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Posted 254 days ago
A ‘SEA of red’ dominated the crowd at The Gabba for The British & Irish Lions’ first Test in 2001 and became the iconic image of that year’s Tour to Australia. So why not become part of history yourself? The Lions head Down Under once again next summer and with official packages to suit every taste and budget from Gullivers Sports Travel, you could be in the stands cheering them on, drinking a schooner and wearing thongs – flip-flops to us Brits!
Posted 332 days ago
IN A summer where the myopic slant was to denounce the Northern Hemisphere as out of touch with their southern hemisphere counterparts, there was an odd feeling of glee in Scotland. The national side had not only recorded a three match series win south of the equator, but they had also
Posted 332 days ago
IT WON’T be of course. A three nil series defeat in Australia will be greeted as a failure by many. And if you are dealing purely in wins and losses, that judgement is unequivocal. However, what the Welsh team and their supporters now consider a success is very different from what was considered successful a decade ago.
Posted 346 days ago
Robbie Deans has named an unchanged line-up for Saturday night’s second Test against Wales in Melbourne.
Despite concerns over the fitness of Sekope Kepu, after he strained a tendon in his forearm during last weekend’s 27-19 win over Wales in the first match of the series, the tighthead prop has been named subject to proving his readiness later in the week.
Kepu…
Posted 347 days ago
THE DIFFERENCE in playing styles between the northern and southern hemispheres maybe narrowing, but the speed at which it is played is not. Wales really struggled with the pace at which the Wallabies played, particularly their ruck speed which was noticeably quicker. But it wasn’t just the speed of play that was rapid
Posted 348 days ago
WALES SENSING a first victory on Australian soil since 1969 were far too slow out of the traps against a Wallaby side desperate to atone for their humbling 9-6 midweek loss to Scotland. Under-pressure coach Robbie Deans will have been impressed with the intensity shown by his side in the first-half
Posted 351 days ago
WALES HAVE named a side to play Australia in Brisbane this weekend showing four changes from that which sealed a 16-9 victory over France last March to be crowned Champions of Europe and achieve their third Grand Slam in seven seasons.
In the front row Scarlets hooker Ken Owens replaces Matthew Rees and it’s all change in the second row with…
Posted 351 days ago
FIVE NEW forwards and three new backs feature in the starting combination, from that beaten 9-6 by Scotland midweek in Newcastle.
The alterations in the pack sees the all-New South Wales Waratahs front-row return to duty after not being required to back up from last weekend’s Super Rugby round midweek, while the Queensland Reds second rower Rob Simmons is reinstated for…
Posted 352 days ago
PLAYED OUT in the kind of conditions that would have drowned ducks and bent weathervanes Scotland set themselves up for a stripped down but dogged performance against Australia in Newcastle, New South Wales. The 9-6 scoreline told its own story. This was no try-fest yet all over Scotland fans are toasting playing up to their national stereotype of being thrifty and mean.
Posted 352 days ago
SCOTLAND’S FAMOUS 9-6 win over Australia in Newcastle, Sydney, in June sparked mass celebrations from Andy Robinson’s team – but these two players might have gone a little too far. Yes, it was Scotland’s first win for seven matches and helped atone for a Six Nations whitewash – but Ally Strokosch and Joe Ansbro were nursing sore heads for the…
