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History of the Wallaby Back Line: Part 4 – 2002 to 2005

August 31st, 2010 · No Comments

Amanda wrote this article.
Here’s part 4 of the videos looking at the Wallaby back line from 1979 to 2010 with this video covering the years 2002 to 2005.
This segment includes the introduction of the league converts – Sailor, Rogers and Tuquiri and the 2003 World Cup campaign.
Watching the footage reminded me how much the current […]

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Tags: tries · lote tuquiri · Wendell Sailor · video · Stephen Larkham · rugby · Wallabies

Wallaby Winger of the Decade

December 5th, 2009 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
From the period 2000-2009, eighteen different men have worn either the Wallaby Number Eleven or Fourteen jerseys in a test match. Interestingly eight of these were  also on the fullback list (Julian Huxley and James O’Connor being the only two fullbacks NOT to start a test on the wing).
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