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An excerpt from Guardians of the Game, The History of The New South Wales Rugby Union 1874-2004, John G Mulford 2005: NSW WARATAHS v SOUTH AFRICA Sydney Cricket Ground 19 June 1937 Some great Springboks came to tour Australia in 1937, the first South African Rugby team to tour since 1921. Captained by the giant Phil Nel, the side contained legendary halfback Danie Craven, the pioneer of the dive pass. They won every match on tour until they struck the NSW Waratahs. The deeds of NSW that day will live forever as one of the greatest feats ever seen on…

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These two pics were whipped together late last year by G&GR’s resident cartoonist Muppet. In an effort to reduce the post-traumatic stress of the 2011 rugby season. It gives us a chance to take a trip down memory lane and remember the halcyon days when Australian rugby topped the world. That’s right, Super Rugby 2011. I tried to take as much inspiration from the forum comments, and, given that it wasn’t the best time to organise a drink session, I relied on my [ahem] sense of humour for the remaining ‘gags’. Click the thumbnails below to see the full size…

Concerned your better half will book a holiday without first checking the 2013 B&I Lions schedule? Sick and tired of family gatherings clashing with Super Rugby matches? Fear no more, as Green and Gold Rugby are proud to offer free calendar files which can be imported into your email or calendar program! We’ve even included kick-off times which adjust to your timezone, meaning you have no excuse for missing the Bulls v. Stormers at 3:10am on Sunday 3rd June. These generic .ics format files have been confirmed to work with Microsoft Outlook, Apple iCal, Entourage on Mac, Microsoft Calendar and…

Today Clyde Rathbone released a courageous article regaling his personal battles with depression, and has requested his story be shared. Below it is reproduced in full: “Sometimes we have to take risks, be terrified and do it anyway”. Julian Smith wrote this, so I decided to contact him, below is what I wrote. Just like I’ve asked Julian, I’m asking you all to send this to somebody you know if you think it might help them. I’m not really sure where to start, if this appears as unlettered and rambling as I fear please accept my apologies… I first heard…

Join us as we cover the Wallabies taking on the Welsh this morning. Kick off is 1:15am Sydney, 12:15am Brisbane.

Tour dates for the 2013 British and Irish Lions tour has just been announced: What are your favourite B&I Lions tour moments? Please share them in the comments below. The Ledger TOTAL MATCHES (excluding 1899 and 1904): 13 Matches won by the Wallabies: 4 Matches won by the British and Irish Lions: 9 Previous Lions Tours 1899 (Not an official Lions Tour) 1st Test – Australia 13 Britain 3 (24 June, Sydney) 2nd Test – Britain 11 Australia 0 (22 July, Brisbane) 3rd Test – Britain 11 Australia 10 (5 August, Sydney) 4th Test – Britain 13 Australia 0 (12…

I’ve put together a short survey to gain a better understanding of G&GR’s readers. I’m planning to ask the same questions at the end of each year to gain insight into how the public opinion of rugby fans changes over time. The survey is open from tonight until the end of November. Please suggest any changes to the format for next year’s survey in the comments below. If you’re interested in completing the survey, click here to begin. Note: All questions are optional, and there is no personally identifiable data collected.

The man they call Bam-Man has finished writing and shipped his book to the printers. Openside promises us ‘an insight into David as a professional athlete and as an individual’. Whether that will enable us mere mortals to get guns like his, we don’t know, but to be sure you can pre-order a copy (here’s the link) signed by the man himself. All profits from its sale support David’s latest social enterprise Heroes Boots, a footwear and clothing manufacturer that focusses on the fair and ethical treatment of the people manufacturing the products. It also works to alleviate the effects…

An unchanged starting 15 has been named as the Wallabies team to contest this Sunday’s semi final against the All Blacks has been named, pending the fitness of Kurtley Beale.

This week’s Poorly Thought Through takes a close look at Dan Carter’s groin.

This summer the biggest threat facing Australian Rugby fans is not the Kiwis, the Saffas, or even the Poms. The real danger is warm beer, and Green and Gold Rugby is proud to present our latest range of stubby coolers to not only keep your beer cold, but keep your hand warm as well. Our coolers are of the flat pack variety which fit nicely in the back pocket of your matchday jeans, and keep the cost of postage down as well. We’ve got three new designs joining the ever popular McCaw stubby cooler, so head on over to the…

Tri Nations 6, Bledisloe 2, the final hit out before the Battle of Bill across the dutch. This post will cover the match as it happens, refresh to read the latest coverage from Lang Park in Brisbane. By my count there are 17 players back from the Super Rugby final last month. Match Details Ground: Lang Park, Brisbane Wayne Barnes Assistant Referees: Craig Joubert / Cobus Wessels TMO: Matt Goddard Head to Head Wallabies: 15 Kurtley Beale, 14 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 13 Anthony Faingaa, 12 Pat McCabe, 11 Digby Ioane, 10 Quade Cooper, 9 Will Genia, 8 Radike Samo, 7 David…

Welcome to Sydney Olympic Stadium where in 30 minutes the Wallabies will take on the Springboks. The good news from a running rugby perspective is the deluge stopped this morning and the Sun came out this afternoon. The ground looks in much better condition than it was for the Samoa game last week. Tonight we’ll be covering the game in several formats. Mr Timms will be running a live and interactive chat session on our live page, while I’ll be updating this blog post from the press every 5 minutes or so throughout the match. In team news, Quade Cooper…

A welcome return of Sunday afternoon rugby to Sydney saw the visiting Samoan side take on the Wallabies at Olympic Park. An early penalty to Samoa for Sekope Kepu being offside at a kick allowed Tusi Pisi take first points from halfway, 3-0 to Samoa. The Wallabies won a series of penalties on Samoa’s 22, each time opting for a lineout and allowing Samoa’s well structrured defence to shine by keeping ot the home side. After 10 minutes of pressure, the Samoans turned the ball over on their 22, and shifted it wide to Alesana Tuilagi who motored down the…

A new contributor to our forums, François, put together this great video package showcasing JOC’s 2011. Here’s the intro to the video as written by François in the G&GR Forums: I had a bit of free time recently and decided to make a summary of JOC’s season, whom I’m a big fan of. Beware, it’s not just linebreaks and tries, as I also included some halfbreaks, and some of the bits and pieces he tried but didn’t necessarily worked out perfect.. It makes for an more honest rendition (at least I hope so^^), and goes to show that although he…

A high stakes match on an ordinary night in Sydney saw the seventh-placed Waratahs versus the eighth-placed Highlanders. In a competition where the top six make the finals and with two weeks left to play, the stakes don’t get much higher in the regular season. The first half started with the Tahs dominating territory thanks to a series of very poor clearing kicks from the Highlanders. After a period of sustained pressure Phil Waugh was in under the posts, but was called back for a forward pass. At the nine minute mark a trademark spout of Kurtley Beale magic had…

Join us from 1am as we follow the Waratahs’ battle to secure a finals berth from the Shark tank. We’ll be running a live chat, and if the technology gods are with us, live commentary as well. Coverage will be on our live page.

Following a turbulent week off the field for the Waratahs, tonight’s game looms as an opportunity to show their fans they are listening and put on a great night of entertainment. Tah Man’s entry did not disappoint – riding in on a horse to the tune from “The man from snowy river”. The Tahs received the kickoff and won a penalty at the first ruck. Kurtley set up a lineout in the Lions half from which TPN found the mark and Chris Alcock broke the advantage line with a strong midfield run. Quick ball out to the wing saw Lachie…

With thanks to Qantas and The Great Crusade, we have a double pass to the Reds v. Blues match tomorrow and a double pass to the Brumbies v. Lions game on Saturday to give away. Following from the highly entertaining caption thread in our forums, we thought a caption competition would be a good and fun way to give away these tickets. To enter, post a caption for the photo above in the comments, along with the match that you’d like to attend. The highest rated comment for Brisbane and the highest rated comment for Canberra will win a double pass.…