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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

Its Brumby Time: Do it for George & Stirling

April 21st, 2010 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
Think of me not as your coach, but as your special "Friend".
It’s been a bad week for Brumbies supporters: Firstly we have Kaplan reffing a home game, which is bad enough. Then our (booby)prize recruit, Matt Giteau, is made fun of for having ample possession and territory and […]

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Tags: stephen moore · mark chisholm · Adam Ashley-Cooper · stephen hoiles · julian huxley · ben alexander · george smith · matt giteau · rocky elsom · Super 14 · act brumbies · tyrone smith · rugby

Video: G&GR Super 14 Round 6 Review

March 22nd, 2010 · No Comments

Scarfman wrote this article.
Oh come on. Do I have to? REALLY? Sharpie wasn’t the only one swearing in frustration after that round. The Waratahs can count themselves lucky that they were playing the bottom ranked team, otherwise they could have joined the ranks of the Force and Brumbies in a winless round.
As it […]

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Tags: brett sheehan · matt hodgson · scott staniforth · christian lealiifano · quade cooper · chris hickey · Adam Ashley-Cooper · stephen hoiles · Salesi Ma'afu · James O'Conner · Ben Hand · tatafu polota-nau · dean mumm · benn robinson · drew mitchell · Super 14 · berrick barnes · matt giteau · rocky elsom · youtube · rugby · western force · queensland reds · james o'connor · tyrone smith · rob horne · act brumbies · NSW waratahs · Wallabies

Brumbies: the Real Force.

February 10th, 2010 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
Be my Valentine.
The ‘Super Star’ CA Brumbies take on the Western Force on Friday night at the new home ground of the Force, ME Bank Stadium, in what is shaping as an blockbuster match to start their respective 2010 Super 14 seasons. The return of Matt […]

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Tags: stephen moore · steve walsh · matt dunning · mark chisholm · nathan sharpe · christian lealiifano · david pocock · stephen hoiles · richard brown · Adam Ashley-Cooper · matt hodgson · ben alexander · george smith · Super 14 · matt giteau · robbie deans · rocky elsom · stirling mortlock · ryan cross · tyrone smith · james o'connor · cameron shepherd · act brumbies · rugby

Oz Super 14 coaches: a force multiplier?

February 7th, 2010 · No Comments

Gagger wrote this article.
Not much to laugh about now Mitch
In military parlance, a force multiplier is an asset that increases your ability to succeed in the violence of the battlefield.
Transposed to rugby it is the people, strategies, innovation and organisation that you can bring to your franchise to enhance success.
And one of the […]

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Video - Tyrone takes on the Sharks

April 1st, 2009 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article. Juan’s stats post showed George’s younger brother to have by far the highest line break rate at a whopping 17% of all his runs. These few clips from last Saturday’s loss to the Shorks brings those numbers to life. With feet like these, can he really be kept out […]

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Tags: tyrone smith · act brumbies · Super 14

Investec 2008 Super 14 Awards - Voting & History

May 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article. Just to follow up on the news from yesterday, here are what the voting numbers were, along with a bit of history of who won it down the years. I didn’t realise how close Phil Waugh was to getting it.
I understand the votes come from the players themselves.
2008 Investec […]

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Tags: history · votes · investec super 14 · who won it · george smith · awards · tyrone smith · ewen mckenzie