Shane Sullivan September 10, 2011
Shane Sullivan August 19, 2011
Shane Sullivan August 13, 2011
Rugby
Sully’s Wallabies Training Day
Last Monday the Wallabies held open training at The Southport School. I grabbed the family and we drove around the corner and joined the couple of thousand other fans watching the Wallabies play a bit of touch rugby then sign autographs for an hour. But this started me thinking. Why couldn’t I...
Shane Sullivan August 2, 2011
Rugby
Australia v. Samoa: A Kind of Preview
Here we are: the first game of the international season. An understrength Australian side against an unknown Samoan one. How do you preview this game? I don’t know, but let’s see what happens. Australia: The Australians have named an eclectic side: a mixture of new caps, old heads and last chancer players....
Shane Sullivan July 16, 2011
Rugby
Australia v. Samoa: Visitors Form Guide
I confess to knowing very little about the Samoan team playing the Wallabies on Sunday. We don’t see or hear much of Samoan players (or those from the other Pacific Islands nations) between World Cup years, other than occasional mentions of those earning a living in the northern hemisphere competitions. So when...
Shane Sullivan July 15, 2011
Rugby
Super Rugby Final: Reds v. Crusaders Review
When the two finalists of the 2011 Super Rugby tournament ran onto the field last night the only people confidently picking a favourite were the bookies. And the bookies were the only people to be wrong. This was a game that wasn’t decided until the final whistle blew, and even then it...
Shane Sullivan July 10, 2011
Queensland Reds
Chief v. Reds Preview: Last but not Least
The battered Reds head for Waikato Stadium without three key men: Beau Robinson, Anthony Faingaa and Ben Lucas have not recovered from their injuries. The Reds need a draw or better to take top spot on 2011’s Super Rugby Ladder. The Chiefs have plenty of reasons to want a big game this...
Shane Sullivan June 16, 2011
Shane Sullivan June 2, 2011
Rebels v. Reds Preview
Ah, this takes me back. An impressionable teenager in a movie theatre in outback Queensland. The rebellious...
Shane Sullivan May 5, 2011
Rugby
A Game Too Far: Hurricanes v. Reds Review
In my preview I suggested that the result of this game would come down to who wanted it more. It now looks like both teams wanted it pretty badly. The Hurricanes reminded everyone that they are a New Zealand rugby powerhouse and the Reds were in it until the final kick of...
Shane Sullivan May 2, 2011
Shane Sullivan April 30, 2011
Rugby
The Scrum – It’s Neglected, Not Broken!
Here’s the first thing you need to know about the scrum: it’s not broken! It’s the same scrum. We all played with this scrum. The positions are the same, the binds are the same, you still push the same way. So why is this scrum falling over? Neglect.Not player neglect and not...
Shane Sullivan April 19, 2011
Queensland Reds
Tear Down the Wall! Reds Defeat the Stormers
This was a game that all but the diehard fans thought they couldn’t win! But by 3:00 am AEST on Sunday the Reds had achieved the seemingly impossible: they had taken apart the Stormers’ defensive line and beaten them 19–6. It was the nature of the win that was most impressive. This...
Shane Sullivan April 10, 2011
Shane Sullivan April 8, 2011
Queensland Reds
Reds wobble to 5-point victory over luckless Lions
The Lions came into this match with one win from six matches, having lost four-from-five by less than seven points. The Reds were sitting atop the Australian conference with four wins, but still looking for the attacking form they showed last year. After the game nothing much has changed: the Lions are...
Shane Sullivan April 4, 2011
Queensland Reds
Preview: Reds v. Cheetahs
On Saturday at 2:40 pm the Reds play their first game against a team outside the Australian Conference. They come up against a Cheetahs side buoyed by their first-ever win on Australian soil. Their win against the Waratahs was a lesson in sticking to your game plan. They attacked the Waratahs’ ruck...
Shane Sullivan March 24, 2011
Melbourne Rebels
Match report: Reds v. Rebels
The family and I went along to Suncorp Stadium on Friday night to watch the Reds take on the Melbourne Rebels. We were confident of a win — Gillian (known as Redslug on Superbru) had picked Queensland to win by 5; I was even more confident to the tune of 12 points,...
Shane Sullivan March 22, 2011
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram
Google+
YouTube
LinkedIn
RSS