Author: David Jefferson

Cyclopath is the man behind the eye, hopelessly obsessed with rugby, cycling, golf and did I mention rugby?. All opinions are my own, unless it's a good one I borrowed from someone else.

Here’s our daily round-up of the hot Oz and international rugby news. [one_half last=”no”] Christian Leali’ifano hobbled The Wallaby number 12 has suffered a compression injury of the ankle in the Wallabies’ terrific win in Rosario, as reported by Georgina Robinson, on Rugby Heaven. Although pundits have been mixed in their assessment of his recent form, there is no doubt his high quality goal-kicking is an important asset for the resurgent Wallabies. He will be monitored closely leading up to the third Bledisloe Test in Dunedin in two weeks. [/one_half] [one_half last=”yes”] Sonny Bill has itchy feet After another brief…

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Here’s our daily roundup of the main Rugby News – The Brumbies pull up lame, the dreaded “Draft” word gets an airing, Stiles for the Reds coaching ranks and the Tahs cop a Savea beating.

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If you cast an eye around the Rugby Web in the important Hemisphere, signs of life have returned. Rumblings of provincial niggle, even hate, are growing stronger. It can only mean the Super 15, er, I mean SupeRugby is almost upon us. So what is there to look forward to? Here are my fifteen reasons to look forward to the imminent arrival. 15. It’s been bloody cold enough and wet enough that we may as well be playing Rugby, at least here in Sydney. Bring it on! 14. TV is conspicuously crap at the moment, and my Foxtel IQ has…

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