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 […]
Entries Tagged as 'Victor Matfield'
TN8 Statistics: Wallabies v Springboks
September 7th, 2010 · No Comments
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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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All Blacks v Springboks 2: The Empire Strikes Back
July 14th, 2010 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
CJ, BJ, JdV, FvdM or PdV?
Ground control to Major Bakkies: Take your protein pills and put your helmet on.
Ground Control to Major Bakkies: Your circuit’s dead, there’s something wong. Can you hear me Major Bakkies? Can you hear me Major Bakkies?
Apparently not. It’s obvious his team mates were mightily pissed off with him after last […]
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Courageous Force take it to the Bulls
March 27th, 2010 · No Comments
Lee Grant wrote this article.
Chris O'Young: flowering
Bulls 28 Western Force 15
The ‘glass half full’ version says that the Western Force showed heart and courage last night in the face of adversity and gave the top of the table Bulls a real fright.
However, reality bites in that it was the Force’s 6th loss in […]
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Western Force v Bulls: Dead Man Walking
March 25th, 2010 · No Comments
Juan Cote wrote this article.
The door is that way Mitch
By announcing his departure from coaching the Western Force ‘at the end of the 2011 season’ John Mitchell is effectively a dead man walking.
I wonder where he’ll celebrate New Years’ Eve this year? You can bet your bottom dollar it won’t be at the […]
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Baa Baas Habana sinks arrogant All Blacks
December 6th, 2009 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
Line & length. Gladstone Small?
Barbarians 25 All Blacks 18
You get what you deserve when you treat a game like this as a ‘development’ match and turn up with your 2nd XV expecting to easily roll a scratch Baa Baas side.
It wasn’t always like this. The history of All Blacks […]
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Rugby World Cup: Just How Good Are The Springboks?
October 2nd, 2007 · No Comments
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