Author: Matt Rowley

With Australian Super Rugby teams claiming half the finals spots, and then the Australian team which had dominated the competition in all stats taking the title, the assumption was that this would make Ewen McKenzie’s Wallabies selection and planning easy. The reality is the opposite and has left Link with a dilemma: just who are the Wallabies? Blame the Tahs The origins of this dilemma were in 2013 when Michael Cheika embarked the Waratahs on a journey to play an extreme style of attacking rugby. The game plan was simple; big forwards and skilful backs running straight and hard onto the quickest of ball, creating space for the back three to…

In the aftermath of the Wallabies’ devastating loss to New Zealand, we discuss the biggest disappointments and see if we can find any rays of hope in our 156th rugby podcast.

Not good. What are your Wallabies player rankings for Bledisloe 2? Sports & Games Lists on Ranker

Have your say on the Wallabies Player rankings for Bledisloe 1, 2014

In our 152nd rugby podcast we have an awesome interview with Waratahs Captain Dave Dennis and then go straight back to wanging on about the super rugby finals.

Are we excited about the NRC?Yes we bloody are. Unfortunately though, only one match a week will even be televised.GAGR wants to give it the National Rugby Championship coverage it needs though with writers and photographers for the NRC So if you’ve got a hankering to do a bit of writing or snapping about the NRC and the team(s) you support in it – go HERE and your hand up (you will need to register on our forum if you haven’t already). Your blistering insight could be reaching THOUSANDS of the rugby elite on the front page of G&GR. PS – as you should…

In our 151st rugby podcast we talk about the Brumbies win last weekend and look ahead to the big semi coming up against the Waratahs. And you’ll never guess who we didn’t talk to this time….

The Woodies have secured second place in the Magners Shute Shield home and away season, thanks to yesterday’s 16-13 away win over Southern Districts. By Ben Harrison The win takes Eastwood to 69 competition points, six points behind leading Manly and six points ahead of third-placed Sydney University. Warringah’s loss to Randwick means the Rats drop to fourth, two points off the Students. With just one round remaining, the top four teams cannot be caught and Manly and Eastwood are locked in at one and two.  Souths look to be safe in fifth and Randwick’s win yesterday will have helped…

The Warringah Rats have come out on top in the battle of the beaches, turning on some of their best attacking rugby to overcome arch rival Manly by 43-34. With the Bayfield Cup on offer and a 4000-strong home crowd behind them, the Rats yesterday inflicted the Marlins’ second defeat of the season, running in five tries to secure a bonus-point win. Steering the ship for the Rats was flyhalf Hamish Angus, who made countless tackles and contributed significantly with the boot, finishing the match with a personal tally of 18 points. After last week’s 50-18 drubbing at the hands…

The Waratahs had already come top of the comp, the Reds a confirmed shocker of a season. Could the Queenslanders hide the disappointment with a face saving win against the old enemy? The Match First half The Tahs started the match at pace – Kurtley Beale creating one try with a midfield burst for Jono Lance and scoring another after Cam Crawford put the lights out on Ben Tapuai out wide. Both of these scores happened within the first 15 minutes. #452055012 / gettyimages.com From there though it was slim pickings for the Tahs, the Reds focusing on the source of the…

Congratulations to “Joe Mac” and “It is what it is” who have won a Gold Asics Wallabies jacket and a signed 2013 Australian Schoolboy Jersey due to their suggestions to help Gullivers Sport Travel create the ultimate Rugby World Cup tour. Amongst other things Joe Mac  – who won the U20 jersey – suggested a get together for a drink before the tour, which will now be included. “It is what it is” from the G&GR forum – who won the Asics Wallaby jacket suggested: I’d be aiming at a ‘no amount of money can buy experience’ for the group. How about…

I don’t think there’s anyone who isn’t shocked and a bit saddened by the announcement today that Nick Cummins will be leaving Australian rugby next year to play in Japan  – effectively ruling him out of playing for the Wallabies in the 2015 Rugby World Cup. For me the loss is hardest in the sense that The Badger is one of the few modern sportspeople able to communicate genuinely and effectively at a time when media management has rendered players as cliche machines. Before we howl too loud at the moon though, it’s worth understanding the background to Nick’s decision.…

Sydney University has notched up its 10th win of the season with an emphatic win over West Harbour in yesterday’s Magners Shute Shield. The Students were at their attacking best, with the 42-19 victory at University Oval reminding their rivals just how dangerous they can be. By Ben Harrison The win for fourth-placed Uni sees the gap between the top four and the rest of the pack widen.  Although the Manly Marlins suffered their first defeat of the season at the hands of Easts, they still retain a comfortable lead at the top of the table, despite wins yesterday for…

Wycliff Palu had a belter in the third test against France last Saturday, here’s some video highlights of it.

In our 147th Rugby podcast we look back on the French test series whitewash and look forward to the pointy end of the Super Rugby season.

Randwick has come out on top of West Harbour, overcoming the Pirates in their Round 13 Magners Shute Shield clash at Concord Oval yesterday. By Ben Harrison Also grabbing wins on Saturday were Sydney University, Eastwood, Southern Districts and Warringah, with Manly taking the honours in today’s afternoon encounter with Parramatta. The 38-26 scoreline is the Galloping Greens’ sixth win of the season and lifts them to fifth on the overall table.  Although the Pirates came out on top 26-22 when the teams first met in Round 6, yesterday’s loss is their second in as many weeks and they now…

Here are the video highlights of Will Skelton’s 50 minute debut for the Wallabies against France on the weekend. How did you rate it? [poll id=”107″]

Wallabies player rankings for the third test against France as voted by you

Warringah have hit back after the last round loss to Eastwood with a 24-19 win over Randwick at Pittwater Oval. The Rats trailed at half time but managed to score 14 second half points to snatch victory in the dying stages. Today’s efforts saw Warringah notch up their tenth win for the season and maintain second place on the Magners Shute Shield competition ladder. By Ben Harrison It was ‘Back to Juniors day’ at Rat park which saw all of the Warringah players wearing their own junior club socks, the spirited youngsters that came out to watch their Shute Shield…

Tell the world how you reckoned the players did in the Wallabies player rankings for the second test against France Sports & Games Lists on Ranker