Lee Coan wrote this article.
Having looked at the finances of both the ARU as a whole and the Reds (see here and here respectively), let’s take a look how the NSW Waratahs are doing (their annual report is here).
Two years ago the NSW rugby union decided to split into two parts, the amateur […]
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Waratah Finances: The Toughest Market of them all
May 22nd, 2012 · No Comments
Tags: Super Rugby · analysis · NSW waratahs · Southern Hemisphere
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 […]
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 […]
Tags: Melbourne Rebels · Super Rugby · Provincial Rugby · act brumbies · NSW waratahs · western force · queensland reds · statistics
Instant Review – Reds v Lions
May 19th, 2012 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
This was a game many of the Reds faithful had marked out as one the team could probably do without them, but with the news that the prodigal son, Quade, was back, they turned out.
As it happened
The Lions were staying true to form at the start of the match, […]
Tags: Provincial Rugby · Super Rugby · queensland reds · rugby · review
Instant Review – Reds v. Lions
May 19th, 2012 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
This was a game many of the Reds faithful had marked out as one the team could probably do without them, but with the news that the prodigal son Quade,was back, they turned out.
As it happened
The Lions were staying true to form at the start of the match, running […]
Tags: Provincial Rugby · Super Rugby · queensland reds · rugby · review
Brumbies leave windy Wellington with a win.
May 18th, 2012 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
The Brumbies have produced a stunning second half to overcome the Hurricanes in Wellington to secure their first win in the windy city since 2003.
The Brumbies started the match the better of the sides as they used a simple but effective one out ruck option that paid dividends when […]
Tags: Super Rugby · act brumbies · review
Brumbies leave windy Wellington with a win
May 18th, 2012 · No Comments
TBH wrote this article.
The Brumbies have produced a stunning second half to overcome the Hurricanes in Wellington to secure their first win in the windy city since 2003.
The Brumbies started the match the better of the sides as they used a simple but effective one out ruck option that paid dividends when Fotu […]
Tags: Super Rugby · act brumbies · review
Preview: Brumbies v. Hurricanes
May 17th, 2012 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
The Brumbies have faced many tests in 2012 but their match against the Hurricanes in Wellington must be the toughest of the season so far. With the cruel injury that struck down in form flyhalf Christian Lealiifano in the final play of the Waratahs match, the call went out […]
Tags: Super Rugby · act brumbies · preview
Preview: Reds v Lions – Will Quade’s Knee Pull Up Taute?
May 17th, 2012 · No Comments
Brumby Jack wrote this article.
Quade Cooper is starting at 10. Bang.
That is about how long it took to turn this Saturday’s (admittedly must win) encounter against the Lions into a big deal. If you are interested, here is the presser where his return is announced:
Click here to view the embedded video.
With that announcement, […]
Tags: Provincial Rugby · Super Rugby · queensland reds · preview
Video: Poorly Thought Through #5 2012
May 17th, 2012 · No Comments
Lance Free wrote this article.
Sam Ikin has a wry look at the high and low lights of round 12 of Super Rugby 2012
Click here to view the embedded video.
Read the rest of this post here
Tags: Poorly Thought Through · Super Rugby · Humour · review
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 […]
Tags: Super Rugby · Provincial Rugby · Opinion · Melbourne Rebels · NSW waratahs · western force · queensland reds · rugby
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 […]
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
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 […]
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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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 […]
Tags: Super Rugby · Melbourne Rebels · analysis · preview