October 2010
19 posts
Wallaby 2010 Spring Tour Squad →
Nick Phipps: the Bolter
The Wallaby Spring Tour squad has been named by the selector’s this morning.
Yes, there’s a bolter like the good old days and the surprise selection…
Aussies claim Commonwealth Silver medal →
Australia has gone within a whisker of causing an upset over New Zealand in the Gold medal match at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi. Led superbly by James Stannard, the Aussies led the Gold…
Commonwealth Games Rugby 7′s – Australia’s Day 1... →
The Rugby 7′s at the Commonwealth Games kicked off in Delhi today with round robin action. Here’s a quick review of how our boys went in their pool matches against Uganda, Sri Lanka, and the…
Rugby Reg’s Rookie Review. →
In one of those numerical type quirks that can excite some people (not me it must be noted), in the ten tests played by the Wallabies in 2010, coach Robbie Deans has used ten rookies. This…
Dwyer’s View: Now we see what Europe has to offer! →
Over the last few months we have seen the cream of the world’s international teams fight it out for the coveted TriNations Championship – nine international matches, virtually one every…
A Case for Le Fuse →
Fuse to Shero: “Make my day punk”
You didn’t see Al ‘Le Fuse’ Baxter’s name listed as ‘unavailable due to injury’ on the ARU press release announcing the Wallaby Spring Tour…
Wallabies Goal Kicking →
The last twelve months have seen plenty of discussion regarding Matt Giteau’s goal kicking for the Wallabies so I thought I’d take a look at the numbers to see what they tell us.
There’s…
Winner: G&GR Best Club Try August →
And the winner for August is….
Luke Morahan for Queensland Uni! Great prizes coming to Luke from Skins and Kooga.
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Physical imposition rugby – the Sydney University... →
I wonder how many people watching the 2010 Sydney Premiership Club Grand Final realised they were seeing a classic demonstration of a profoundly revolutionary style of play that I…
2010 Tri Nations Statistics →
The All Blacks completed a clean sweep of the Tri Nations competition in 2010, the first team ever to do so. It was a remarkable achievement built on the back of a great brand of attacking…
Video: Shute Shield Grand Final highlights →
I’ve pulled out some highlights of Berrick Barnes and everyone’s favourite Tom Carter, to go with the tries of the game.
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In doing so I wasn’t…
Wallaby 40 Man Training Squad: Van’s the Man →
An Oldie but a Goodie
The Wallaby 40-man Spring Tour training squad for 2010 has been announced.
Twelve uncapped players have been included ahead of the seven-match…
Dwyer’s view: The importance of communiation →
Next week I’ll be back with my views on one of the current elite matches, with the start of this season’s Heineken Cup, but for today I want to talk a little about the importance of accurate…
Leicester and Munster: the Wallaby Dirties’... →
Most famous Munster victory v All Blacks 1978
Before acting as Dumbledore in the Harry Potter movies, Munsterman Richard Harris, the Irish thespian, starred in many films…
Sixth successive Shute Shield for Sydney’s... →
University 46 – 6 Randwick
It was déjà vu all over again as Sydney Universtiy bulldozed their way to a sixth successive Shute Shield at a wet Concord Oval.
In doing so…
How real men do it →
Hats off to the Brumbies and their media guys, this is gold. And unlike other teams, no cheating…
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Wallaby Backline History: Part 5 – 2006 to 2007 →
Here’s the next installment in the Wallaby backline series. As we get closer to the present, I’ve got more and more footage but I’ve also found that the number of highlights is diminishing.
Tri Nations 2010 – New Try Scoring Record... →
John O’Neil has said publicly that he spoke to the Australian coaches prior to the Super 14 in 2010 and asked them to lift the emphasis on attack to provide more entertainment for the good…
What’s changed since the last Spring Tour? →
Mediocre draw in 2009
If you look at where we are now are we better positioned than before last year’s Spring Tour?
What’s changed since then, if anything? Have the test…
June 2010
66 posts
Ireland: In BO’D We Trust →
If anyone can?
James Joyce once said that a man’s errors are his portals of discovery. That’s what the Wallabies are finding lately as they attempt to overcome a lack of…
Deans to date: the case for and against →
Aussie Bob is under pressure
No doubt sparked by the deja vu of a splintered scrum and loss to the Poms, questions are starting to be asked about Robbie Deans as coach,…
Wallabies v Ireland team named. →
Coach Robbie Deans has stayed loyal to his team in naming his squad to take on the Irish in Brisbane this Saturday night. Injuries to local boys Will Genia and Digby Ioane have forced two new…
Junior World Championship Final – Australia v NZ →
New Zealand have put on a devastating display of Rugby to take out the Junior World Championship 62-17 over a shell shocked Australian side.
The writing was on the wall for the Australian…
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Carter Crushes Combative Cymru →
I am the God of Hellfire
All Blacks 42 Wales 9
That old saying goes ‘you can’t win matches if you don’t have the pill’. This was one of those games where a 62% v…
Video vote: G&GR Best Aussie Club Try May →
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Here they are – vote at the bottom for your favourite try from these doozies. We…
Player Ratings: Oz v Poms. Round 2. →
Yeah ok, so I was dealt the short straw this week and I had to do the player ratings. I watched the game at home with a few mates and in the end it was bloody hard to assign
Wallabies Vs England Test 2 – First Thoughts →
Round two, ding ding
All the talk in the lead up to this test was about whether the Wallabies front row have learnt anything and parity, or better, would be achieved or would…
Video: Australian & NZ U20’s Win Semis →
Here are some brief highlights of the IRB U20s Semi’s. The Australia v New Zealand final will be shown on both the IRB website and FoxSports Tuesday 8am AEDT.
Live Score: Wallabies vs England Sydney →
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Wallabies vs England – Sydney
Video: James O’Connor →
Here’s a video from the ARU highlighting the potential in James O’Connor. It’s got some pretty funky interactive features that you’ll see if you mouse-over or click on it. Enjoy.
Winter Tours Tipping Comp – Week 2 →
Drewboy. Quite the tipper.
The comp has opened up a little with 4 games to tip last week. Drewboy had a corker, picking all 4 results and tipping the margin for the…
Video Analysis: Wallabies vs England Perth →
England v Wallabies: Not Hape Jan! →
Wilko: He’s not baaaaaack
Martin Johnson was not a happy Marmite after last weekend’s test match against the Wallabies and rightly so. England had plenty of possession and…
Wallabies named. Deans pleads insanity →
They say that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different outcome. If that’s the case then Robbie should be looking over…
Video: Australia beats RSA at IRB U20’s →
Here’s some video highlights of the Australia under 20’s team beating South Africa 42-35 to progress through to the IRB U20 championships that are ongoing in…
A Nightmare On Deans Street →
Robbie Explains The New Game Plan
As I watched the Barbarians game last night, barely kept awake by Phil and Brendon’s Archie and Jughead comedy routine, a frightening…
NY Times – Rugby is Making a Noise →
Video: Scrum Doctor in The House? Part 2 →
Here’s the video for part 2 of our scrum analysis. I’ve included scrums showing both tighthead and loosehead sides. I’ve also added some still frames and slow motion footage at relevant…
Australian Barbarians vs England – Match Review →
A great night for running rugby this evening, chilly and dry was just what the BaaBaas spectacle ordered.
A crowd of 9,053 were treated to roughly one kick each in a truly pisspoor game of…
Video: Scrum Doctor In The House? Part 1 →
Is there anyone who can really work out all of the secrets of a scrum? There probably are a few around, but we don’t profess to have all the answers. Perhaps collectively we can act as the…
Wallabies v England: Match Analysis →
The Wallabies performance against England on Saturday had plenty of positives. Quade Cooper continues to show he’s the real deal. The defence was really good and the goal line…
Live Score: Australian Barbarians vs England... →
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Australian Barbarians vs England in Gosford
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Become Australia’s Next Prop-Star! →
Bernie consoles two failed ‘Prop-Star’ contestants
The search is on to find a new Wallaby front row combination and you can be part of the action by auditioning to…
Aust Baabaas v an English Team Take 2. →
The English Rugby team heads to Gosford in search of their first win of their Australian tour as they prepare to take on the Australian Barbarians again. Both teams have made a…
Aussie Rugby Watchers Guide to the 2010 Soccer... →
Becks- “less unpredictable than the jabulani”
I know what you’re thinking, you’re thinking, “this is a rugby site if I wanted to see round smooth balls, I’d have botox. Rugby…
All Blacks Paddy Whack →
Another fine mess you’ve got me into
All Blacks 66 Ireland 28
Video killed the radio star but in rugbyland ill-discipline killed off any opportunity Ireland might have had…
Wallabies vs England player ratings →
“Nice pass” says Nigel
JO’C 8 – Was a constant threat from fullback and his positional play was first class. This time last week there were a fair few people crowing…
Aus v Eng review: Don’t mention the war →
Wallabies 27 – England 17
There’s a famous episode of Fawlty Towers in which Basil Fawlty said “Don’t mention the war.” Let’s not mention the scrums. Let’s ignore the…