Author: Steve Lenthall

Canberra born and bred Rugby fan brought up on Canberra Kookaburra and ACT Brumbies Rugby.

The Wallabies 2019 World Cup campaign is over after going down 40-16 to England in the Quarter Final in in Oita. An English defensive masterclass that went a long way to winning the game with Tom Curry and Sam Underhill impressive in keeping the Wallabies attack in check. The Wallabies didn’t help themselves with some interesting tactics, especially in attempting to exit their 22. A double to Jonny May in the early half got England in front and despite a brief period in the second half where the margin was reduced to just one, it was all England in the…

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It was a close one in Canberra but the Vikings managed to hold on for a tense one-point win over Brisbane City, 36-35 at Viking Park. It looked like Brisbane would snatch the win in the last ten minutes but a Ryan Lonergan penalty goal with five minutes remaining saw the Vikings home. The Vikings didn’t have it all their own way with their scrum under real pressure and had to play 20 minutes with 14 men with two yellow cards handed out in an entertaining game that saw both sides score five tries. The Match It was evenly matched…

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