Author: Hoss

And so once again it came to pass that Australia’s Premier state was called upon to defend national pride to halt the red rugby juggernaut and stand tall in the face of the FUKIRS invasion, and while history will record a win to the visitors they certainly didn’t have it their own way.In front of a record rugby union crowd at Allianz Stadium, the Waratahs simply had nothing to lose and for 82 minutes they threw themselves at anything in a red jersey that moved leaving the Lions clearly rattled.The Lions had made 14 changes to the side that romped…

Greetings one and greetings all and welcome to week two of the Lions Tour and another Friday’s Rugby News.With rugby tests and tournaments all around the globe let’s jump straight in. All set? Off we go with ‘The Men from Rugby Deliver’. Preview Saturday’s match in ‘Lion Tamers?’ Look to Sunday’s Newcastle test in ‘Groundhog Day?’ Play judge, jury and executioner with ‘Crimes Against Hairmanity’. Tug at the heartstrings in ‘Family Ties’. Check in on our forgotten Wallaroos with ‘What About Me?’. And then put the cherry on top of a massive rugby week with ‘Friday’s Goss with Hoss’, now…

Does it get any better than this!Greetings rugby lovers and welcome to Friday’s Rugby News. A special g’day and welcome to any new northern readers and welcome to Oz for what should be a cracking six weeks. Here we are, standing in the shadows of kickoff to an event we’ve waited 12 years for. The LIONS are back and how good is it to be a rugby fan right now! With so much rugby news, pour yourself a tipple, shout yourself a pastry or two, kick back and let’s talk all things rugby.Today we start with a glimpse into the…

I know, you never thought you’d read those words, but should you:Then do we have a gig for you!If you meet the above criteria, not only are you part of a very, very, very small group of Westralians, but we’d love to have you write a match review of the Force & Lions match this Saturday for G&GR. All you need to do is email it to us & we’ll post in on the Worlds Biggest* rugby fan website (* that’s also called Green & Gold Rugby) and we’ll publish it on your behalf.What have you got to lose! Just…

Greetings one and greetings all and welcome to yet another Friday’s Rugby News. The wait is finally over: our Wallabies team has been announced. The Lions arrive next week and what seemed to be so far off is finally on our doorstep. Plus we also have a SRP final to play out and so much more rugby news to cover.So I invite you to shake off the yoke of a melancholy and grim reality and come with me on a rugby adventure instead with ‘Apology: to the swollen generation’. Take a gander at our Wallaby squad at ‘The prophossy of…

St Joe has named his Wallaby squad to face Fiji in Newcastle on 6 July and one could reasonably assume, barring injuries, this will form the nucleus of the squad that will go on to win the Lions series 2-1.This from rugby.com.auWallabies coach Joe Schmidt has confirmed a 36-player squad for the Test against Fiji on 6 July.The one-off match in Newcastle will be the last opportunity for players to impress before the British & Irish Lions squad is announced.Western Force back-rower Nick Champion de Crespigny has been selected for his first Wallabies squad after an excellent debut Super Rugby…

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Greetings shaggers and welcome to another Friday’s Rugby News as we gather in the shadows of both the SRP finals and the Lions imminent arrival.Let’s kickstart Friday debating Super Coach status with ‘Cheik mate!’. Preview this weekend’s Super Rugby semi-finals clashes in ‘There can be only one’. Investigate growing whispers at ‘Captain Australia?’. See how smart we all are in ‘G&GR’s Own’. Your chance to win free stuff in ‘The Lions Down Under’. We create a safe place again for ‘More Fantasy’. And then bid farewell to another working week with ‘Friday’s Goss with Hoss’, now inviting the Labor Party…

Greetings one and greetings all and welcome to another bursting Friday’s Rugby News. We start today with the return and insights from rugby royalty in ‘The King & I’. Pack your best beret and head off on a French sojourn at ‘Pocket change & profiteroles’. Dig around in Yowie’s wallet for ‘What dead rubber?’. Then attempt to chase shadows and lasso whispers with ‘Sign it & they will come’. We then support a worthy cause in ‘The Golden Tonsils’. Scratch your head and stare in wonder with ‘Dumb & Dumber’. Before putting the cherry on top of your rugby sundae…

A personal invitation.Greetings & welcome, to all northern hemisphere rugby fans, from Australia’s biggest little rugby fan site, Green & Gold Rugby (G&GR).Rumour has it that one of your teams, the Lemurs or Leopards or some-such, are about to tour our wide brown lands, to face our golden rugby warriors so G&GR cordially invites you to join our pages and partake in the fun and festivities of the tour. Now of course, there’ll be banter, some sledging, officiating disputes, some sledging, outrageous opinions and over the top celebrations (mostly by our fans as we win the series 2-1. Our boys…

Greetings earthlings and welcome to another Friday’s Rugby News, brimming with stuff that historians will later reckon is largely inaccurate.Today we investigate another World Rugby thought bubble in ‘Clubs dash for cash’. Preview the last regular season round of SRP with ‘Like lambs to the slaughter’. Head to South Australia on purpose for ‘Steelers Wheel’. Look into breaking news out of NZ in ‘Even their kids cheat’, before wrapping up another rugby week with ‘Friday’s Goss with Hoss’, now almost three days alcohol free.Clubs dash for cash.Another week, another new competition idea gets trotted out, this time the Club Rugby…

Greetings from Lake Hunter Valley in what has been one of the wettest weeks in the history of record keeping. Today we throw ourselves into a huge weekend of rugby reckoning. So wipe the mud from your boots and off we go. We kick start with ‘Romper Stomper: opinion’. Acknowledge the little engine who could in ‘Thank you, Moana’. Farewell a big chunk of flesh with ‘Bye Bye Belly’. Preview the test between Wallaroos and America’s 51st state at ‘We hate America, too’. Join me for another Friday interview exclusive* in ‘Between JOC & a hard place’. Before piling the…

Greetings earthlings and welcome to another instalment of Friday’s Rugby News, your rugby happy place. Cast aside the yolk of despair and come with me on a rugby adventure.We kick off today looking for a place to shelter with ‘Unfriendly Fire’. Preview the round before the penultimate one of SRP in ‘Let’s get physical’. We look to foster bilateral relations with ‘Seppos can: Fukofuka’. Before slamming the door shut on another rugby week with a booming ‘Friday’s Goss with Hoss’, so big, so audacious, so bulging, I probably should be given my own exclusive jet.Unfriendly Fire.When it comes to making…

Greetings one and welcome all to yet another Friday’s Rugby News, the 50 Shades of Grey for rugby lovers. There is so much happening across our great game that today’s episode is so jam packed it comes with a fatigue warning. That said, off we go.We start with the announcement of the Lions squad with ‘Thank Christ that’s over!’ before previewing the biggest rugby match on the planet this weekend in ‘Those were the days’. We take a squiz at the rest of this week’s SRP at ‘For the rest of you’. Quash your inner demons in ‘The Voice’. Drop…

The British & Irish Lions squad will be named tonight at 11.00pm AEST and you can catch the announcement live on the Lions Youtube Channel from 10.30 AEST.Lions selections will be live, not even the players yet know if they’ve made the cut. They’ll find out the same time as us fans. That in itself makes for an exciting, if brutal, way to announce the squad.Over 2000 people will be in attendance at London’s O2 Arena with tickets selling at $135 AUD a pop to watch Lions Chairman and Welsh legend Ieuan Evans announce the squad of 37.Friday’s Rugby News…

Greetings one, greetings all and welcome to Friday’s Rugby News: The Election Edition. I’d like to start off today by acknowledging the traditional owners of the lands I write from, the Macquarie Bank Commercial Lending & Overdraft Division. I pay my respects to department managers and lending officers, past and present, and hope my application for an increase to my overdraft is successful.Today we jump down the rugby rabbit hole and start with a ‘Welcome Kiss’. Dive deep into this weekend’s results with ‘Preferences’ . Look into our golden girls first test in ‘And off we go’. Discuss a personal…

In news that will delight some (and leave others less than enamoured) some rugby sites and columnists report that Rugby Australia has confirmed the appointment of the new Wallabies Head Coach. And I can confirm on these pages that Michael Cheika is not that person. Instead RA has reportedly gone with the little known, won nothing coach of the Queensland People’s Republic of Queensland side, Les Kiss.The news comes after RA taking a ‘Pulver 48-72 hour’ period (3 months) to reach a decision. In an unexpected twist though, Kiss will remain at the Reds until the completion of SRP 2026,…

The polls have closed and the G&GR nation has voted. Below is the Wallaby squad, many thanks to those who voted:Props (6): Angus Bell 109 votes, James Slipper 96, Allan Alalaatoa, Tom Robertson & Zane Nonggorr 71. Alex Hodgman 69Hookers (3): Matt Faessler 101 votes, Billy Pollard 64, Brandon Paenga-Amosa 59Second Row (4): Jeremy Williams & Nick Frost 97 votes each, Darcy Swain 78, Lukhan Salakaia-Loto 72Loose Forwards (8): Bob Valetini 112 votes, Fraser McReight 110, Harry Wilson 107, Carlo Tizzano 105, Nick Champion de Crespigny 80, Seru Uru 78, Langi Gleeson 73 & Luke Reimer 34Halfbacks (3): Tate McDermott…

Greetings one, greetings all and welcome to an ANZAC day edition of Friday’s Rugby News. I hope your dawn services were well attended and that your rum & milk were enjoyable.Today we start off with a ripping tale from the Central West of NSW with ‘You bloody legend!’ Then you get to play Wallaby selector in ‘Talking Pigs’ and the then ‘Talking Fairies’. Dive into this week’s Super Rugby with ‘The rise of the Hobbits?’ Pay thanks on this special day in ‘Lest we forget’. And bid farewell to another week with ‘Friday’s Goss’ with Hoss’, after watching the doco…

Welcome to Friday’s Rugby News on this holiest of days on the rugby calendar, Friday. And it’s not just a boring ol’ Good Friday, today is a great Friday for rugby fans. So crack open one of the kids’ chocolates, settle in and off we go.Today we look at coaching rumours with ‘Kiss Off?’ Polish our year 8 French skills in ‘Au Revoir?’. Preview this weekend’s round of SRW via ‘More Superer’. Then seek clarification with ‘Please Explain’. Take a walk along RA’s financial tightrope in ‘First loss: Best loss’. Review the Blues v Tahs women’s final in ‘Careful what…