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Where were we in 98: Looking back to June-ish 1998 and using the IRB Rankings formula, via the Pick and…

A much better performance from the Wallabies last week but the All Blacks still look another step up in class.…

Half way into this year’s Tri-Nations and I’m not sure I’ve sensed a more pessimistic mood among Wallaby supporters since,…

This weekend sees the final round of Brisbane Premier Rugby and the race for the two remaining finals…

When I sat down to write these, I made a conscious decision to approach them more positively than Lance Free…

The All Blacks have retained the Bledisloe Cup and won the Tri-Nations Trophy in a dominant performance against the Wallabies…

What a game. It had it all- ebb and flow, up and down, physicality and skill, early tries, late comebacks,…

The Wallaby team has been named for Saturday’s test. This is an opportunity to storm the Kiwi beachhead in a do or die effort…

The Wallabies needed to pressure the All Blacks on Saturday by taking advantage of their opportunities but instead they kept…

Last night to prepare these statistics I watched the game for the first time since seeing it live and I…

Before I start, let’s acknowledge that the All Blacks were simply too good for the Wallabies on Saturday night in…

In 1972, the Wallabies toured New Zealand and lost the three test series by an aggregate of 23 points each…

A lot of journalists in the press box tonight stopped concentrating on the game early in the second half and…

The surface, the cheating, the running, the lack of kicking was all we could talk about in the lead up…

Any doctor worth his salt will tell you that a thorough warm-up is crucial to playing good rugby, and the…

After their loss to the All Blacks in Wellington, Springbok lock Victor Matfield said that “”It seems as if they…

Where are the opportunities for the Wallabies v All Blacks in Melbourne this weekend?  Let’s take a look back at some…

You can build all you like but there comes a time when you have to stand and deliver. Now is…

Whilst the Wallabies played by far their best game of 2010 against the Springboks on Saturday, there are a couple…

The votes are in and Drew Mitchell’s try didn’t win! The winning try for June with 42% of the vote…