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Aussie Super Rugby Teams Trial Schedule

January 17th, 2011 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
If you’re like me, you’re currently jonesing like a mutherf*cker at the lack of Aussie rugby over the past few months, with the cricket only making the pain deeper. It’s also difficult getting your head into how the various squads might perform, which will be vital in the early […]

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Tags: act brumbies · melbourne · NSW waratahs · queensland reds · Super 14 · western force · rugby

Video: ROLLED – highlights Reds vs Force 2009

January 5th, 2011 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
Moses unearthed this while we put together the Video pages you can now access from the Navigation Bar above. I’d forgotten I’d made it – I think YouTube  blocked it at the time because of the soundtrack, or maybe because it was just too awesome? Maybe.
Anyway, something to fill […]

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Tags: queensland reds · western force · Super 14

Video: ROLLED – highlights Reds vs Force 2010

January 5th, 2011 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
Moses unearthed this while we put together the Video pages you can now access from the Navigation Bar above. I’d forgotten I’d made it – I think YouTube blocked it at the time because of the soundtrack, or maybe because it was just too awesome? Maybe.
Anyway, something to […]

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Tags: queensland reds · western force · Super 14

2011 Super Rugby Horoscope

December 31st, 2010 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
The first day of a New Year and hope springs eternal. Players and supporters alike look forward to days of triumph and the hope that this will finally be THE year…..so will it or won’t it?
I’ve dusted off the Ouija Board, studied the entrails of a slaughtered goat and […]

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Tags: act brumbies · melbourne · Humour · NSW waratahs · queensland reds · Super 14 · western force · rugby

Rugby Advertising 101

December 8th, 2010 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
How good was the rugby this season? The new laws made the rucks cleaner without losing the contest for possession and as a result we saw more quick ball, more breaks, more tries and less pointless kicking. All in all I’d say our on-field product is as good as […]

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Tags: Misc · super 15 · rugby advertising · advertising · ARU · rugby · Super 14 · Wallabies

Reds Rocking for 2011

October 17th, 2010 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
Link giving Hickey the 'don't argue'
Against the backdrop of a spanking Brisbane spring day, and with a spring in their step, the Reds have launched their 2011 season membership drive. After last season’s heroics, there is every reason to believe the Reds can kick on and be the topped […]

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Tags: queensland reds · Super 14

2011 Super 15 Draw Released

September 12th, 2010 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
The new Super 15 Competition will kick off on the weekend of Friday 18 February in 2011 and feature a host of innovations to provide the ultimate goal of more rugby content!
The highly anticipated new draw was released today by SANZAR and features a number of adaptations to […]

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Tags: melbourne · super 15 · qld reds · Melbourne Rebels · act brumbies · NSW waratahs · Super 14 · western force · queensland reds · rugby

A RWC Wallaby Retrospective: Comparing 1987 to 2011!

July 4th, 2010 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
NB: This photo is not photo-shopped.
Twelve months out from the inaugural Rugby World Cup to be held in New Zealand and Australia during the winter of 1987 and things were pretty bloody good for the Wallabies. After a somewhat demoralising period in the 70s, the Wallabies were finally considered  […]

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Tags: queensland reds · NSW waratahs · act brumbies · western force · Super 14 · Wallabies · rugby · All Blacks

A RWC Wallaby Retrospective:1987 vs 2011!

July 4th, 2010 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
NB: This photo is not photo-shopped.
Twelve months out from the inaugural Rugby World Cup to be held in New Zealand and Australia during the winter of 1987 and things were pretty bloody good for the Wallabies. After a somewhat demoralising period in the 70s, the Wallabies were finally considered  […]

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Tags: queensland reds · NSW waratahs · act brumbies · western force · Super 14 · Wallabies · rugby · All Blacks

England pose a clear and present danger

June 9th, 2010 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
In the past 20 years England have played the Wallabies seven times in Australia and won only twice, both in 2003 and of course one of those achieved rugby supremacy at the RWC.
History is against our kith and kin from ‘Ye Olde Dart’ this Saturday in Perthampton-on-Sea; however, […]

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Tags: Super 14 · Northern hemisphere · British & Irish Lions · Top 14 · rugby · Scotland · England · France · Wales · Wallabies · Ireland

KooGa Super 14 Tipping Comp – The Winner

June 7th, 2010 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
…and breathe out, Croksy
With the moment, came the man: Croks. He powered away from the field in the last couple of rounds and never looked like getting it wrong. An awesome performance with an amazing number of tips within 5 points, which seems to be the secret of […]

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Tags: Competitions · tipping · Super 14

KooGa Super 14 Tipping Comp – The Winner

June 7th, 2010 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
…and breathe out, Croksy
With the moment, came the man: Croks. He powered away from the field in the last couple of rounds and never looked like getting it wrong. An awesome performance with an amazing number of tips within 5 points, which seems to be the secret of […]

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Tags: Competitions · tipping · Super 14

Super14 Fantasy Comp – Naming of the Champ

June 4th, 2010 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
It was a hard fought season with heaps of strong contenders, but there could only be one winner of the G&GR Fantasy League. That winner, and proud owner of a Double Gold Pass from the ARU, was none other than scrumblue’s scumbags! Huge, well-deserved congrats to […]

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Tags: Competitions · fantasy rugby · Super 14

Super14 Fantasy Comp: naming the Champ

June 4th, 2010 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
It was a hard fought season with heaps of strong contenders, but there could only be one winner of the G&GR Fantasy League. That winner, and proud owner of a Double Gold Pass from the ARU, was none other than SCRUMBLUE’s SCUMBAGS! Huge, well-deserved congrats to […]

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Tags: Competitions · fantasy rugby · Super 14

Loose Cannon Sinks Ships

June 3rd, 2010 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
Canno just loves a scrap
Brendon Cannon has come in for a bucket of criticism lately for his off-the-wall comments on Timana Tahu and the Melbourne Rebels but I agree with all of them.
Don’t you just get sick of the same old hacks soft-focussing around subjects, too scared to […]

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Tags: NSW waratahs · act brumbies · melbourne · queensland reds · western force · rugby · Super 14 · Wallabies