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
There were some positive signs from the Wallabies last weekend, unfortunately offset by some negatives.  I’d prefer to be writing a positive piece focusing on the promising signs for the Wallabies but the continued inconsistency and failure to execute the basics well can’t be ignored – no wonder […]

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Tags: james o'connor · stephen moore · quade cooper · kurtley beale · rugby · statistics · south africa · Wallabies

Wallaby Team Named v All Blacks

July 26th, 2010 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
The big talking point in the Wallaby team named to play the All Blacks this weekend is the move by Matt Giteau back to five eighth.
Robbie Deans decided to use him as the playmaker instead of leaving him at inside centre. Giteau replaces the suspended Quade Cooper.
As expected, Berrick […]

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Tags: stephen moore · benn robinson · nathan sharpe · will genia · david pocock · dean mumm · richard brown · matt hodgson · drew mitchell · luke burgess · rocky elsom · rugby · Wallabies · matt giteau · berrick barnes · rob horne · queensland reds · kurtley beale · All Blacks

Wallaby Test Team Named to Play All Blacks

July 26th, 2010 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
The big talking point in the Wallaby team named to play the All Blacks this weekend is the move by Matt Giteau back to five eighth.
Robbie Deans decided to use him as the playmaker instead of leaving him at inside centre.
Giteau replaces the suspended Quade Cooper – whose suspension […]

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Tags: stephen moore · benn robinson · nathan sharpe · will genia · david pocock · dean mumm · richard brown · matt hodgson · drew mitchell · luke burgess · rocky elsom · rugby · Wallabies · matt giteau · berrick barnes · rob horne · queensland reds · kurtley beale · All Blacks

Wallaby and All Black Test Teams Named

July 26th, 2010 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
The big talking point in the Wallaby team named to play the All Blacks this weekend is the move by Matt Giteau back to five eighth.
Robbie Deans decided to use him as the playmaker instead of leaving him at inside centre.
Giteau replaces the suspended Quade Cooper – whose suspension […]

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Tags: stephen moore · benn robinson · nathan sharpe · will genia · david pocock · dean mumm · richard brown · matt hodgson · drew mitchell · luke burgess · rocky elsom · rugby · Wallabies · matt giteau · berrick barnes · rob horne · queensland reds · kurtley beale · All Blacks

Wallabies Tri-Nations Team Named to Play Springboks

July 19th, 2010 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
Benn Robinson: thank god you're here
Robbie Deans has named his first Tri-Nations test team for 2010 and it’s much as expected containing only the odd positional surprise.
There is one test debutant, Rob Simmons from Queensland, who features off the bench.
Drew Mitchell has regained his wing position due to injuries to Peter Hynes and Digby […]

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Tags: zane kirchner · pierre spies · Saia Faingaa · Butch James · Chiliboy Ralepelle · gurthro steenkamp · Rob Simmons · peter hynes · digby ioane · Salesi Ma'afu · James O’Connor · Danie Rossouw · Gio Aplon · Francois Hougaard · Flip van der Merwe · James Slipper · Juan de Jongh · Scott Higginbothan · Dewald Potgieter · cj van der linde · Jaque Fourie · Ruan Pienaar · Ryan Kankowski · Wynand Oliver · richard brown · Morne Steyn · Schalk Burger · Victor Matfield · John Smit · berrick barnes · rob horne · Bryan Habana · matt giteau · south africa · tri-nations · rocky elsom · robbie deans · luke burgess · cameron shepherd · will genia · david pocock · BJ Botha · Adam Ashley-Cooper · quade cooper · stephen moore · james o'connor · drew mitchell · nathan sharpe · benn robinson · Wallabies

G&GR Brumbies Player of the Year

May 30th, 2010 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
At the end of each game throughout the 2010 Super 14 season over at the forum, readers have submitted their 3-2-1’s for each Australian team. All of these votes will accumulated and an overall 3-2-1 assigned for each match to the three leading point getters […]

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Tags: quade cooper · stephen moore · mark chisholm · christian lealiifano · Adam Ashley-Cooper · julian huxley · stephen hoiles · ben alexander · george smith · rugby · Joe Rokocoko · Richie McCaw · rocky elsom · matt giteau · tyrone smith · stirling mortlock · Daniel Carter

S14 stat attack: Aussie players (2010)

May 27th, 2010 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
Just read the article. You'll see the relevance.
About 12 months ago the esteemed Juan Cote put together a few stats from the 2009 Super 14.  Great idea I reckon. So I stole it.  Now the first Wallaby squad of has been named as of yesterday. As with any […]

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Tags: brett sheehan · Phil Waugh · david pocock · scott Higginbotham · will genia · matt hodgson · richard brown · digby ioane · peter hynes · dean mumm · stephen hoiles · christian lealiifano · quade cooper · ryan cross · luke burgess · berrick barnes · matt giteau · rocky elsom · james o'connor · ben alexander · stephen moore · mark chisholm · nathan sharpe · drew mitchell · rugby

G&GR Force Player of the Year

May 26th, 2010 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
At the end of each game throughout the 2010 Super 14 season over at the forum, readers have submitted their 3-2-1’s for each Australian team. All of these votes will accumulated and an overall 3-2-1 assigned for each match to the three leading point getters […]

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Tags: nick cummins · david pocock · ben lucas · scott staniforth · brett sheehan · digby ioane · matt hodgson · quade cooper · stephen moore · cory jane · stirling mortlock · rugby · ryan cross · james o'connor · nathan sharpe · drew mitchell · Ma'a Nonu

State of unOriginal

May 19th, 2010 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
Proud to be a QLDer!
Ok ok. It’s that time of the year when the talk turns to Origin again. Nah, I don’t mean the Slater, Inglis, Lockyer, Hayne, Kimmorley and co. Sure that State of Origin series is on, but it just happens to coincide with the […]

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Tags: ben lucas · scott Higginbotham · david pocock · brett sheehan · will genia · morgan turinui · benn robinson · stephen moore · quade cooper · Phil Waugh · matt hodgson · digby ioane · adam freier · State of Origin · peter hynes · dean mumm · Adam Ashley-Cooper · richard brown · stephen hoiles · mark chisholm · nathan sharpe · western force · queensland reds · ryan cross · stirling mortlock · kurtley beale · rugby · rocky elsom · berrick barnes · NSW waratahs · act brumbies · james horwill · ben alexander · drew mitchell · melbourne · james o'connor · rob horne · luke burgess · cameron shepherd · Wallabies