Author: Shane Sullivan

Amongst all the angst and hysteria of yellow jerseys being called yellow and not gold. And the dramas of the toxic environment comments. And the thousands of comments, articles and forum threads devoted to Quade Cooper being or not being selected for the Wallabies squad. It seems to me that one small fact seems to have been neglected.

We all know how the Australian sides a travelling in the greater scheme of things but how are they travelling right now. I’d though I would take the short view. Look at the right now. What I found was very interesting.

My photographic journey continues at the Reds v Sharks match. This week despite being less than 5 metres away from Anthony Fainga’a I missed the shot!

Hi guys. Game 3 taking photo’s for greenandgoldrugby.com and I’m pretty happy with my improvement. My big lesson for this week is to check my shutter speed! Even though I set it at 1/1000 before going on the pitch by the time the game started it was on 1/400! So the shots aren’t as sharp as they could be. The good news is I’m getting more focused shots and some that are not quite there but I like. I’ve included a couple in the Photo Gallery that the pro’s probably wouldn’t of shared. On to the Photo Gallery. You can…

Our very own photo gallery of the Queensland Reds v. the Brumbies in Super Rugby Round 10 2013

Reds v. Brumbies! Four years ago this match offered an easy four points for the Brumbies. Now it’s the highlight of the Australian conference.

Rugby news is your daily round-up of the hot stories in Oz and international rugby. By the way, you can get all the rugby news straight to your email inbox each morning by subscribing to our list via the button below. [one_half last=”no”] Big rugby news from the Melbourne Rebels The troubled franchise has had a horror year with financial issues and player strife but things just got a whole lot crazier. Coach Damien Hill’s contract is up at the end of this season and he has been told to re-apply for his job. And CEO Steve Bolland will leave…

Jean-Pierre Elissalde admits to doping, Israel Folau pilots NSW Waratahs, Beale needs to take stock, Judgement Day for Welsh domestic rugby.

A close win for the Reds, with Genia starring and Horwill, Cooper & co. looking good.

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Super Rugby Round 6 Team Lists. Updated as teams named.

I made my Photographic Journalists debut at the Reds v. Force match on Saturday night. Here are a few of the shots I took during the night.

Here are the team lists for Round 5. We’ll update ’em as we get ’em to help with your tipping and fantasy picks

A Rebels outfit missing Kurtley Beale faced a Reds team on a 2 game winning streak. Could the Rebels recover from the loss of one of their playmakers or will Queensland extend their 4-0 winning streak? The only thing certain was that the next 80 minutes would give us the answer. The Match The first ten minutes looked like most Australian derbies with the sides probing to see any weakness in the opposition. The scores were even with a penalty each. The Reds dominated possession for the first 30 minutes of the game and converted it into points with a…

It’s a big weekend of rugby coming up with seven massive games. Only the Western Force boys are having a rest this week. Friday Saturday Sunday Morning Sunday Afternoon

There’s a lot to get excited about when the Hurricanes come to Brisbane. As a Reds supporter you know that this is a team that knows how to beat us. They play fast exciting rugby that’s great to watch. When they’re not playing the Reds! When they do play the Reds it’s edge of my seat stuff with a touch of “oh please let us win this time” muttered under my breath over and over again. So I thought I’d look at 5 things that’s got me excited about Friday night. The 13’s: Chris Feauia-Sautia V. Conrad Smith To me…

Week 3 of Super Rugby sees the Brumbies , Highlanders , Kings taking the free 4 points. Super Rugby Friday  starts the weekend with 3 games back to back. There’s only one game on Saturday due to the Waratahs boys frocking up for some parade. And that leaves us with the South African home games in the wee small hours of Sunday morning.

The first full round of Super Rugby is under way. The Crusaders start their season with a bye but everyone else is on deck. This is how the super rugby teams lists will look. VENUE & TIME: Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin, Friday, 22 February at 17.35 (AEDT). REFEREE: Steve Walsh VENUE & TIME: AAMI Park, Melbourne REFEREE: VENUE & TIME: Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria, 04.10 (AEDT) REFEREE: Jaco Peyper VENUE & TIME: Westpac Stadium, Wellington, Saturday, 23 February at 19.35 REFEREE: Glen Jackson VENUE & TIME: Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane REFEREE: VENUE & TIME: REFEREE: VENUE & TIME: REFEREE:

Rarely has the opening game of a season excited the supporters as much as this Brumbies vs Reds game has. Reds fans were flocking to Canberra to watch their team reassert their dominance of the Australian conference, while Brumbies supporters were not-so-quietly talking their sides chances up. Could the Reds climb to the top of the Super Rugby ladder again? Could the Brumbies improve and make the finals?  The Match The Brumbies have started the year with a two-try win in Canberra, defeating the Queensland Reds 24-6. From the opening moments it was clear that both teams wanted this one badly.…

Here’s what I know about France: French Onion soup is delicious. Chocolate croissants are awesome. John Eales doesn’t like it when the French massage his groin. We beat them by a cricket score last game. And they play rugby. Lots of rugby. A shitload of rugby. In fact, they play a 124-game season every year!* So I’m the obvious choice to preview the State de France Test this weekend, right? Yeah right. Luckily there have been four great articles on French rugby by four guys who do know something about it this week on our website. Check them out here,…