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Posted 169 days ago
THE WARATAHS announced the signing of league international Israel Folau on a one-year deal for the 2013 Super Rugby season. A talented rugby league player, Israel played 52 games, including two Grand Finals, for the Melbourne Storm, plus a further 38 with Brisbane Broncos from 2007-10 before making the switch to AFL in June 2010.
Posted 170 days ago
Wales once again lost to the Wallabies when it seemed that they couldn’t. They have now lost their last three games to Australia in the dying minutes – once in the 72nd minute and twice in the 79th. This last defeat was the most unbearable of them all as it came at the end of a much improved and much needed performance.
Posted 170 days ago
This game was the horror movie version of Groundhog Day for Wales, who put in their best performance of a hugely disappointing autumn series only to finish bereft after losing narrowly to Australia for a seventh time in 13 months. The game was no spectacle of running rugby – in truth it was more of a kicking duel – but no one could say the game was meaningless.
Posted 173 days ago
AUSTRALIA COACH Robbie Deans will be asking for more of the same against a Welsh side they have defeated five times in the last 13 months. However for those thinking it will be a walkover, a note of caution.
Posted 175 days ago
As Quade turns boxer, here are five rugby players who’ve enjoyed success in other sports
Posted 184 days ago
ENGLAND WENT into this Test against a supposedly dispirited Wallaby squad full of confidence. Sadly, when the whistle went, the roles had been reversed, with England, not so regal, in purple. In fact, they were a deep shade of claret after being outthought, outfought and most importantly outscored, as they went down 20-14. Both tries in the match were contentious.
Posted 184 days ago
STUART LANCASTER had described this autumn as “production time” for England. The Fiji Test was a nice dress rehearsal but Australia was the big opening night. And England fluffed their lines badly.
Posted 187 days ago
AUSTRALIA HAVE made the short hop over the channel after their heavy loss to France still talking the talk, yet negativity seems to follow them like a bad odour at present with legendary Wallaby wing David Campese wading in earlier this week with some typically acerbic quotes saying ‘Deans had destroyed Australian rugby and I want him to go’.
Posted 194 days ago
THE AUTUMN Internationals start tomorrow, expect these players to make an impact in the coming weeks
As a straight-running crash ball centre on the fringes of the Leicester squad three years ago, Tom Youngs would never have expected to be starting an England Test in front of his younger brother, Ben, but that’s what is happening tomorrow.
Posted 206 days ago
EVERY FOUR years, a player not considered for the Lions tour suddenly finds themselves on the plane, regardless of Test experience or age. Ahead of the British & Irish Lions tour to Australia next summer, here are five potential ‘bolters’:
