Author: Matt Rowley

Matt started G&GR just before the 2007 Rugby World Cup and has been enslaved ever since. Follow him on twitter: @MattRowley

As if losing the Bledisloe in the dying seconds by a final kick wasn’t enough, in the ensuing press conference Ewen McKenzie announced that he had emailed in his resignation at 10am Saturday. Apparently McKenzie “felt he was going to struggle to retain the level of respect he needed from playing group and staff”. Bill Pulver blamed the “extraordinary character assassination that [McKenzie] has had to put up with for the last two weeks” for the turn of events. The ARU intend to announce the next coach before the team leaves for Europe on Friday. Should Ewen McKenzie have…

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Our analysis into just what went so wrong in the Wallabies last 10 minutes at Newlands against the Springboks last weekend continues, goddamit. In part 1 we looked the errors leading to the DeVilliers’ try that swung the match. In this instalment we investigate the next try to Patrick Lambie. In the seven minutes since the Boks’ last try the Wallabies have redoubled their efforts, breaking the Saffa line more than once, only to turn the ball over while on attack. This is repeated when Tevita Kuridrani takes the ball into contact in midfield, just over halfway. Error 1 – Owens…

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Nathan Sharpe is already a star in our profanotube videos (see bottom of post), but this gem unearthed just today from a few years back cements his position. Post by Green and Gold Rugby. When televised in the USA, there are no ads. So this is what the audience saw as Sharpie and Canno practised the post match interview. Thanks to @dreido for the find! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lz8fV8IWtC4

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