Author: Moses

A Kindergarten class at Bellevue Hill have used their craft time to great effect with this inspiring collection of postcards to the Wallabies. Each student has coloured in their favourite man in gold and written a special message of support for this Weekend’s match. As usual click on the image to see a larger version and then use your arrow keys to navigate. If you’d like to send your own message of support, click here to download the template that @WaratahJesus knocked up in his spare time. Please share your postcards in the comments here, and on social…

Here are the nominations for the 2014 IRPA Try of the Year. Take a look, have a rank, then let us know in the comments if they missed any. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGnbdhhn1wA Ranker – Top 10 Lists and More

The Wallabies have added 5 uncapped rookies to their November tour squad. Following an extensive youtube and wikipedia search I’ve dug up some footage and facts to help you get to know them. Henry Speight Born in Fiji and schooled in New Zealand, this 26 year old winger has been with the Brumbies since 2011 and is now eligible to play for Australia. He’s scored 19 tries for the Brumbies and is a brutal finisher. Henry is recovering from a hamstring injury. [youtube id=”XMKTEic98Rs” width=”600″ height=”350″]

Michael Cheika has been announced as the new Wallabies coach on a 3-year agreement. Pulver noted Cheika’s style of play at the Waratahs as a positive. Cheika will retain his role with the Waratahs in 2015 only. As an interim measure, the general manager of pathways, Ben Whittaker, will travel with the team on the Spring Tour. After the tour the ARU will look at hiring a team manager. Cheika acknowledged Ewen McKenzie’s contribution, their history dating back to Randwick, the work he’d done with the Wallabies, and the support that Ewen had provided in his time at the Waratahs.…

The latest batch of beer coolers have arrived from the manufacturer, and we’re hoping to ship out all the pre-orders this weekend. If you’d like to order, please click here to visit the G&GR Shop and grab some while stocks last. Here’s a few pictures of the new coolers in the wild

We’re back after a three year hiatus with a fresh supply of Green and Gold Rugby Beer Coolers, including our now world famous McCaw Offside stubby cooler

With Robbie Deans’ time as Wallaby coach being Pulverised today, I thought it a good chance to roll out an infographic. The Dingo DaysThe Trophy CabinetDingo SpeakTest Match RugbyTrying Times | Infographics What were the high and low points of the Dingo Years for you?

Now This Is how you make a promo for the lions tour down under. VGoro mashed up 3 sets of promotional vids to make this epic trailer for the lions tour. RBS Six nations, Lions tour 2013 and Rugby HQ. If you’re a fan of the Game of Thrones series, check out Gibbo’s article on how Super Rugby franchises would align to the houses of Westeros.

This traditional ancestral war cry was performed by the original mudchooks at the Phuket 10s, and captured by G&GR’s own Mr Timms. How do you rate their Chooka skills? Are they as good as the 1973 All Blacks?

With the B&I Lions coming this year, here’s a short highlights package from the recent Six Nations tournament to get up to speed with our opposition. http://youtu.be/YoBaYYIV7xM

Greg Peterson wasn’t the only debut at the Sydney Football Stadium last night. There was also a G&GR photographer having his first shot at the big time. It was a great experience, even when I got sledged by the crowd for having the smallest camera. Some say that size matters, but they’re stuck in the stands! We weren’t expecting much; I only got a camera last Friday and didn’t know the difference between an ISO and an F-Stop back then. Any tips on how to improve for the Cheetahs match are most welcome. Apart from “focus on the actual players”,…

The Tahs went north to Banjotown in pursuit of the Templeton Cup. The Match The opening quarter saw some entertaining and open rugby with both teams running the ball, and finding opportunities when they did. The Reds looked better for their hit-out last week and made fewer errors, turing their opportunities into points. Dom Shipperley went over first, busting through Israel Folau and Adam Ashley-Cooper. Ben Tapuai was in the right spot to take an intercept and run over the line, which had the home team up 17-3 after 20 minutes. The second quarter kept the home side scoreless, while…

The Templeton Cup is on the line. Join us here at G&GR for live coverage and wangage.

Nathan Sharpe is a legendary figure and true statesman in rugby, both at the Western Force and on the international stage with the Wallabies. That’s why G&GR is getting behind a campaign run by The Whole Force to have the new grandstand being built at nib Stadium named after a man who has done so much for the game. Nathan embodies all that is good about the game. It would pay homage to him as well as honour the game and the stadium. If you’re a fan of Sharpie and would like to see a stand in his name, please…

If you’ve been wondering how Nick Cummins earnt his nickname ‘The Honey Badger’, the video below should make it a little clearer.

Live on ABC2 from 11:15pm (AEST) tonight, the Aussie Steelers will be hoping to win Olympic Gold as they take on Canada in the murderball final. Congratulations to the Steelers on a comprehensive performance, Riley Batt proved too strong for Canada scoring close to 40 goals on his own! Shane Bond also had a great game, with the rest of the Aussie team performing their roles to perfection. Paralympics Murderball Final

With a learned panel of Greg Clarke, Stuart MacGill, G&GR’s own Timmsy and Gibbo, and Irene from Pink Rugby there’s a live video post mortem going on right now.

The only thing better than the Wallabies winning The Rugby Championship is the Wallabies winning The Rugby Championship AND you winning the G&GR Tipping Comp. Once again we’ll be running our comp through SuperBru. You should be able to join directly with this link, or use the details at the bottom of this post. We’ve got a cracking prize to give away, a prize that will make watching replays of the Bledisloe Cup returning home to Australia in 2012 even sweeter. The good folks at LG Australia have donated a 47-inch 3D TV, which will go to our tipping comp winner! Comp…

To help spread the word that G&GR is now covering Schools Rugby, we’re running a competition through our Schools Rugby Facebook page. The Prize We have a brand new 2011 Rugby World Cup Wallabies jersey that has been signed by captain James Horwill to give away. It is a mens short sleeve version and is sized Medium. This will be posted anywhere in the world to an address provided by the winner. How to Enter To enter this competition you need to ‘Like’ our Schools Rugby Facebook page and then ‘Share’ any article posted to that page during the competition period.…

I had the privilege of watching the Waratahs play the Stormers at Newlands last night and thought I’d share the experience by comparing it to a ground I’ve been to almost to 50 times – the Sydney Football Stadium. Cape Town as a city has many things in common with Sydney – both cities boast natural beauty unrivalled in their countries with magnificent harbours and wine regions a 2 hour drive. Both are home to a large gay community, and both have a rugby team stuffed with talent that consistently fails to deliver on its’ potential. We started the evening…