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Saracen, Crusaders and ‘that’ match at Twickenham

April 1st, 2011 · No Comments

newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz wrote this article. Firstly, may I say, I LOVE England! I’m a kiwi living here on round two (I couldn’t stay away). I came back for the people, the banter, the English charm, the pubs, the socialness, the parks, the gigs and about a billion other things. But mostly, I came back for […]

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Tags: Aviva Premiership · Nigel Wray · Saracens · crusaders · sharks · twickenham

Super Rugby at Twickenham - Crusaders V The Sharks

March 28th, 2011 · No Comments

newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz wrote this article.
It was a balmy day at Twickenham yesterday, the first day of daylight saving, and the hint of spring making you feel good to be alive.  Although the crowd did not exceed expectations (only 35,000 turned up in the end), the lower tier of the stadium was still packed and […]

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Tags: Saracens · Matt Todd · Sonny Bill Williams · crusaders · twickenham · sharks · Daniel Carter

G&GR Wallaby Tries of the Decade #5

December 22nd, 2009 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
Try Time!!!!
Coming up with a list of the top tries of the decade was a tough one. What makes one try stand out from another? Is it individual brilliance we are gauging it on, or is it whole of team involvement? Rehearsed tries from a set piece or instinctive […]

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Tags: quade cooper · mark chisholm · drew mitchell · james horwill · scott staniforth · clyde rathbone · adam freier · toutai kefu · Adam Ashley-Cooper · george smith · cameron shepherd · matt giteau · rugby · youtube · tri-nations · lote tuqiri · chris latham · stirling mortlock · john eales · twickenham · Rugby World Cup

G&GR Wallaby Player of the Year: Spring Tour

December 3rd, 2009 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
And so the year has drawn to a close.  The Spring Tour has been a disapointing expedition for the Wallabies.   As for the players? We have seen the emergence of some wonderful young players this tour. Quade Cooper, Digby Ioane, Dean Mumm, Benn Robinson, Will Genia, David Pocock and […]

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Tags: will genia · Rodney So'oialo · quade cooper · stephen moore · matt dunning · david pocock · Adam Ashley-Cooper · peter hynes · digby ioane · dean mumm · wycliffe palu · richard brown · benn robinson · mark chisholm · twickenham · kurtley beale · matt giteau · rocky elsom · rugby · ryan cross · luke burgess · drew mitchell · ben alexander · james horwill · george smith · Richie McCaw

Ullo Jonny! Gotta new motor?

November 4th, 2009 · No Comments

Gagger wrote this article.
Borf mate - cor blimey, innit 'arf awful
Alexei Sayle sings: “I keep tropical fish, in my underpants. Ullo Jonny! Gotta new motor? Ullo Jonny! Gotta new motor”.
Leave it out! Jonny Wilkinson ain’t got a new motor. He’s got a reconditioned motor temporarily minus an Ian Beale warranty.
It’s the sort of deal Arfur Daley […]

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Tags: Brive · Courtney Lawes · Danny Care · Harlequinns · Biarritz · Bath · Tom Croft · Ugo Monye · Ayoola Erinle · James Haskell · Jordan Crane · Sale Sharks · Saracens · stade francais · Paul Hodgson · Northampton Saints · Lewis Moody · Loius Deacon · Matt Banahan · Tim Payne · Steve Thompson · twickenham · Heineken Cup · Toulon · Wasps · London Irish · rugby · England · Wallabies · Jonny Wilkinson · leicester tigers · British & Irish Lions · Mark Cueto · Shane Geraghty · Steve Borthwick · Dylan Hartley · Duncan Bell · Andy Goode · Dan Hipkiss · David Wilson · Australia

Mortlock hit on Flutey

November 20th, 2008 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article. Here’s a replay of Stirling Mortlock’s crunching tackle on Riki Flutey. With these touch judges he was lucky not to be penalised, but it would have been worth it the lift it gave the team.
Also in this sequence is Cross’ impressive turnover, and an example of one of those […]

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Tags: ricki flutey · stirling mortlock · twickenham · tackle

England vs Wallabies Twickenham Score, Review, Photos

November 15th, 2008 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article. England 14 - Australia 28
There is only one test match I’ve been to that felt better than that, and it was the 1991 World Cup final. What a game. What a vindication.
In world sport there can’t have been many who have carried the stigma that Al Baxter and the […]

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Tags: final review · photos · twickenham · score · England · Australia

England RFU to expand Twickenham

October 28th, 2007 · No Comments

Jon Jones wrote this article. Ripped off from Allez les noirs
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Tags: twickenham · cueto world cup final "try" · expansion